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Wasn't sure if this was already public knowledge or not, but I thought it was newsworthy for those who may not already know:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=794&ncid=799&e=1&u=/eo/20030822/en_movies_eo/12363

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Two weeks before The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wraps things up on December 17, New Line Cinema plans to unleash in theaters special extended editions of the first two installments in director Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy.

Cinephiles who couldn't get enough of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring special edition DVD, which clocked in at 208 minutes and included scenes not in the theatrical version, will be able to see the epic on the big screen in all its glory starting on December 5 in about 100 movie houses in the U.S. and 20 in Canada.

A week later, on December 12, New Line will unspool the special 214-minute extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. That version is slated to premiere as a DVD first on November 18.
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For those with serious Hobbit habits longing to venture into Middle Earth for more than a few hours (JR), New Line plans to screen all three films back-to-back-to-back on December 16 in a daylong marathon that will carry over with The Return of the King's global release on December 17.
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Holy Marathon!

A Elbereth!