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26 July 2008 4:30 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Rivetting pictures like this helped X-Files to a miserable $5 million on opening day

Photo: 20th Century Fox Regular readers probably noticed RopeofSilicon is one of the few sites to not have a review of The X-Files: I Want To Believe online. Well, it isn't for a lack of trying to see it. Unfortunately due to Fox trying to keep this thing as hidden as possible (more on that in a sec) their screening coincided with my plane flight down to San Diego resulting in me not being able to see it in Seattle or San Diego. So, I had to go without a review. However, it appears it didn't matter, not many of you were going to see it as The Dark Knight continues its surge for a second weekend. Could it make it three next week? Too early to tell, but let's dig into these Friday estimates shall we?

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13 July 2008 4:06 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Openly gay actor Sir Ian McKellan once received death threats because of his sexuality.

The Lord of the Rings star, who came out in 1988, claims to have been the victim of several threats against his life, and insists his native Britain is still intolerant of homosexuality.

He says, "There are deaths in public places on the grounds that the victim is gay. There is violence of language which can be related to violence in action."

But the 69-year-old has noted the number of intimidating threats has "declined considerably" as he has grown older.

He adds: "I think I've become rather boring to the public at large on this particular issue."

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3 July 2008 10:37 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

David Cronenberg has successfully transposed his 1986 horror movie The Fly into an opera with music by the film's composer, Howard Shore (best known for his Lord of the Rings score), and a 75-piece orchestra conducted by famed tenor Placido Domingo. The production received a standing ovation at its opening in Paris Wednesday night, according to published reports. It is due to play for two weeks in Paris before moving on to Los Angeles in September.

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25 June 2008 9:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Sir Ian McKellen has received another accolade from British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of his acting work.

The Lord of the Rings star was knighted by the Queen in 1991 for his outstanding work and contributions to the theatre world.

The openly gay actor returned to royal residence Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday, where he was presented with the companion of honour medal for his services to drama and equality.

Controversial author Salman Rushdie was also in attendance at the honours ceremony, where he received a knighthood.

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18 June 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The American Film Institute has selected the top ten films in 10 classic genres, featuring them Tuesday night in a three-hour special that aired on CBS. (AFI launched a website today at www.afi.com that features over 400 video clips from all of the 100 movies.) The top two in each category: Animation: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio; Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Gangster: The Godfather, Goodfellas; Science Fiction: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars: Episode IV (the original); Western: The Searchers, High Noon; Sports: Raging Bull, Rocky; Mystery: Vertigo, Chinatown; Romantic Comedy: City Lights, Annie Hall; Courtroom Drama: To Kill a Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men; Epic: Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur.

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13 June 2008 5:20 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Edward Norton has credited blockbuster trilogy The Lord Of The Rings with convincing him to accept his role in big-budget movie The Incredible Hulk.

The star, noted for roles in edgier films such as Fight Club and American History X, was hesitant to take on the big screen comic book adaptation.

But he insists it was filmmaker Peter Jackson's version of epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings that helped him make his decision.

He says, "I remember when I heard they were making The Lord Of The Rings, I was like, 'God, if they cheese those out, I'm going to be so disappointed.'

"(But) those films were inspiring to me in terms of deciding to take The Incredible Hulk."

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22 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Following a planned meeting this week with new Time Warner Chairman Jeff Bewkes, New Line Cinema founders Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are expected to be terminated and New Line's projects, including The Hobbit, folded into Warner Bros., L.A. Weekly columnist Nikki Finke reported on her Deadline Hollywood Daily blog Monday, citing no sources. With the exception of last year's Hairspray, New Line has had a nearly uninterrupted string of financial failures since its Lord of the Rings franchise ran out.

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