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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com
In article ,
Paul S Person wrote:
>On 8 Dec 2025 05:53:54 GMT, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan )
>wrote:
>
>>In article <10h5of6$3um2u$1@dont-email.me>,
>>Your Name wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> $2.9 Billion Fantasy Trilogy Returns to Theaters on 25th Anniversary
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Warner Bros. and Fathom Events confirmed the theatrical rerelease
>>> dates for the extended editions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
>>> The companies announced the screenings in conjunction with the
>>> 25th anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring.
>>>
>>> Lord of the Rings' extended editions to return to theaters in 2026
>>> In celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings:
>>> The Fellowship of the Ring, Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are
>>> re-releasing the extended editions of Peter Jackson's trilogy in
>>> theaters in 2026, according to Variety. The films will screen in
>>> DBOX format from January 16 to 19, followed by standard format
>>> screenings from January 23 to 25.
>>>
>>
>>They've given up on HFR?
>
>Had to look that one up too.
>
>Wouldn't that make the delay that causes the reported blurring of
>action sequences on solid-state TVs even worse?
>
>Or has that problem (IIRC, this comes from the latency in switching
>the individual element on or off) been solved?
>
>Or is this yet /another/ attempt to make theatrical presentations so
>much better than TV presentations that people will flock -- flock, I
>tell you! -- the theaters?
>
>IOW, pure unadulterated marketing whooey.
I believe I was actually wrong about LOTR being in HFR and was thinking
of The Hobbit, where it was very noticable. OTOH, they are doing
LOTR in DBOX which was not in the original either...
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