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Volume 13, Issue 6 December/January ConNotations 2003/2004 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society Lord of the Rings Mania by Lee Whiteside Featured Inside SF Tube Talk Special Features You’ve seen the first two Lord of the movie, The Return of the King, for the All the latest news about Lord of the Rings Mania Rings movies many times in the theatres, very first time as part of Trilogy Tuesday. Scienc Fiction TV shows by Lee Whiteside and bought all the DVD releases so far, New Line set up 99 theatres in the by Lee Whiteside theatrical and United States Jinxed, Hexed, or Cursed: extended. But to have one 24 Frames How I ruined Harlan Ellison’s return to your home screen only per All the latest Movie News Arizona, Part 1 video system theatre by Lee Whiteside By Shane Shellenbarger just doesn’t dedicated to do them the special ConClusion The Matrix Trilogy justice and screenings. Las Vegas ComicCon by Bob LaPierre you’d really Even though like to have the Trilogy Pointless Meanderings Hotel Vendome the big screen Tuesday A Paranormal Experience News and Reviews experience screening will by Dawn Mullan from the world of comics and Anime fresh in mind be on a by Brandon Huigens before you see weekday, the In Memorium the third demand for Videophile Hal Clement movie. Well, those tickets Diane Elliott New Line was very Reviews of genre releases Lloyd Arthur Esbach Pictures is strong when on DVD and VHS Darlene Rutherford making it they went on possible for sale on October Screening Room Plus our Regular Features: you to see the 9th (now Reviews of current theatrical releases CASFS Business Report extended dubbed Ticket versions of Thursday). A In Our Book Event Calendar the first two week prior to Reviews of New SF/F Books Area events, TV premires, movies, The that date, New DVD & Movie releases Fellowship of Line an- Musty Tomes FYI the Ring and nounced the Reviews of Classic Genre books News and tidbits of The Two screenings on interest to fans Towers on the big screen. For a lucky few their web site and the date that tickets Club Listings across the country, they will be able to would go on sale. Fans were frantic to Convention List & watch the extended versions of both find out how they could get tickets before Generic Registration Form movies the same day they see the third ( Cont’d on page 5 ) ConNotations Non-Profit Org. 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