The Dryden will screen The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, New Zealand/U.S. 2002, 179 min., 35mm) as part of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy series.

Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's trilogy continues with the second installment of hobbit Frodo Baggins' perilous journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron's plans to dominate Middle Earth. Intercut with Frodo's trials and tribulations are his comrades' journeys to Rohan and Isengard leading to the first battles of the War of the Ring. Originally scripted as the ending of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers grew into its own film during the back-to-back production and release of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. A monumental undertaking, The Lord of the Rings captured the imagination of another generation of fantasy fans and inspired other filmmakers to work in the same way.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Dec-31]