HBO to air the concluding part of the 'LOTR' saga next month

HBO to air the concluding part of the 'LOTR' saga next month

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MUMBAI: On 21 July 2006 at 9 pm HBO will air the concluding part in Peter Jackson's epic trilogy The Lord Of The Rings. The third part The Return Of the King sees Frodo played by Elijah Wood and his best friend Sam played by Sean Astin attempt to destroy the ring at Mount Doom.

Meanwhile the evil Lord Sauron sets his eye on the final stronghold Minas Tirith. Frodo in his journey to destroy the ring grows weaker as the ring tries to take control of him. Although Gollum is leading Frodo and Sam towards Mount Doom the creature cannot be trusted as his mind has been corrupted by the ring. The movie won 11 Oscars including picture and director.

HBO will also air its original movie Something The Lord Made on 4 July at 9 pm. The film stars Alan Rickman and Mos Def. Working in 1940s Baltimore on a technique for performing heart surgery on blue babies Dr. Alfred Blalock and lab technician Vivien Thomas played by Mos Def form a strong team. They invent a new field of medicine thus savuing thousands of lives. However social pressures put a strain on the relationship.