Photo: Waiting for 'Rings'

Tony Tengs, left, watches Jana MacInnis, center, and Misty Smith look through a 'Lord of the Rings' fan magazine while waiting in lines for the first showing of the film Wednesday at the 20th Century Twin theater downtown. The movie is the first of three in a long-awaited series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novels.

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