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Roll out the barrel!

Movie News Filming of the scene where Bilbo and the dwarfs escape from the elves by hiding in barrels has been taking place at the Aratiatia rapids near Taupo in New Zealand.

Spill gates from a dam were used and every time there was a dam release 20 to 25 barrels were released. You can read the full story here


Posted by: morwenna on Friday, January 27, 2012 - 02:20 PM comments? Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Evangeline Lilly interviewed by Entertainment Weekly.

Movie News In a recent interview for Entertainment Weekly, Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly discussed her role in the action movie 'Real Steel' and also described what it is like playing a warrior elf in Peter Jackson's ' Hobbit' movies. For the original interview click here.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 12:38 PM 21 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Peter Jackson at the Sundance Film Festival

Movie News Click here to watch Peter Jackson explain how to The Hollywood Reporter how much more filming remains to be done on the first Hobbit movie.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 09:30 AM comments? Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Elijah Wood talks about his time on The Hobbit

Movie News Elijah Wood talks about his filming experience on The Hobbit with Collider.com.

Posted by: Rivka on Monday, January 23, 2012 - 05:38 PM 1 Comment Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Are you ready to be a Hobbit extra?

Movie News Casting calls for extras for The Hobbit are being held in New Zealand. Learn more about it at here.

Posted by: Rivka on Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 05:42 PM 4 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Andy Serkis interviewed by, 'Hero Complex"

Movie News On Jan 13th Andy Serkis gave an interview and Q&A session to the La Times 'Hero Complex' division. Click here for the video of this rather extensive interview in which Serkis discusses screen capture and its use in his roles in TinTin, Rise of The Planet of the Apes, and The Hobbit movies.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Monday, January 16, 2012 - 02:42 PM comments? Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

New Bilbo Picture

Movie News The L. A. Times, in its 'Hero Complex' section, has just posted a new picture of Martin Freeman, looking somewhat the worse for wear, as Bilbo. To see the picture, and read the accompanying article, click here.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 12:24 AM 1 Comment Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Richard Armitage on playing Thorin

Movie News Richard Armitage has just been named to MTV's 'Ones to Watch'.
Click on this link to go to MTV's interview of the British actor in which he discusses his career making role, playing Thorin, in Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' movies.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 12:58 PM 2 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Andy Serkis Thanks James Franco For Oscars Backing

Movie News Actor Andy Serkis has publicly thanked James Franco for championing him as a Best Actor Oscar nominee, branding his support "extraordinarily bold". See the article, from Contactmusic.com, here.

Posted by: BerethEdhellen on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 07:42 AM 1 Comment Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Why Tolkien never received the Nobel Prize.

Awards in 1961, C. S. Lewis nominated J. R. R. Tolkien for the Nobel prize in literature, a prize that ended up being awarded to Yugoslavian writer Ivo Andric.
The workings of the Nobel Committee have been kept secret for 50 years but now, according to this article in the Guardian and this article in The Daily Mash, we learn that The Professor was turned down over both his questionable prose, and for his choice of subject material.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 06:40 AM 6 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

The very first film adaptation of The Hobbit

Movie News In 1966, an animated, almost 12 minute long, version of The Hobbit was screened. For more information, and to watch the film, click this link to iO9.com.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Monday, January 09, 2012 - 03:36 PM 5 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Does Benedict Cumberbatch Hint At 'Hobbit' Changes?

Movie News According to this article at Empire Online, Benedict Cumberbatch may have hinted at some changes being made in the plot of 'The Hobbit' movies.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Saturday, January 07, 2012 - 08:27 PM 4 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Q&A with Peter Jackson

Movie News Click here for Peter Jackson's Q&A session, in which the director discusses both TinTin and The Hobbit movies, with reporter Neala Johnson of News Limited.

Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Thursday, January 05, 2012 - 11:01 AM comments? Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Sword Master Bob Anderson dies

General News Former Olympian sword fighter Bob Anderson, who worked on countless movies as a fight teacher and choreographer including Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, died at 89 .

Director Peter Jackson left a message on his Facebook page, saying It is a rare, even within the film industry, that you get to work with a legend which was why I was thrilled when Bob Anderson agreed to come on board The Lord of the Rings as our sword-master. In fact, it took a while for it to sink in that I was going to get to work with the same man who had helped create some of cinema's greatest fight sequences - from Star Wars to The Princess Bride. Bob was a brilliant swordsman and a gifted teacher; I will remember him as a wonderfully patient man, possessed of a terrific sense of humour. It was a privilege to have known him.

Posted by: Figwit on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 - 04:04 PM 4 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

Raise a glass to the Professor on his 120th Birthday!!

General News Today is the 120th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth and by tradition lovers of his literature will toast the author at 9:00 pm with the phrase: “The professor”.

So today, let's all raise a glass to celebrate the birth of the man who is the reason for us all to meet here; to 'The professor'.




Posted by: PotbellyHairyfoot on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 - 05:52 AM 4 Comments Send this story to a friend Printer friendly page

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Which LOTR Character's biography would you like to write?

Frodo
Bilbo
Legolas
Aragorn
Arwen
Boromir
Gandalf
Galadriel
Sauron
Other - who?
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