To read an article about Why Peter ‘Lord of the Rings’ succeeded as an adaptation click here. For an early pic from ‘The Hobbit; The Desolation of Smaug’ click here. For an AP interview with PJ and much of the cast click here. A Hobbit fan fights back in a blog right here. For 10 […]
For an English translation of Christopher Tolkien’s July 9th Interview with LE MONDE click here. For a one minute clip of Gandalf warning Saruman click here. To see a 13 minute preview of the movie click here. To watch ‘The making Of Middle-earth’ click here. To read why Peter Jackson lost sleep while trying to […]
“The Hobbit” Director Peter Jackson talks to NBC News’ Ann Curry from his native New Zealand about the much anticipated prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Jackson discusses the pressure he felt following the biggest success of his career, the Rings trilogy, and the last minute changes he’s making to “The Hobbit.” Ann […]
Die-hard fans will gorge upon Peter Jackson’s adaptation from J.R.R. Tolkien’s book; Hobbit adaptation a dark, spectacular adventure; Is ‘The Hobbit’ Less a Movie Than Theme Park Ride? If So, It’s a Fun One; IT’S great to be back in Middle-earth. There may be a great darkness descending on the forests, but the weather is […]
Read about ‘Hobbit’ makeup designer: Peter King . Go deeper and deeper into J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth and you’ll realize that it’s pretty tough to reach a dead end. Read about why. Will You Like ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’? See for yourself right here.
Reviewers of ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ seem to vary greatly as to what they thought of the film. A few of the reviews, representing both sides of the spectrum can be found here, here, and here. An Interview with Richard Armitage, Thorin in the films, can be found here.
Sixty years before his nephew Frodo would take his own great and terrible journey in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Bilbo Baggins is living a contented, peaceful existence in his cozy home of Bag End in the market town of Hobbiton. Like all of his kind, he loves his home and knows little of […]
An unused file in the OS X calendar has revealed the remnants of a great easter egg, calendar dates for important points in Lord of The Rings. Find it here. A Fiordland peak could be named Mt Tolkien, after the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Read the article here. As […]
Stephen Colbert plans an entire week of Hobbit themed shows on ‘The Colbert Report’. For more info click here. To view a slideshow of Air New Zealand’s newly painted plane click here. For an interesting article about Peter Jackson’s not very visible partner, Fran Walsh, click here.