The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits the $500 million mark worldwide after two weeks of release

Posted 13 years ago

For all you naysayers out there: Peter Jackson and his “The Hobbit Trilogy” aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.  Because when you crack the $500 million worldwide mark after two weeks of release, studios tend to sit up and take notice...

Review: West of Memphis

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: Director Amy Berg – along with executive producer Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh – examines the struggle to free the West Memphis Three by shedding light on newly discovered evidence. REVIEW: When the title “WEST OF MEMPHIS” appears on-screen...

Cool Videos: Watch the full length Russian version of The Hobbit from 1985

Posted 13 years ago

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is part one of a trilogy that will end up spanning over nine hours of film once all three films are released. But, much like the Space Race, the Soviets beat us to the punch...

What did you think of…The Hobbit?

Posted 13 years ago

It’s been 9 years since we last caught a Peter Jackson LOTR film on the big screen, but part 1 of THE HOBBIT trilogy was released today, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and we want to hear your opinions on...

Cool Videos: Breaking Bad meets Downton Abbey on Colbert!

Posted 13 years ago

Well, I’ve got a bit of a conundrum here, as I haven’t seen either Breaking Bad or Downton Abbey (aside from previews, etc.), but I won’t let that preclude me from sharing what is likely a pretty good mash-up of...

The Hobbit linkage: a rant on what’s wrong with the 48 FPS discussion and Martin Freeman’s interview with GQ

Posted 13 years ago

Here are two bits of news related to THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, neither of them released as strictly promotional material and both of them fun and insightful in their own way.  Which is certainly refreshing after the constant cascade...

Review: The Hobbit (JimmyO’s take)

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: After an unexpected visit from a wizard, a simple hobbit is convinced to go on an adventure far from home. Off to what is called the Lonely Mountain, he joins forces with a band of dwarves looking to reclaim...

I want to go to there: The Green Dragon Pub in Hobbiton

Posted 13 years ago

“A place to drink, a place to meet, a place to rest your hairy feet.” What is this place? None other than The Green Dragon, of course. I’m a girl who likes to find a good pub with tasty and...

Ian McKellen has prostate cancer

Posted 13 years ago

I debated whether to write this or not but thought it was something all of us movie fans would like to know. Sir Ian McKellen, otherwise known as Gandalf and Magneto, told Entertainment Weekly that he is currently battling prostate...

C’mon Hollywood: Stop force feeding us gimmicks!

Posted 13 years ago

This week many of us will venture back to Middle Earth with Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and a large percentage will see it all unfold in 48 frames-per-second, the now infamous “technique” that has swayed critics in...

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