The Lord of the Rings as a franchise doesn’t age well when subjected to critiques of feminism and racism; it is unfortunate that the original books were a product of a society…
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Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
In Brief: The Desolation of Smaug succeeds where its predecessor failed, but some issues remain. In Depth: I found myself smiling as I left the cinema last night. The Hobbit: The Desolation…
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Official Trailer
Hot on the heels of the first poster for the second part of Peter Jackon’s Hobbit trilogy comes the trailer for The Desolation of Smaug. This two minute trailer gives us all…
Review: The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
First up, let me just say that I am a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings. By this, I do not mean I enjoyed a handful of films I saw a…
School Creates Its Own Hobbit Film
A school in London – Tower House School – have decided that waiting for The Hobbit film has gone on long enough, so they’ve made their own. The full-length (yes, it runs a full…
New Hobbit Trailer
It’s here! The second Hobbit trailer, released just a few hours ago!
Hobbit Headshots
Turns out the head-shots of The Hobbit‘s characters have been released. The costume work seems, as ever, to be immaculate. Awesome.
New Hobbit Photo
Den of Geek have come up with a new photo of Richard Armitage”s character of Thorin Oakenshield from The Hobbit, released via the actor’s Twitter account. All of Jackson’s characters in The Lord of the…
The Hobbit Appendices Analysis
A great article posted over at Den of Geek provides some analysis of just whether there is enough material in The Lord of the Rings appendices to justify stretching The Hobbit out for three movies….
Third Hobbit Film Confirmed
It’s been coming.  It’s been talked about.  Now it’s been confirmed: there will be a third Hobbit film.  It appears Jackson et al. wish to ‘flesh out’ the story with additional materials to make…
The Hobbit Could Become 3 Films
I’m not generally one to hear the latest news about Peter Jackson’s work from my father. Â When he told me today that The Hobbit could be three films, I assumed he’d…
Peter Jackson To Direct The Hobbit
Peter Jackson To Direct “The Hobbit” NEW YORK – Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy “The…