Cool Stuff: Epic 'Lord Of The Rings' & 'The Hobbit' Box Set To Rule Them All
If buying multiple versions of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth adventures hasn't gotten old yet, then this Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit box set is for you.
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'The Hobbit' Trilogy Extended Edition Heading To Theaters This Fall
Good news for fans of Peter Jackson's second big screen journey into Middle-Earth! The Hobbit Trilogy Extended Edition will be in theaters this fall.
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What Are The Most Pirated Movies Of 2014?
What are the most pirated movies of 2014? The Wolf of Wall Street and Frozen top the list, which also includes Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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Cool Stuff: The Hobbit Mondo Posters By Ken Taylor And Nicolas Delort And Aaron Horkey Fellowship
See The Hobbit Mondo poster prints: Ken Taylor’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster and Nicolas Delort’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster.
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The Hobbit: The Complete Journey Trailer: One Epic Trailer Binds The Trilogy
Joel Walden has edited together a trailer combining footage from all three Hobbit films into one epic film. Watch The Hobbit: The Complete Journey trailer.
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The Complete 'Hobbit' Trilogy Marathon Takes Place In Theaters December 15
The final Hobbit movie is about to open so tickets will soon go on sale for a Hobbit Trilogy Marathon in IMAX on December 15. Tickets on sale November 14.
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Watch 27 Minutes Of 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Extended Scenes
See 27 minutes of The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug extended scenes, featuring extra time in Lake-town and Mirkwood, additional Thorin flashbacks and more.
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Movie Budgets: How Much Did 'The Hobbit' Trilogy Cost To Make?
What was The Hobbit Budget? It was a lot. In fact, it was the most expensive trilogy in the history of cinema. See the rankings and more here.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Exudes Menace In Smaug Mo-Cap Footage
We're pretty familiar with the sight of good actors jumping and rolling about in mo-cap suits while doing performance capture work for effects-based films. We're especially familiar with that image when it comes to Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth movies. And yet there's something special about seeing Benedict Cumberbatch, whose on-screen presence radiates control and composure, crawling…
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Gets 25 New Minutes On Extended Edition Blu
This November, you'll see 25 new minutes of Middle-Earth adventures in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug extended edition blu-ray.
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of An Unexpected Journey' [Movie Trailer Mash-Up]
A fan has edited the first two Hobbit movies into a trailer for a mash-up movie titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of an Unexpected Journey. Watch it now.
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2014 MTV Movie Award Nominations
The 2014 MTV Movie Award nominations have been revealed. American Hustle, Wolf of Wall Street & The Hunger Games: Catching Fire are among the leaders.
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Watch Benedict Cumberbatch Perform MoCap Work For 'The Desolation Of Smaug'
Rest assured that when The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hits Blu-ray on April 8, there will be hours of behind the scenes footage to illustrate in exhaustive detail the process of creating the film. But of all the possible views on the process of building The Desolation of Smaug, the one we're perhaps most…
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VOTD: The Sound Of 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'
The Soundworks Collection has released a 10 minute behind the scenes documentary on the sound of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In this SoundWorks Collection sound profile we visit Park Road Post Studios in Wellington, New Zealand to talk with the sound team of Director Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". Featured…
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Best Movies Of 2013, According To IMDb Users
Over the past few weeks, and for the next few months, discussions will center on the best films of 2013. I did a list, the /Filmcast did a list and innumerable others will do the same leading up to the moment the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences crowns their best film of the…
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See Stephen Colbert's Brief Cameo In 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'
As Stephen Colbert, the bombastic host of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert says a lot of things that Stephen Colbert, comedian and family man, might not necessarily agree with. But one thing neither version of Colbert has ever been fake about is his enduring love for Middle-earth. No less an authority than Peter Jackson has…
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Latest 'Hobbit' Production Diary Delves Into Howard Shore's Powerful Score
As eye-popping as the glittering gold piles, sinister dragon eyes, and deep, dark forests of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug are, they wouldn't be quite as impressive without an appropriate soundtrack. That's where Howard Shore comes in. The Canadian composer has scored every installment of Peter Jackson's J.R.R. Tolkien franchise to date. For his…
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Check Out Concept Art For Smaug And Others In 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'
With Christmas vacation quickly approaching, odds are members of your family are going to want to take a trip to Middle Earth. Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is now in theaters, and it features some incredibly gorgeous creatures. Designer Andrew Baker posted a whole bunch of the original concepts and designs of…
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The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From Newest Latest Best)
Dave, Devindra, and Jeff Cannata from Newest Latest Best discuss the scourge of Shia LaBeouf plagiarism, praise the mystery of the Interstellar trailer, and evaluate Peter Jackson's newest Hobbit film. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast:
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' - What Did You Think?
Peter Jackson's fifth J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation and second Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, is now in theaters. It picks up right where 2012's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left off, with Bilbo (Martin Freeman), Thorin (Richard Armitage), Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and a company of Dwarves en route to the Lonely Mountain to…
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Why The New 'Hobbit' Films Don't Measure Up To 'The Lord Of The Rings' Trilogy
With the next 2.5 hour iteration of The Hobbit (see Germain's review) now hitting theaters amidst a wave of non-stop publicity and hype, it’s easy to forget how awe-inspiring Peter Jackson's original Lord of the Rings trilogy was, both critically and commercially. Back in 2003, Return of the King scored a whopping 94% on Rottentomatoes, made over a billion dollars…
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The Practical Orc You Won't See In 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug follow. Orcs have always been a primary obstacle to progress in Middle Earth.
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Here's Where Peter Jackson Would Have Split 'The Hobbit' Had It Been Two Movies
Right around the time of Comic-Con 2012, Peter Jackson and his team decided The Hobbit was going to be three movies instead of two. Originally, the movies were called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There And Back Again, but when another movie was added the third movie took the title of the second…
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Review: Pacing Issues Dampen A Rousing Return To Middle Earth
The second of Peter Jackson's trilogy of films adapting The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug, both improves on the previous film, and regresses from some of its achievements. In 2012's An Unexpected Journey, Jackson stretched the story of The Hobbit to a breaking point. Sequences that were mere blips in the book became much longer, hurting the…
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Legolas Will Be The Main Link Between 'The Hobbit' And 'Lord Of The Rings' Trilogies
Considering there’s another film set for release in 2014, it’s no spoiler to reveal The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ends on a massive cliffhanger. It also ends very close to the end of J.R.R. Tolkien’s narrative of The Hobbit, which means unless There And Back Again is 20 minutes long, it'll be stuffed with…
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Peter Jackson's Latest 'Hobbit' Video Blog Dives Deep Into 'The Desolation Of Smaug'
Things are about to get all Hobbit up in here. A week from today, fans will be piling into theaters to watch the second film in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Reviews come out this weekend, interviews will be published, it's all about to get nuts with the film so…
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'The Hobbit's' Villain Smaug Revealed On Air New Zealand Airplane
The first trailer for Peter Jackson's second Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, answered one of everyone's biggest questions about the sequel. Would Jackson's second film get us all the way into the Lonely Mountain and reveal Smaug, the malicious and greedy dragon at the end of the Dwarves quest? The title suggested…
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