— by RON WILKINSON — An aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) is still solving cases despite galloping senility gaining on his senses by leaps and bounds. Apparently, even fictional heroes are subject to time and tides, as the magnificent background of the white cliffs of Dover would sugg[...]
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Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
— by ADAM DALE — Almost 10 years after the final film in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy opened in theaters, we are being taken back to Middle Earth in a George Lucas/“Star Wars” way of storytelling by the man who started it all, Peter Jackson. Overcoming many hurdles along the w[...]
Trailer: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
— by ADAM POYNTER — To say the world has been eagerly awaiting a new trailer for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” would be an understatement. While the first trailer debuted online nearly an entire year before the film’s release date, anticipation has been rais[...]
Peter Jackson Confirms Hobbit Trilogy
— by ADAM POYNTER — Pre-production of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” prequels — based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” — has been ongoing for years, due to many unforeseen reasons. Principal photography didn’t begin until March 21, 2011, and it ran through [...]
The Hobbit: Two Posters
— by ALEXA MILAN — It’s been more than a decade since director Peter Jackson’s acclaimed adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” first hit the screen with “The Fellowship of the Ring.” Fans have been waiting eagerly through years o[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’
— by ALEXA MILAN — It’s difficult to believe “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” was released more than a decade ago now; 10 years since we were first introduced to director Peter Jackson’s vision of J.R.R. Tolkien’s rich fantasy world. And a[...]
Peter Jackson’s First Video Blog from ‘The Hobbit’ Set
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Yesterday, Peter Jackson gleefully released a 10-minute behind-the-scenes video for “The Hobbit,” which began production a few weeks ago. For those not aware, it’s been a long time coming. Due to myriad issues, which consisted of an illness, financial trou[...]
New ‘X-Men’ Project Raises Interesting Questions
— by ROB COX — This week’s announcement that “Kick Ass” director Matthew Vaughn will helm Fox’s “X-Men: First Class” raises some interesting questions. According to boxofficemojo.com, “First Class” will be an origin story, detailing how Charles Xavier and Erik Lensher[...]
Sir Ian McKellen Says ‘The Hobbit’ Starts In July
— by BEN FOWLER — Oops! Sir Ian McKellen seems to have let the proverbial cat out of the bag. On his official site, the legendary thespian blogged how “The Hobbit” films will begin shooting in July of this year, how the filming will take over a year to complete and[...]