— by RON WILKINSON — Professor Phillip Goodman is comfortable with himself. As an A-list psychic debunker, he is quite at home shattering others’ spiritual illusions. His mad dog attacks on celebrated practitioners of the sixth sense almost always win him another stuffed head over the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Martin Freeman’
The Hobbit 2: Trailer & Production Video
— by ADAM POYNTER — We previously posted the full hour-long video of the Nov. 4 global fan event for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” but if you prefer to skip the Q&A portion, you can watch just the new video diary or the all new trailer below separately, along with my[...]
Review: The World’s End
— by ADAM DALE — “The World’s End” is the final installment in the “Cornetto Three Flavours Trilogy.” Directed by Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz”) and co-written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, the film is once again a turning on the head of a particular g[...]
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[...]
New Hobbit Trailer to Arrive Sept. 19
Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) are joining the worldwide celebration of Tolkien Week with the debut of the highly anticipated theatrical trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” on Sept. 19. The first in a trilogy of films adapting the endurin[...]
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[...]
A Trio of Images from the Set of ‘The Hobbit’
— by JESSICA MORALES — Entertainment Weekly has released three preview images straight from the set of “The Hobbit.” In the first image, we see Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. He is intently studying a contract, while in the background we see some dwarves intently studying h[...]
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[...]
Five Clips from ‘Wild Target’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — I’ve always had a penchant for British films and actors. Their humor, wit and charm are always a breath of fresh air when I tire of American comedies. And when you get a bunch of talented British actors together in a movie, it usually hits the bulls-eye[...]
Three Scenes from ‘Nativity!’
— by SEAN GERSKI — With the lack of Christmas movies this year, the time would have been right to get “Nativity!” in theaters in America. Unfortunately, that isn’t happening — instead the movie is the private joy of oversea audiences. (And I know that[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Nativity!’
— by RACHEL COYNE — My first thought after watching the trailer for “Nativity!” was, “It’s sort of like a British ‘Waiting for Guffman.’” And that is not a bad thing. Proof that absolutely anything can be turned into a competition, “Nativity!” tells the story of[...]