The Hobbit to Hit a Billion
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is set to reach box office takings of a billion dollars! It will become the fifteenth film to do so and be in the company of Titanic, which was the first film to […]
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Bret Tells of Family Cameos in The Hobbit
Bret McKenzie, the Flight of the Conchords star who is cast in The Hobbit movies as the elf Lindir, talks of how his father and brother make an appearance in The Hobbit films. Unfortunately, his […]
Dambusters May Influence The Battle of Five Armies
Back in 2006, Peter Jackson announced his intention to re-make the 1954 classic film The Dambusters. The film tells the story of how, during World War II, the Dambusters raid saw members of the 617 Squadron […]
2 Hours of Bonus Features in French Blu-Ray Hobbit
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey may still be playing in our cinemas but news of the DVD and Blu-Ray release is very welcome. It seems that Amazon France are the first to offer details of […]
The Hobbit – Pirated
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey became the victim of pirates yesterday, when a website offered 230 versions of free, illegal, downloads. Stuff.co.nz reported that one user, who had downloaded two versions of the film, had […]
Ian McKellen on Wizards and Tolkien at Hobbit Charity Show
Back in December, the charity Step Forward held a gala screening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with a question and answer session with Ian McKellen. Step Forward is a London East End charity that […]
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Gains 3 Oscar Nominations
Our congratulations to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! The film has been nominated for three Oscars in the following categories: Makeup and Hairstyling Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater, and Tami Lane Production Design Dan Hennah (Production Design); […]
The Hobbit is NZ’s Favourite Film
Congratulations to Peter Jackson and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! Kiwi film-goers have voted The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey best picture and Peter Jackson best director in the Flicks.co.nz People’s Choice awards. The film has made nearly […]
Aidan Turner: Acting the Hero
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, we meet Thorin Oakenshield’s nephew Kili, a naive, rash, yet brave young dwarf played by Irish actor Aidan Turner. Kili has his own story to tell over the course […]
Three Bafta Nominations for The Hobbit
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has received three nominations for the British Academy Film Awards 2013. The nominations are all technical ones in the categories for Special Visual Effects, Sound, and Make Up and Hair. […]
