48 frames: Clearly the Way Ahead
Peter Jackson is making a push for higher film speeds with The Hobbit by doubling the speed of standard filming to 48 frames per second reports The Washington Post. The logic behind this is that […]
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No Question of ElfQuest
Warner Bros.have decided not to make a film of the cult comic books ElfQuest, writes Spinoff Online. And they cite competition with The Hobbit as their reason. ElfQuest was created in 1978 by Wendy and Richard Pini. […]
Wood Guests at RCAD Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab
Elijah Wood has been visiting the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota this week to talk to students about digital filmmaking, reports the Herald Tribune. Wood entered the film industry as a child […]
Evangeline Lilly Discusses ‘Hobbit’ Role
Evangeline Lilly, star of ABC’s hit series LOST, recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about her newest film, Real Steel. During the interview, she was asked about her next big role – the warrior Elf Tauriel […]
Weta Workshop Releases Gandalf the Grey Statue
Weta Workshop, the wizards behind the special effects on “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” films, have released their newest statue! Gandalf the Grey is seated as he ponders the route of the […]
LOTRO Announces “Riders of Rohan” Expansion, Launching Fall 2012
“Arise! Arise, Riders of Theoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword day… a red day… ere the sun rises! ” Official Lord of the Rings Online Press Release: WARNER BROS. […]
“The Hobbit” Actor Up For Oscar
Bret McKenzie, who will play Lindir in the upcoming “Hobbit” films, is up for an Academy Award, but it might not be the one you would expect. McKenzie wrote a number of songs for the […]
The Hobbit No Longer in the Public Domain
According to Businessweek, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to uphold a federal law in the case of Golan v. Holder 10-545, a decision which restored copyrights to some foreign works that were previously in […]
“Hobbit Home” Vacation Site Proposed to Shropshire Council
In a hole in the ground there vacationed tourists. The owners of Shelvock Farm in north Shropshire, England have applied for planning permission to build thirteen “earth holiday homes” on their property. David Corbett and […]
2012 is the Year of the Dragon
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the year of the Dragon. More specifically, since Chinese astrology follows the lunar calendar, the year of the Dragon will start on January 23, 2012 and end on […]
