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An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Alpha-Geek has colored in the collector’s edition The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey IMAX posters for our viewing pleasure. Spotlighting Martin Freeman’s Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen’s Gandalf the Grey, Andy Serkis’ Gollum, and Richard Armitage’s Thorin Oakenshield, the original selection of posters Warner Bros. […]

Martin Freeman Wins Shorts Award

Martin Freeman won the Visionary Actor award at the third annual ShortsHD Shorts Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. The Visionary Actor award recognizes  individuals who put their talent into making innovative short films and who embrace […]

Saturn Award Nominations Galore for The Hobbit

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has topped the list for the Saturn Awards with a total of 9 nominations!  The nominations were revealed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films yesterday. The Saturn Awards […]

The Hobbit Premiere Generates Nearly $12 Million

New figures have shown just how important the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was to the economy of Wellington. The premiere, held in New Zealand on 28 November 2012, cost the City Council $1.1 […]

Amazon to Sell The Hobbit Memorabilia

Have you ever wanted your very own little piece of  The Hobbit?  Well. now it seems, you may be able to buy it on Amazon. Amazon’s new  Entertainment Collectables Store will start selling as many as […]

New Music Collection Features “Best Themes” from “Rings,” “Hobbit”

A week from today, on February 26, Silva Screen Records is releasing a unique collection featuring the best themes from Howard Shore’s film scores for the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “The Hobbit: An […]

Hobbit Feest 2012

This coverage comes in from Middle-earth News friend Becky Dillon: Hobbit Feest 2012, 17-18 November 2012, Baarlo, NL   As a response to the EU Arts and Culture grant awarded to the two groups, DTG […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Even if you can’t manage to move to The Shire, you can make sure your furry friend lives in comfort! Admittedly, if you use it as a litterbox, it won’t mean comfort so much as […]

Production Design on The Hobbit

With just a week to go to the Oscars, Deadline talks to Dan Hennah who, along with Ra Vincent and Simon Bright, has been nominated for an Academy Award in production design for his work […]

VFX of The Hobbit

Joe Letteri, Director of Weta Digital, recently gave a presentation on the special effects used in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Weta have now released a video of the special effects and, together, these give a real […]