An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
In last week’s “Eagle’s View,” we featured an Arwen doll by Noel Cruz, a well-known repaint artist in the doll community. This fabulous Thranduil – King of Mirkwood was created by Susan of My Immortals. […]
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An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
No, you’re not looking at some never-before-seen screen test for Liv Tyler as Arwen in The Lord of the Rings. This is a doll that was repainted by Noel Cruz, a versatile and distinguished repaint artist […]
The Weta Cave Celebrates 5th Birthday
The Weta Cave in Miramar, Wellington is a small museum, theater, and merchandise store, but to fans of film across the world, this “Cave” is more akin to a dragon’s hoard. The Weta Cave theaterette […]
Dwarves Pull Out Of Supanova Perth
Just as we’ve all been enjoying The Hobbit panel and the fantastic pics from Armageddon last weekend, we get some sad news for Supanova in Sydney and even sadder news for Supanova in Perth. The […]
Exploratory Mining Rights Could Be Granted Over Land Filmed In The Hobbit.
The New Zealand Government has revealed plans to explore for platinum in land around Nelson and the upper West Coast. The area includes the Pelorus River in the Richmond Ranges, where the barrel scene for The Hobbit […]
The Hobbit Panel at Armageddon Expo
The 2nd June was The Hobbit day at Armageddon Expo in Wellington, New Zealand. Eleven of the dwarves, Radagast and Bard the Bowman were there for autographs, photographs and The Hobbit panel, much to the delight […]
Flash Mob Produces Pic of Peter Jackson
A flash mob of a hundred people have produced images of Peter Jackson and TVNZ Seven Sharp presenter Alison Mau at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand. The images were in the style […]
Hadlow Heads Up Isaac Theatre Royal Campaign
Back in 2011, just after the filming for The Hobbit had begun, New Zealand was hit by a huge earthquake. Christchurch was particularly badly affected, with many people killed and buildings destroyed. One of the buildings […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
This amazing stained glass featuring a map of Middle-earth was created by Gerard Baines as his exam piece retraining in stain glass art. What do you think? Does he pass? (Lily Milos via Joe Gilronan) TomTom, the […]
Martin Freeman’s New Film Gets NZ Premiere
Martin Freeman’s film The World’s End is to get a premiere in New Zealand. Martin (who plays Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy) stars alongside Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and Nick Frost in this new film. The Dominion […]
