The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 
The Hobbit Pen and Lenticular Bookmark Sets offered by ThinkGeek feature one prop replica pen and one bookmark. The pens are super detailed and the bookmarks are lenticular, meaning they’ll jump out in 3D at you. Choose […]
DeviantArt user aishafee created this fantastic female Bilbo Baggins cosplay at for Castlefest 2013. It took her 2-3 months to complete (not counting the 5 months she spent look for the perfect Sting sword), and it […]
A decade ago Weta Digital led the way in CGI, creating wonderful digital characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now their sister company, Weta Workshop, is doing the same in the printing of 3D props. […]
Wellington’s film industry generated $828 million in revenues in the year to April 2012 according to figures from Statistics NZ . This was up 67 per cent on 2011, with films like The Hobbit. Tintin and […]
Angela Rizza does some really beautiful artwork. She has done a number of pieces based on Tolkien’s works which you can find on her deviantArt page, on her Tumblr page, and for purchase in her […]
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 […]
It may be all excitement over The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiere in Wellington next month, but according to newstalkzb, Matt Dravitzki of Wingnut films says the film isn’t finished yet. Dravitzki said, “I think that we will […]
Greg Butler’s work in visual effects has taken him from the 1990’s, when effects were just a small part of post-production, to the present day when they can be the main part of a film. […]
Sir Peter Jackson has been recognised by the Queen in her Birthday Honours list. He has been given the honour of member to the Order of New Zealand in recognition of his services to the film […]
Members of the cast of The Hobbit were at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington last night for the New Zealand premiere of the film Good for Nothing. Good for Nothing is a cowboy film and is […]
