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Tag: peter jackson

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THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

As the boat pulls into the port, it is time that we look at the river run behind us.

Posted on December 21, 2014December 25, 2014
trailers

One for The Road – THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Teaser

Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth saga is approaching its conclusion…and for me it’s a welcome sight.

Posted on July 31, 2014August 6, 2014
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Dancing in The Dragon’s Jaws – THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Trailer

Time to do another Misty Mountain Hop

Posted on June 12, 2013June 17, 2013
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 74

Talkin’ THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY with guests Lindsay Ragone and Matthew Brown. They and Ryan also play a special round of Know Your Enemy and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on December 17, 2012July 3, 2013
reviews

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Nine years after the king returned, Peter Jackson is taking us back to Middle Earth to show us how it all began. The question is, will the prologue measure up to the wonderful chapters we’ve already read?

Posted on December 16, 2012December 21, 2012
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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

Steven Spielberg harnesses the potential of 3-D filmmaking, and uses it to lead us on the adventure of a lifetime.

Posted on December 21, 2011December 26, 2011
trailers

Eye Candy (TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Teaser)

I get the suspicion this film will have a slight uphill climb (mo-cap always seems to these days), but it’s a Spielberg film so I’m … Read More ›

Posted on May 18, 2011November 8, 2012
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The Great Beyond – LOVELY BONES Trailer

So just last week, I was writing about books that may or may not be successful literary adaptations. Right on cue, another one is coming … Read More ›

Posted on August 11, 2009March 29, 2012

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