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Tag Archives: the Hobbit
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Last night, through the careful machinations of Accidental Chris and his lovely wife, my lovely wife and I were able to go see the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D at our local purveyor of motion picture entertainment. Let me … Continue reading
Not Climbing That Mountain
Okay, perhaps someone has angered the elder beings. I don’t know how else to explain Guillermo del Toro’s horrible luck. So, first there was the Hobbit. Del Toro was supposed to direct and have a hand in the scripting. This … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, horror, HP Lovecraft, James Cameron, Mountains of Madness, movies, the Hobbit
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I Blame Sauron AKA the Necromancer
It is entirely possible that the Hobbit movie production is cursed. The newest delay is based on prime mover Peter Jackson’s hospitalization and surgery for a perforated ulcer (that’s when you get an actual hole in your stomach that leaks … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, movies, Peter Jackson, sequels, the Hobbit, Tolkien
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The Hobbit’s Got Wood.
Production of Peter Jackson’s the Hobbit apparently steams ahead. The latest news is that Elijah Wood will be reprising his Lord of the Rings role as Frodo Baggins. Apparently there is going to be a frame that bookends the movies … Continue reading
Bleached Hobbit
The Hobbit is on track for production. Yay! Sir Ian McKellan has signed on. Yay! It’s going to be shot in digital on kick-ass new cameras. Yay! It’s going to be in 3D. Er . . . okay. I’m so … Continue reading
The Hobbit Prison Rapes New Zealand
Hey, I think a lot of us wanted to see the Hobbit filmed in New Zealand. I mean, the original films were done there, and the place certainly stood in for Middle-Earth quiet well. I can understand that the government … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, movies, Peter Jackson, political rant, the Hobbit
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Rally for Hope! or Bilbo! or Something . . .
Oh, wait, maybe the Hobbit will be filmed in New Zealand! Somebody, please, make a decision. Frankly, it sounded a lot like sour grapes when Peter Jackson said he was moving production out of New Zealand. Sure, there are contract … Continue reading
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Hobbiton On The Move?
The back and forth on the Hobbit hasn’t really stopped. Yes, it has been greenlit and there has even been some casting news, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be going into production in New Zealand—where the Lord … Continue reading
Motivations and Dimensionalizations
So it seems things may be on track for the Hobbit to get back on . . . track. Erm, anyway, financing seems to have been sorted—at the moment—and Peter Jackson may have figured out a way to not piss … Continue reading
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Killing the Hobbit Slowly
So with the possible end of the MGM financial issue in sight, we can expect the Hobbit to get cracking. Heck, even Gandalf has said to expect filming in the New Year. That is, until the labour troubles. Yes, the … Continue reading