J.R.R. Tolkien articles

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  Watch this: breaking down the visual effects of 'The Hobbit'

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 16, 2013 09:19 am + 67 comments

  If we took issue with The Hobbit, it wasn't because of the special effects. Peter Jackson's Weta Continue reading…

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  Christopher Tolkien speaks out for the first time, says Peter Jackson 'eviscerated' his father's work

  By Kimber Streams on January 9, 2013 01:36 am + 87 comments

  J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher shared a special bond with his father and his legendary stories. "I Continue reading…

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  'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is a middling return to Middle-earth

  By Bryan Bishop on December 12, 2012 05:41 pm + 387 comments

  A decade ago, Peter Jackson pulled off what many thought was impossible: adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's T Continue reading…

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  High-frame-rate version of 'The Hobbit' will only see a limited release

  By Kimber Streams on August 8, 2012 02:21 pm + 199 comments

  The high-frame-rate version of the first Hobbit film will see a very limited release, and may not Continue reading…

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  Can fantasy literature be pro-technology?

  By Adi Robertson on July 27, 2012 03:37 pm + 36 comments

  It's no secret that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings with an eye towards the potential Continue reading…

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  Peter Jackson responds to 'Hobbit' frame rate controversy: 'You settle into it'

  By Chris Welch on April 28, 2012 10:43 pm + 227 comments

  Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and its unconventional 48fps frame rate came under Continue reading…