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The dragon appears in the first trailer for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'

By Nathan Ingraham on June 11, 2013 01:06 pm + 67 comments

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey may not have lived up to director Peter Jackson's earlier Continue reading…
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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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Is Bilbo Baggins' contract in 'The Hobbit' legally binding?

By Ben Kersey on January 18, 2013 07:23 am + 49 comments

Bilbo Baggins is made to sign a lengthy contract before setting out on his adventure with the 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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Meet the Hollywood eccentric who invented high frame rate film 30 years before 'The Hobbit'

By Russell Brandom on January 2, 2013 01:30 pm + 60 comments

The hyperreal high frame rate style that came into theaters with The Hobbit is usually described as Continue reading…
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Is 48fps the problem, or do we just need to change filmmaking and our expectations?

By Dante D'Orazio on December 21, 2012 12:46 pm + 142 comments

Director Vincent Laforet has posted a long and insightful critique of 48fps after watching The Continue reading…
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Watch this: creating the sights and sounds of 'The Hobbit'

By Amar Toor on December 18, 2012 08:10 am + 25 comments

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opened to largely lukewarm reviews last week, with critics taking Continue reading…
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Seeing Tolkien's Middle Earth through the eyes of his illustrators

By Jeff Blagdon on December 16, 2012 07:19 pm + 15 comments

Over the years, many illustrators have talken a crack at the sweeping vistas and well-furnished 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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Watch this: the twisted yet wonderful Russian adaptation of 'The Hobbit'

By Ben Kersey on December 4, 2012 05:46 am + 34 comments

Peter Jackson’s adaptation of the The Hobbit is set to win the hearts and minds of Tolkien fans Continue reading…