Archive for April, 2011

Will Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit change cinema for ever?

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Miscellaneous, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Peter Bradshaw at The Guardian has an interesting article today about what the future holds now that Peter Jackson is filming in 48fps: The cinema, said Jean-Luc Godard, is truth, 24 times ... Read more..

Combat Vignette for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 Posted in Gaming

The war in the Northern lands of Middle-earth cannot be won by one race alone. In The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, the ferocious battle axe of ... Read more..

George RR Martin Names LOTR Movies as ‘Greatest of All Time’

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 Posted in Fans, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Thanks to Alientraveller for this one: Game of Thrones, HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's first book in his bestselling series, premieres April 17. From Ladyhawke to Raiders of the ... Read more..

McKellen Lands Shakespeare Stamp Honour

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Ian McKellen, Shop

From hollywood.com Bosses at Royal Mail have marked the 50th anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) by printing images of actors in classic William Shakespeare stage productions. Lord of ... Read more..

Brad Dourif Joins John Noble in the FRINGE Finale

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 Posted in Brad Dourif, Events, John Noble, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, Miscellaneous, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Television

Lord of the Rings fans will see a small LOTR reunion when the May 6th season finale of  FOX's FRINGE hits the airwaves. Actor John Noble (Denethor) has been one ... Read more..

Film-only Characters in ‘The Hobbit’

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Characters, Director news, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community

In a recent interview with the LA Times, Saiorse Ronan, who is rumored to play the part of 'Itaril' in the Hobbit films, confirmed that it was still only a ... Read more..

‘Riddles in the Dark’ Image from The Hobbit

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Casting Rumors, Director news, Director Rumors, Hobbit Movie, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Peter Jackson was kind enough to give us a glimpse inside Gollum's cave in the above shot from his Facebook account! And if you look closer, you can see Martin ... Read more..

Peter Jackson’s ’48 Frames a Second’

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Director news, Director Rumors, Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Sir Peter Jackson has started his direct communication with fans worldwide through his newly created Facebook account! The first article is titled '48 Frames a Second' and talks about shooting The ... Read more..

War in the North Developer Video with Art Director Philip Straub

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Gaming

Earlier this week, Philip Straub, our Art Director here at Snowblind, posted a developer blog about the Art Direction process. This corresponding developer video uses gameplay footage from War ... Read more..

When a Fantasy (Game) Is Better Than Reality (Baseball)

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Events, Merchandise

[See below for info on two upcoming events with TORN blogger Ethan Gilsdorf] I recently had a conversation with a man who scoffed at gaming and fantasy. The guy was a ... Read more..

Video: JRD in NZ Talks ‘Hobbit’ & PJ

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, Events, Hobbit Movie, John Rhys-Davies, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

The folks from Treetop Media Ltd. send this in: British actor John Rhys-Davies (alias Gimli the dwarf in Lord of the Rings movies) talks about The Hobbit and Peter Jackson. Read more..

Video: Tom Shippey’s “Sigurd” Lecture Online

Monday, April 11th, 2011 Posted in Events, Lectures & Education, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun

Dr Dimitra Fimi writes: Regarding the announcement of the Tom Shippey lecture you kindly posted a few weeks ago I thought you might like to know that the lecture was ... Read more..