SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Park Road Post Production today announced that director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a production ofNew Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), will be mixed in Dolby® Atmos™ to deliver a more natural, realistic soundtrack that moves sound around and above audiences, helping to transport them into the world of Middle-earth.
“I strive to make movies that allow the audience to participate in the events onscreen, rather than just watch them unfold. Wonderful technology is now available to support this goal: high frame rates, 3D, and now the stunning Dolby Atmos system,” said Peter Jackson, co-writer, director, and producer of The Hobbit trilogy. “Dolby has always been at the cutting edge of providing cinema audiences with the ultimate sound experience, and they have now surpassed themselves. Dolby Atmos provides the completely immersive sound experience that filmmakers like myself have long dreamed about.”
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Join us in a scant 20 minutes for our *live* weekly webcast TORn TUESDAY! With special guest commentator Bobby Rice (who played Boromir in “The Todd of the Rings” parody) joining regular host Clifford “Quickbeam” Broadway, we will explore the NEW AD CAMPAIGN appearing on T.V. sets and bus shelters nationwide (including the wacky Denny’s tie-in) and what about the rumors of Stephen Colbert appearing in THE HOBBIT? Join us at 5pm Pacific Daylight Time and be part of the chat at our *LIVE Event Page* right here, which includes Barliman’s Chat! www.theonering.net/live or even at our Stickam page here — www.stickam.com/theoneringnet Magic and mischief awaits!
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Warner Bros. just uploaded this lovely little 30 second TV spot for The Hobbit, and it starts just as it should. Click the story title to get to the video.
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For me one of the high points in attending the “Return of the Ring” event in Loughborough, England in August was the chance to hear a lecture by Dutch painter Cor Blok. There were also several original Tolkien-based paintings by Blok in the exhibition hall, and it was a pleasure to see those “in person.”
In recent years, Blok has become better known to fans. HarperCollins took the unusual step of publishing two calendars in a row, 2011 and 2012, featuring his work. The release of A Tolkien Tapestry in 2011 gave us a nearly complete look at Blok’s paintings.
One intriguing aspect of Blok’s career is that he showed five of his paintings to Tolkien back in the early 1960s, and Tolkien admired them enough to buy two of them (as editor Pieter Collier explains in the foreword to A Tolkien Tapestry). These were “The Battle of the Hornburg” and a version of “The Dead Marshes.” In writing to Blok and requesting to buy the paintings, Tolkien remarked, “I think it is very kind of you to consider selling any of your pictures. If they were mine I should not be able to bear to part with them whether in need or not.” (This 1962 letter is reproduced on p. 6 of the book.) Blok gave Tolkien a third painting, “Dunharrow,” as a present. These are all still in the Tolkien family or with the Estate.
Interestingly, Tolkien found the paintings appealing specifically as paintings. He wrote to his editor, Rayner Unwin, “I thought them most attractive … I should very much like to see some more, in the hope that some more will be as good as ‘The Battle of the Hornburg.’ The other four I thought were attractive as pictures, but bad as illustrations.” (Quoted p. 6 of A Tolkien Tapestry.) Continue reading “An Appeal for Help Locating Some Cor Blok Paintings”
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The riddle has been solved. Those mysterious ‘Bilbo-ards’ (thanks to facebooker Jesse for that joke!) with their secret, runic message have been explained.
A week or so ago, giant advertisements appeared in Los Angeles, showing images of breakfast foods but with no writing except for lines of runes. Those who could decipher the runes affirmed the message suggested by the accompanying photographs: the runes read, ‘The breakfast riches of Middle-earth await.’ What did it mean?
Now, TheOneRing.net can reveal the answer to the riddle. Middle-earth is coming to Denny’s! We are delighted today to be attending an event at their headquarters in Spartanburg, SC, where Denny’s are unveiling their new The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey inspired menu items and memorabilia – which will be available at ‘America’s Diner’ from 6th November. Staffer greendragon is there in SC, getting a sneak preview of the new menu items!
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Thanks to Ringer Alan for alerting us of Amazon.com’s pre-order for ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ soundtrack. Two versions will be offered – a standard release and a Special edition. Both will have two discs and release December 11th 2012. No cover art has been revealed, but we assume that will be forthcoming. Jump over to Amazon to snag what is sure to be Howard Shore’s latest triumph! [Special Edition] [Standard]
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