Talking to Shawn Adler
from movieline.com, Weta Digital visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri talks about the use of 3D HFR in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He explains why it takes some getting used to, and why he feels it’s a big step forward for films, like the transition from black and white to color.
“If you grew up seeing films in black and white and suddenly start seeing films in color, some people are going to have the reaction ‘Wow, that’s great!’ and other people are going to have the reaction, ‘That’s not moviemaking! Films should be made in black and white! You’re losing the mystery of how to deal with tonality, you’re sacrificing that to deal with color!'” [Read more]
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I haven’t yet seen The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but what I’ve seen and read of the White Council sequence has intrigued me. Continue reading “Galadriel, political animal of Middle-earth”
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Update! Sorry all, jumped the gun our contest a bit. We will be posting this contest shortly – stay tuned! If you already entered, do not fear, we have your entry. Thanks!
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It is widely known that the novel called The Hobbit is supposed to be the journal, or autobiography of Bilbo Baggins, and his recollections of his adventures with Gandalf and the Company of Dwarves. In the beginning of both The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo is seen writing his story. That book is then passed along to Frodo to include his grand adventure, The Lord of the Rings, and then finally given to Sam to finish. But where does this love of storytelling come from?
Again, in the FOTR in the chapter called “Concerning Hobbits” not only does Bilbo describe every little detail of just what is a Hobbit, but he mentions their love of genealogy, biographies, nature studies and maps. And while it is made clear Hobbits do not like going on Adventures, they are not opposed to listening to stories of adventure. Later on in FOTR, in Rivendell, there is a Hall of Fire, where songs are sung and stories told and thus, it becomes clear that Elves love storytelling as well. And finally, in The Hobbit during the Unexpected Party, the Dwarves sing their own songs tell some tales of their own history. It is clear that while Professor Tolkien is telling us a tale, to make each culture richer and seem more real, he is giving them individualized stories of their own within his greater story.
Continue reading “Telling Tall Tales in the Hobbit: Just how was Golf invented anyhow?”
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will almost certainly retain its top spot at the U.S. box office this week as a host of new films seek to find cinema audiences. Tom Cruise and his drama Jack Reacher looks like the leader of the pack of new films, none of which will threaten Peter Jackson’s first of three movies back in Middle-earth based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s first writings to feature Hobbits.
Jackson famously directed three films based on Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings to earn all the award things and pull down about $3 billion in movie-ticket sales and a dragon’s hoard of gold from home video and merchandising.
Hollywood.com’s Paul Dergarabedia, who gets to talk about box office to all the media, writes that:
“While The Hobbit will certainly top the box office for the second straight weekend with a gross in the $50 million range, a host of newcomers are going to fight over the leftovers this Christmas weekend.”
Dergarabedia was a little low on his predictions for The Hobbit‘s opening while others were unrealistically high. He relies on the historical performance of similar movies in similar release dates. You can read his whole weekend rundown right here. You can also read his Hobbit-specific predictions.
The better known (but not better) BoxOfficeMojo.com says:
“…it’s a foregone conclusion that The Hobbit will once again lead the box office, though it could yield the top spot on Christmas Day to Django Unchained or Les Miserables.”
That story, also worth a read if box office matters to you, can be found here.
It also features The Hobbit‘s interesting box office page that also features a tab with a daily chart.
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Continuing the great giveaways celebrating the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey our friends at The Noble Collection provided us with “Swords of The Hobbit” letter opener set for our last giveaway. Tonight, we’re pleased to announce the winner of this awesome prize. The winner is…
Emily F. Congrats Emily on your win and we hope you enjoy this fantastic set!
Following up that contest we’ve got another fantastic chance for you to win a great collectible. The fourth contest from The Noble Collection gives you the chance to add The One Ring to your collection. The prop replica of The One Ring comes in its own special metal display case to protect your precious and can be had for $59.
To enter, simply fill out this FORM. The contest runs from now to December 22nd at midnight PST.
NB: One entry per person per email for this contest. Alas entry is for US residents only. Good luck!
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