We, here at TORn, along with our friend Jerry Vanderstelt are pleased to announce that he has a brand-new print available for order. Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – Vanderstelt Studio Legolas Greenleaf Print Up For Order”
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In particular, he examines whether persistent criticism of this key villain might be a result of flaws inadvertently introduced by the relatively late switch from two films to three.
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Our friends over at Brotherhood Studios have sent us this side-by-side comparison of their cool LEGO DoS trailer and the original trailer.
Which is your favourite? Tell us via disqus or share your thoughts on our Message Boards.
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Last weekend, The Hall of Fire examined what’s undoubtedly the movie topic of the moment — the character and appearance of Beorn. Lots of thoughtful opinions from all sides, and some interesting analysis of the mythic roots of Tolkien’s shapeshifter as well as of Alan Lee, John Howe and Ted Nasmith’s classic illustrations. Plenty of spoilers, too! For those who couldn’t attend, here’s a log.
Also, this weekend (Saturday August 24 at 6pm EDT (New York time)) we’ll be returning to our Lord of the Rings book chats. This week we begin the first chapter of book four — The Taming of Smeagol — so be sure to join us for this exciting topic! Continue reading “Hall of Fire chat log: Can we bear Beorn”
Over at HFRmovies.com a talented fellow named Michael Sanders has used some nifty video trickery to interpolate what the Desolation of Smaug trailer might look like at 48 frames per second. It’s a very interesting experiment.
Several TORn staff have compared the Sanders’ 48fps interpolation and the 24fps rendition initially released by Warner Bros. side-by-side — and we feel that even Sanders’ “amateur” (and that word seems unfair for something that looks so good) interpolation reduces picture blurring blurring from camera panning and fast movement. Continue reading “Compare The Desolation of Smaug trailer: 48 fps v 24fps!”
From Brotherhood Workshop, who brought us the reason Tom Bombadil wasn’t in the LOTR Movies, here’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Trailer in Lego.
Enjoy! 🙂
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