Howard Shore gets ‘best’ nod for ‘Hobbit’ soundtrack
The World Soundtrack Academy has nominated Howard Shore’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” soundtrack in the category “Best…
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Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Bert the Troll Pre-Order
Dating back to Comic-Con 2012 when Weta Workshop had the three giant Trolls guarding their booth these three…
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s foremost and only Yiddish-language translator
Thanks to Ringer Tajik for the heads-up on this interesting read about a Yiddish translation of The Hobbit….
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Weta’s Paul Tobin on dwarf design and the sublime skill...
TORn staffer Justin caught up with Weta conceptual designer Paul Tobin at the San Diego Comic-Con last month…
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TORn chats with Hobbit Hole Trailer Designer
Our staff were totally blown away after seeing images of the Hobbit Hole Trailer, so we just had…
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Is New Zealand’s greatest actor New Zealand itself?
Thanks to Ringer Nienna for the heads-up on this little BBC feature about the starring role that New…
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