Wellywood may be the home of The Hobbit, but Wellington’s cinemas are yet to make the technological shift so Kiwis can see it in all its double-frame glory.
The Dominion Post reports that, while most cinemas plan to install technology necessary to watch the film in 48-frames-per-second (fps), none of those the paper spoke to today had yet upgraded.
According to the paper, Miramar’s Roxy Cinema — refitted with the help of Oscar-winning big names Sir Peter Jackson, Sir Richard Taylor, and Jamie Selkirk — will have the tech in time for The Hobbit’s general release, but others such as Paramount Cinema in Courtenay Pl and Penthouse Cinema in Brooklyn have no plans to make the shift.
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The DVD package of Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit film An Unexpected Journey will be released mid-2013, according to Tourism New Zealand boss Kevin Bowler. Speaking today in Queenstown, he revealed it will also contain a New Zealand tourism feature directed by Jackson himself.
No word in the article on whether the DVD will be an “extended edition”. Cheers to Eldaria for the spot.
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A-list movie names Elijah Wood and Sir Peter Jackson have thrown their weight behind the V48 Hours film competition, taking part in the judging of this year’s Grand National Final — including a film that didn’t start shooting until seven hours before the deadline.
The competition, which started in 2003, gives teams just 48 hours to create, shoot and submit a short film that must contain certain elements, and in a certain genre.
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News parody website The Onion strikes with this satirical article about Peter Jackson’s “genius marketing campaign”.
“Did I show you the birthday card I got from Bilbo this year?” added Jackson, holding up a pile of leaves. “He always remembers to send one. He’s a very special hobbit.”
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Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve 
fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!
Continue reading “TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – June 11 2012”
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“Sorry to be out of touch these past few weeks. It’s been very busy here on the set… What would you say to a little studio tour?”
That’s what Peter Jackson had to say on his Facebook page not but a few hours ago.
And now, as if to coincide with the announcement of the World Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in New Zealand on 28th November 2012, Peter Jackson has released the much-awaited 7th Production Vlog chronicling his journey filming THE HOBBIT.
Catch the video over on Peter Jackson’s Facebook!
And don’t forget to come back to TORn to share your thoughts… you can be sure our message board members will be analyzing this latest vlog frame by frame.
NOTE: Our own MrCere spent five weeks on this same location and he reports that the video blog captures the spirit of the set very well. He was delighted to see so many familiar faces and even reports that he watched some of this vblog being filmed.
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