How I learned to stop worrying and love the adaptation
There are few things in life that elicit a simultaneous sense of excitement and fear quite like the announcement that one of your favourite books is about to be adapted for the screen. And...
Category: Films
Rankin/ Bass Productions’ “The Hobbit” and “Return of the King” remastered
July 22, 2014 sees the release of digitally remastered versions of Rankin/Bass Productions’ animated television specials “The Hobbit” and “The Return of the King”. Time to reevaluate how films brought Tolkien’s worlds to life...
How Gandalf returned to England in a Hobbit film promo poster
A wizard’s backdrop: Corby’s Crags, Edlingham castle and a disused railway viaduct his year will see the end of (another) Tolkien-inspired film trilogy and I thought it might be nice to look back on...
How it should have ended: Hobbit and LotR film trilogies the different way
[F/dropcap]or those of you with a love for films and alternative endings (or rather, let’s squeeze any film into three minutes) “How it should have ended” should be a well-known source of hilarious entertainment....
Preparations for European “Hobbit” premiere in Berlin under way [pictures + vid]
his coming Monday the European premiere of the second installment of the “Hobbit” film trilogy will be taking place at Sony Center in Berlin, Germany. As I happen to live in said city I...
Middle-earth Travel Guide Infographic [updated and corrected version]
published a short piece on a very beautiful and enticing infographic on what places you should visit in New Zealand inspired by the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” film trilogies. Unfortunately, in the...
11 websites you need to visit before watching “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
“The Hobbit” is coming. When you play with dragons, you win or die. he world premiere of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is happening pretty soon and as you may have noticed things...
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Fan event, Ed Sheeran and production diary #12
The Hobbit is coming. Again. ast week saw the world-wide fan event on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with fans from all over the world gathering to see a 20 mins sneak peek...
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How two Gandalfs link up to Shogun and a CBE
elcome to the third installment of “Fun Facts on Middle-earth related Media (F2M2)” in which I would like to introduce you to the outstanding actor Sir Michael Hordern. He is next on my list...
F2M2: How Vampire Viktor is a run-down rock star creating coastlines also named Sam
n the second installment of my on-going series “Fun Facts on Middle-earth related Media (F2M2)” I would like to introduce you to the man who inspired me to start it – Bill Nighy. My...
