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Hobbit Shoot to Begin in Studio?

Vic from Red Carpet Tours sends in this litte nugget of information he heard down in New Zeland: “Rumour has it that the first six months of filming in 2010 will take place in the studio.” Truth or rumour? Time will tell!

Counting the Stars

Graphic representations of how movie stars and their critics rate, according to Metacritic.com. Metacritic.com is an acclaimed Web site that combines thousands of media reviews of entertainment offerings — movies, games, books and albums — into a Metascore, a sort of weighted average of critics’ reviews that ranges from zero to 100. Analysis of just [...]

‘At the Movies’ Poll To Swamp

Paul writes: Just thought I would drop a line and let you know that the TV show At the Movies is doing a top ten movies of the decade and they a viewers pole on their website. Lord of the Rings is currently #4 behind Wall-E, There Will be Blood and The Dark Knight. Surely [...]

Producers of the Year: The Jackson Hive

Five years ago, while Peter Jackson was immersed in directing his large-scale remake of “King Kong” for Universal, executive Mary Parent mentioned a project the studio was developing based on the wildly popular video game “Halo.” Jackson was intrigued. He loved to play “Halo” with his two teenage children; his special effects company, New Zealand-based WETA, [...]

Ethan Gilsdorf Book Tour Blog: Post 2

TORN Pal and author Ethan Gilsdorf has agreed to blog his West coast book tour for us! Tinseltown as Middle-earth I’ve been on the road non-stop since September 1, promoting my book Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks, and I have met many a fantasy and Tolkien fan as I’ve traveled from New York City to the [...]