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Three Mile Pilot Resets Controls for Heart of Art-Rock Credibility
The band that fractured into Pinback and The Black Heart Procession is back with an EP composed of the "odd men out" from the group's 2010 reunion album. What's more, the trio is hitting the road for a...
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Terry Brooks’ Strange Tales Aren’t Limited to the Realm of Shannara
In his 35-year writing career, novelist Terry Brooks has written 23 New York Times bestsellers and seen a lot of strange things -- even for somebody who's filled out his epic fantasy stories with...
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Happy Tolkien Week: Peter Jackson Unleashes Epic New Hobbit Trailer
Just in time for the 75th anniversary of the book on which it is based -- and smack-dab in the middle of Tolkien Week -- director Peter Jackson has released an epic new glimpse of The Hobbit: An...
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New Hobbit TV Spot Skimps on Details, But You’ll Want to Watch It Anyway
The long worldwide nightmare that has been nerdom's anticipation of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is almost over, and the new TV spot for the film is a too-short tease for the...
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Novel Approaches: 10 Books That Became Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films
Transforming transfixing genre fiction into memorable cinema is no simple task. These are some of the most successful literary-cinematic crossovers of all time.
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Literal Iron Man 3 Trailer Makes Fun of Tony Stark’s Woes
The gloomy mood of Marvel's first threequel tease gets a humor boost in a new spoof video.
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The Hobbit Supercut Magically Weaves Everything Together
A fan takes all the promo clips and turns them into a 7-minute mini-masterpiece.
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Peter Jackson Races to Complete The Hobbit in Time for Premiere
In his latest production video blog, the director documents the Department of Internal Beard-Hairs and other wonders of Middle-earth moviemaking.
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Gollum Actor: How New Motion-Capture Tech Improved The Hobbit
Actor Andy Serkis explains how advances in motion-capture technology changed his acting experience in The Hobbit.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Failure
The problem with The Hobbit isn't that it fails to be Lord of the Rings; it's that it tries so unbelievably hard to be when it isn't.
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How to Tell the Dwarves Apart in The Hobbit: A Flowchart
A handy cheat sheet to help you distinguish your Oin from your Gloin.
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Rules for Hobbits: A Brief FAQ on Three Tiers of Tolkien
It took nine years and two directors, but our return to Middle-earth is finally nigh: The first of three (yes, three) installments of The Hobbit comes out this month. After such an absence, we can...
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Crowdsourced Cinema: Now You Can Pick What Plays at Your Local Theater
Screen it your way: New services like Tugg and Gathr Films are turning movie fans into DIY movie programmers.
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Padding Out The Hobbit: How to Make One Book Into Three Movies
One of the world’s most beloved books, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit delighted children upon its publication in 1937–and, ever since, has continued to enchant both children and very lonely adults. Peter...
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy | Philip Pullman Is Planning on Going Silent
The author of the fantasy series His Dark Materials is planning to withdraw from public life to work on its long-promised sequel -- a novel called The Book of Dust.
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Read a Lawyer’s Amazingly Detailed Analysis of Bilbo’s Contract in The Hobbit
Does Bilbo's contract with the dwarves give him any claim to the One Ring? Are its requirements for arbitration in the Dwarvish tongue enforceable? One lawyer takes a closer look to find out.
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The Hobbit Earns More in Worldwide Box Office Than Fellowship or Two Towers
As of this last weekend, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has made more money worldwide than either Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring or Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers managed in their...
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Tolkien’s Estate Countersued in Legal Battle Over Lord of the Rings Slot...
J.R.R. Tolkien's estate is suing the producers of the Lord of the Rings movies over merchandise that they believe damages the books' reputation and goodwill -- and being countersued by them.
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Here Be Dragon in New The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Trailer
At the halfway point between the last Peter Jackson Hobbit movie and the next, Warner Bros. has released a new trailer and teaser images for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, complete with...
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