Behind the Scenes of The Hobbit
I was excited to see this over on Topless Robot and thought I’d share it here. After all the hoopla surrounding this film, it’s great to see things back on track. I can’t believe it’s been 12 years...
View ArticleYA Genre Fiction Month: Bilbo the Doughboy
When you think of WWI fantasy, especially in the young adult genre, you might think of steampunk sci-fi, like Scott Westerfeld‘s Leviathan series. I, on the other hand, think of The Hobbit. Tolkien...
View ArticleThe Hobbit Movie Trailer, My Precious!
OK, this just totally sneaked up on me, gollum, gollum! I’m not sure it starts out very strong but by the time the dwarves started singing I squeed like a little girl. There is a lot to see in this...
View ArticleBilbo’s Last Song
As part of our ongoing effort to underscore the classier side of genre literature, we continue our Genre Poetry series with a selection from J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo’s Last Song (At the Grey Havens) by...
View ArticleThe Hobbit Official Soundtrack – Radagast the Brown
The first musical score for The Hobbit has been released: “Radagast the Brown” composed by Howard Shore.
View ArticleAnother Hobbit Production Diary to Whet Your Appetite
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is due to premier in just a few weeks and Peter Jackson and crew are in serious over-drive to get the post production effects wrapped up. This new production video...
View ArticleSix Clips from The Hobbit, Precious
Entertainment Weekly has posted 6 clips from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey so you can spoil the movie for yourself if you like. The goblin chase Swords are named for the great deeds they do Who did...
View ArticleHell is Adaptations: The Hobbit!
Originally published in 1937, The Hobbit has been a perennially appealing source of material for films and other media. The book itself is an entertaining children’s story, episodic in structure,...
View ArticlePeter Jackson Teases The Hobbit 2
Not a lot of info in this one, but Stephen Colbert and Billy Boyd both make appearances, and Jackson teases some Mirkwood-related artwork for the second film. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to...
View ArticleHell is Adaptations: The Hobbit Cartoon
What has a running time of 77 minutes, was once called “execrable” in the introduction to The Annotated Hobbit, and received a Hugo nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation but lost to Star Wars?...
View ArticleHell is Adaptations: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
While writing this installment of Hell is Adaptations, I briefly entertained the perverse notion of splitting this into three, and bloating it with a lot of sidetracks and irrelevant nonsense. I’m sure...
View ArticleNew Poster for The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug
I don’t know if I’ll love the movie, but I do have to hand it to Jackson’s design team. They do impressive work. Click the poster for a high-res version. (The Hobbit on WWEnd.)
View ArticleTeaser Trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
What do you think? Does this mark an improvement over the first movie, or will part 2 of the series be a Two Towers-esque slog? The movie trilogy is clearly a different animal from the novel, and I...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
To round out our trifecta of movie trailers we have The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Loosely based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, this is the third film to tell the story of Thorin...
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