First film in Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy takes in an estimated worldwide $223 million in its opening weekend. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” soared to the top of the global box office in a record-breaking opening, dominating the weekend with an estimated $84.775 million domestically and $138.2 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total [… read more]
This is another fun film in the Ice Age line up. So I can believe it when they are telling me it is the biggest release for the holidays (on DVD/Blu-ray that is — I should think The Hobbit has the theater holiday release down pat). I haven’t tried the app yet but it looks [… read more]
This is one of the films I am really looking forward to next year (Superman and Star Trek). 2013 should be a great year as long as the Mayans were wrong and the world doesn’t end next week. The new Superman reboot looks like it just might be pretty good. Check out the new Man of Steel [… read more]
Building on the terror of A Haunting in Connecticut, this horrifying tale traces a young family’s nightmarish descent into a centuries-old Southern hell. When Andy Wyrick (Chad Michael Murray, House of Wax) moves his wife Lisa (Abigail Spencer, TV’s “Mad Men”) and daughter Heidi to an historic home in Georgia, they quickly discover they are [… read more]
PETER JACKSON (Director/Producer/Screenwriter) is one of the world’s most successful filmmakers. His monumental achievement was “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, which he directed, as well as co-wrote and produced together with fellow Academy Award® winners and frequent collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Collectively, the films earned a total of 30 Academy Award® nominations, [… read more]
IAN McKELLEN (Gandalf the Grey) has been honored with over 50 international acting awards during his half-century on stage and screen. He is treasured worldwide as Magneto in the “X-Men” films and Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. In “The Hobbit” Trilogy he again plays Gandalf the Grey, the role that earned him [… read more]
RETURN TO MIDDLE-EARTH: DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE PHYSICAL WORLD OF THE FILM Stone Street Studios, Peter Jackson’s production facilities in Miramar, New Zealand, has nearly tripled in size and capabilities since the days when he and his team made “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy in the converted paint factory. Building the world of “The Hobbit: [… read more]
A TALE THAT GREW IN THE TELLING: ADAPTING THE HOBBIT “In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it [… read more]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey In High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, other 2D and 3D formats, and IMAX® Friday, December 14 From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The three films [… read more]
Can you believe E.T. is 30? Me neither, that means I’m….oh never mind! Relive the adventure and magic in one of the most beloved motion pictures of all-time, [amazon_link id=”B003UESJLK” target=”_blank” ]E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial[/amazon_link], from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg. Captivating audiences of all ages, this timeless story follows the unforgettable journey of a lost [… read more]