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Which story would you like to see most as the next Tolkien Film?
The Hobbit - 36.36%
The Children of Hurin - 0%
The story of Beren and Luthien - 27.27%
The Fall of Gondolin - 18.18%
The Story of Aragorn's youth - 18.18%
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Let's talk about "The Hobbit"
On December 18th, 2007, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc announced that they have agreed to make two movies based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is exciting news for fans of Middle Earth. Come discuss it with us in our new Hobbit Movie Discussion Forum.

The Hobbit in Irish

May 10, 2012 - 6:46 PM - by Cully

TheOneRing.net have had a report from one of their Ringer Spies Ealbhchara (‘Elf-friend’ in Irish Gaelic) who was at the official launch of the new translation, in Dublin.

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I bpoll sa talamh a bhí cónaí ar hobad. It’s been a long time coming, but finally it is possible to follow the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Biolbó Baigín) in the Irish language. I had the great fortune to attend the official launch of An Hobad last night at An Siopa Leabhar (The Book Shop) here in Dublin... This has been an historic event for the Irish language. Many great and popular works have been translated into Irish over the years, from Don Quixote to Dracula and most recently, Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl – but An Hobad stands a good chance of being the best-selling Irish language book of all time. By the end of the evening, I noticed that an entire display case had been cleaned out.

There has been a lot of interest in the launch and the shop was packed to capacity. Daragh Ó Tuama, manager and organiser of the event, told us how he had read only The Lord Of the Rings and was proud to be experiencing The Hobbit for the first time, through the Irish language.

Read the full report here

Thanks to Will Whitfoot for the heads-up.

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Reaction to Hobbit sneak peak
Apr 26, 2012 - 12:17 AM - by Cully
A 10-minute preview of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit has drawn a mixed reaction from viewers, with one film website saying "everyone hated it". The Kiwi director previewed 10 minutes of footage in the United States yesterday, showing wide landscape scenes shot in New Zealand, Bilbo and his nemesis Gollum, and the band of dwarves he has adventures with. The footage showed Bilbo lost in Gollum's cave, Gandalf persuading Bilbo to leave the Shire, and trolls engaging in a battle. Orlando Bloom was shown reprising his Lord of the Rings role as Legolas - a character not in Tolkien's Hobbit book. There is also a scene of the White Council featuring Saruman, Gandalf, Galadriel and Elrond. Read more.
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Theaters will adapt to show ‘Hobbit’ at 48fps by December

Apr 21, 2012 - 7:15 PM - by Bambi

From the Hollywood Reporter:

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After Jackson and James Cameron championed higher frame rates as a solution to exhibition problems, projection manufacturers are working to support the move in time for the movie's December 14, 2012 release date.

The cinema technology industry is working to give moviegoers the opportunity to see The Hobbit: An Unfinished Journey* in 3D projected at 48 frames per second when it hits theaters in December.

Frame rates are the number of images displayed by a projector within one second. Twenty-four frames per second (fps) has long been the standard in cinema, but industry leaders James Cameron and Peter Jackson are among those who propose high frame rates such as 48 or 60, reducing or eliminating jutter and other motion artifacts.

Digital cinema auditoriums are currently not equipped to support 48 fps movies, though work is being done to change that.

You can read the whole article here.

* You'd think the HR would get the name right

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Sneak Peek at Laketown Set
Apr 12, 2012 - 12:18 AM - by Cully
Sir Peter Jackson's workers may be taking a well-earned Easter break, but keen Hobbit fans had a chance for a sneak peek at a set from the two-part movie. The tall set is visible at Stone St Studios in Miramar. The gates to the studio were open on Saturday when firefighters responded to an alarm at the set. Jackson's spokesman, Matthew Dravitzki, had not heard about it and assumed it had been a false alarm. Read more.
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First Official Hobbit Shirts
Apr 05, 2012 - 1:06 PM - by Bambi
The first official "The Hobbit" shirts are now available at the Warner Bros. Shop. You can order yours here. Join the journey with Bilbo Baggins as he steps out his door and into the greatest adventure of his life!
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Mortensen and Shore Win Genie Awards
Mar 09, 2012 - 11:56 PM - by Tigger
Last night in Toronto the Genie Awards, Canada's Oscars, were handed out during a Gala Ceremony and Lord of the Rings alumni were front and centre among the award winners. Viggo Mortensen and Howard Shore were honoured for their respective efforts in David Cronenberg's film A Dangerous Method. Mortensen was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Genie for his performance of Dr. Sigmund Freud and Shore won the Genie for Best Score. More about last night's Award Ceremony can be found at the following link... CBC News ~ Monsieur Lazhar wins 6 Genies All of us here at CoE congratulate Viggo and Howard on their Genies.
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Mortensen To Recieve Coolidge Award
Mar 05, 2012 - 7:29 PM - by Tigger
The Coolidge Corner Theatre of Boston's annual Coolidge Award honours those in the Film Industry who “advances the spirit of original and challenging cinema.’’ and celebrates the honouree with a weekend retrospective leading up to the actual Award Ceremony. This year's honouree is Viggo Mortensen. Yesterday, the Coolidge Corner Theatre showed a Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Marathon as part of their program honouring Mortensen. The biggest surprise of the day however, was when Aragorn himself showed up just before The Return of the King started. With thanks to our friends at TORN.... The Award Ceremony takes place tonight in Boston.
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'The Hobbit' Video Production Diary #6
Mar 01, 2012 - 3:12 PM - by Bambi
Peter Jackson has posted the sixth video on his facebook page here
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Handwritten edition of The Hobbit costs $1000

Mar 01, 2012 - 2:26 PM - by Bambi

According to The Tolkien Library, this leather-and-copper book,

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contains the full text of the original tale with paintings (the Hobbiton across-the-water, the Lord of the Eagles, the Bilbo comes to the Raft-elves, the Conversation with Smaug) & drawings ( the Trolls, the Mountain-path, The Misty Mountains looking West, The Elvenking’s Gate, the Lake Town, The Front Gate, The Hall at Bag-End) made by Mr. Tolkien – and remade by the “writer”.

This is actually István Hári’s second venture in Tolkien calligraphy. In 2005, he created “Tales of Middle Earth,” a tome that included The Hobbit plus all three books of Lord of the Rings. It took Hári three years to complete it, and it will set you back almost $3,000 (€2,200).

Note that these books sold are copies, and a limited edition of them are available at The Tolkien Library.

More here

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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires 'West of Memphis'
Mar 01, 2012 - 2:21 PM - by Bambi
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to Amy Berg’s documentary West of Memphis, the company announced Wednesday. The film about the West Memphis Three debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in the documentary premieres section on Jan. 20. The film chronicles the new investigation surrounding the West Memphis Three that eventually broke the case open and led to the freedom of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. The trio was convicted in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in the town of West Memphis, Ark. West of Memphis was produced by the husband-and-wife team of Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, and Echols and wife Lorri Davis. More here
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