Peter Jackson and The Hobbit Petition Response
A little under a month ago a petition and open letter to MGM was put together by the good folks over at The One ...
Sean Connery as Gandalf?
It nearly happened but Sean Connery turned down The Lord of the Rings because he “didn’t understand it”. Too bad, I actually think he ...
Children’s Novel Here There be Dragons to be Made Into a Movie
The instant you post news about a movie based on a fantasy novel everyone says “Oh look, another movie hoping to cash in on ...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Children of Hurin to be Released
Some excitement is brewwing over at the Tolkien Camp. It would appear that J.R.R. Tolkien’s son Christopher has been a busy guy. Movie Web ...
Pirates of the Carabean to hit the 1 Billion mark
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Dead Man’s Chest has conquered and plundered all summer and will hit the 1 Billion mark today. Pirates good ...
John’s 10 Favorite Movies of All Time
Ok, a lot of people have been asking me recently for my all time favorite films list. I put up an unsorted rough list ...
Karl Urban In Outlander
The moment I saw Karl Urban in The Lord of the Rings films, I knew this guys was going to be around for a ...
Remakes – Good Idea Bad Idea
The topic of remakes always gets people wound up pretty tight. Yesterday this issue came up again with the announcement that New Line is ...
Fox Confirms X-Men 4
Despite the stupid title “X-Men: The Last Stand“, Fox Head Tom Rothman has all but confirmed that there will indeed be an X-Men 4, ...
The Hobbit Movie
As most people know, JRR Tolkien wrote a book prior to The Lord of the Rings called The Hobbit. in a nutshell, The Hobbit ...
King Kong And the Problem with 3 Hour Movies
So King Kong opens today to a lot of fanfare… and I’m one of the guys blowing the horn. I just can’t wait to ...
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Preview
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe opens in just a few weeks. Unlike most film fans it is this film (and not Harry ...
