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December 2014

December 21, 2014

Looking Elsewhere: Trailering Malick; Burying “The Hobbit”; Christian Bale’s Bible Reading; and More!

This week, in my community of arts-and-faith explorers, conversations have been focused on the joy...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Aragorn’s Favorite Peter Jackson Movie (Hint: It’s Not The Return of the King)

It's another return of the king! Aragorn is back, and he has some kingly wisdom...

June 2013

June 11, 2013

The Desolation of “The Hobbit”

Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" is turning out to be, for many of us who love...

December 2012

December 13, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

The filmmakers took one children's book and expanded it into three movies. So I'll take...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

How to Take A Hobbit Journey Again… For the First Time

The new trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has arrived! What do...

November 2011

November 06, 2011

Kili and Fili in 3D

Peter Jackson has posted another video blog from the set of The Hobbit. This time,...

December 2008

December 25, 2008

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Here is the original Looking Closer review of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship...

November 2008

November 24, 2008

King Kong (2006)

A full hour of forgettable, underwhelming set-up introduces us to the key human characters of...

December 2007

December 18, 2007

HobbitWatch – Update #1: Jackson Finds “Hobbit” Direction “Impossible”

In case you missed the earlier announcement, here it is... MGM Chairman says Jackson finds...

December 18, 2007

Peter Jackson to Make “The Hobbit”

But who's going to direct it? Jackson? Del Toro? More questions: Will Holm be Bilbo?...

January 2007

January 10, 2007

Hobbit Trouble Continues

Somebody needs to send Peter Jackson and New Line's head guy Robert Shaye to marriage...

November 2006

November 30, 2006

New York Times on the Jackson/Hobbit Situation

The New York Times is now giving page space to the current troubles in The...

September 2006

September 17, 2006

Will Peter Jackson Direct “The Hobbit”? He Wonders Too.

There's some interesting stuff in Quint's interview with Peter Jackson at AICN today. Basically, Jackson...

December 2005

December 15, 2005

Who Would You Pick to Direct the Narnia Films? Or The Lord of the Rings?

Many recent comments have raised this question. Please don't use this thread as a chance...

October 2005

October 24, 2005

Specials: Winter Solstice. Undertow. Bortz scratches. Aslan talks. Hobos bite.

I'm back from a bout with the flu, and a couple of days of recovery...

March 2005

March 22, 2005

Web debris: Cruise, "Sin City," Leary and Loy on Eastwood and "Closer"

So, here are a few pieces I stumbled across today... A mind-boggling update on director...

November 2004

November 22, 2004

Greg Wright puts Peter Jackson in Perspective

Congratulations to Greg Wright for completing and publishing Peter Jackson In Perspective. This exploration of...