Lord Of The Rings

‘The Lord Of The Rings’ In 3D?

I don’t know about you but I’m not a fan of post-production 3D. I have yet to see it implemented well. And it is giving 3D a bad name when movies filmed in 3D such as The Adventures of Tintin look better as a result. It isn’t just new movies getting this treatment (adding 3D...
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Serkis Defends Performance-Capture

Andy Serkis has added another successful film to his resume with The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Not that you’ll necessarily recognize him in the movie because he actually plays the ape which leads the revolt against humanity. Serkis portrays Caesar using performance-capture, which sees him donning a motion-capture suit to track his...
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Tyler In Awe Of ‘Lord Of The Rings’

The Lord Of The Rings movies were awesome upon release and are still awesome today. They stand up to scrutiny and likely will do for generations to come. In the same way Citizen Kane exudes quality despite its age, Lord Of The Rings will do the same in years to come. One woman who enjoyed...
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Elijah Wood Talks ‘The Hobbit’ Script

Elijah Wood may only be making a cameo appearance in The Hobbit but that’s enough to have enabled him to have read the whole script. At least for the first film in the two-part series, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I’m sure it helps that he’s a Lord of the Rings alumni and pals with...
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‘Lord of the Rings’ Extended Blu-ray Sparks Color-Timing Debate

Fans of the Lord of the Rings trilogy are eagerly awaiting the release (on June 28) of the new Extended Edition Blu-ray boxset. However, a leaked YouTube video showing a side-by-side comparison of the Extended and Theatrical releases has sparked a debate as to how the color-timing has been changed for the new release. As...
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Extended ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Blu-Ray Coming June 28

Earlier this month Amazon leaked the news that a new Extended Edition Lord Of The Rings Blu-ray box set was on its way soon. The price was listed as $83.99 but no release date had been set. Now, just a couple of weeks later, Warner Bros. has seen fit to officially release details of the...
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ Extended Edition Boxset Coming To Blu-Ray?

Have you started transitioning your movie collection form DVD to Blu-ray yet? You can tell many people have by the number of pre-owned DVDs turning up all over the place. And even new DVDs that are only a few months old are becoming really cheap to buy. Blu-ray releases are, however, somewhat holding their price,...
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Andy Serkis Talks CGI Oscar Category

CGI has been with us for decades now, and it’s improving all the time. While I personally think it’s sometimes overused, it’s evolving into a whole new genre of its own. Avatar being the prime example. Avatar only works so well because of the motion-capture of real actors for the roles of the Na’vi. Zoe...
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ Lawsuit Hots Up

The Lord Of The Rings movies are one of the most lucrative film franchises in history, but the estate of the writer of the original books that the films were based on hasn’t seen a bean of that money. At least according to a lawsuit filed by J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate against New Line Cinema, now...
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Uma Thurman’s Biggest Regret – Turning Down ‘Lord Of The Rings’

Uma Thurman can currently be seen in The Life Before Her Eyes, which is out on limited release in the States now. During promotion of the film, she was asked if she’d had any regrets s during her acting career, and the answer came back a definite yes. It seems that Uma turned down the...
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