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Peter Jackson Says No New Footage At Comic-Con From The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
8 hours ago
Sorry Hobbit fans, but there will be no new footage at Comic-Con this year for The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. In his latest video blog, director Peter Jackson shared that with all the work on the next Hobbit film, there was no time to put together a decent sizzle reel.
And in case you missed the farewell to Legolas/Orlando Bloom, watch the “They’re taking the Hobbits to Isengard” video.
The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug continues the adventures of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug opens nationwide on Friday December 13, 2013. The final chapter, »
- Michelle McCue
The Wizard Of Oz IMAX 3D Trailer Premiere
9 hours ago
Here’s your first look at the trailer for The Wizard Of Oz which will be presented in the immersive IMAX 3D format. It will return to the big screen for an exclusive one-week engagement in IMAX theatres across North America beginning September 20, 2013.
Marking the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Warner Bros. has produced a 3D remastered version of the film which will launch a comprehensive, cross-divisional campaign encompassing theatrical, home entertainment, consumer products and a number of promotional partnerships.
“We couldn’t be happier to partner with IMAX® as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of this iconic film,” said Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. “The Wizard of Oz IMAX® 3D Experience is an integral part of our studio-wide anniversary initiative and we are excited to give fans the rare opportunity to see this stunning version on the big screen.”
“The Wizard of Oz is »
- Michelle McCue
Win Passes To The Advance Screening Of Pacific Rim In St. Louis
16 hours ago
We’ve got a great screening contest to kick off the first day of July.
Who wants to win passes to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim?
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are synched via a neural bridge, called “The Drift.” But as the enemy grows more powerful with each attack, even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju.
On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes – a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) – who are »
- Movie Geeks
Maniac Remake Screens at The Hi-Pointe Midnights this Weekend!
17 hours ago
A couple of years ago the guys at Destroy the Brain.com showed, as part of their monthly Late Night Grindhouse midnight series, William Lustig’s 1980 Maniac, a sleazy slice of cheapo urban grime starring the late, great, and sweaty Joe Spinell as a serial killer with a fetish for scalps that was remarkable for its groundbreaking gore effects by Tom Savini. This weekend (July 5th and 6th) they will be presenting the 2012 remake starring Elijah Wood, a much less greasy stand-in for Joe Spinell. I haven’t seen this new remake, but I’ve heard good things about it. The chief gimmick this time is that everything we see is from the eyes — or at least the mind —of Wood, a mannequin aficionado with a penchant for stalking and scalping young beauties so as to better adorn his lifeless companions. They’ve also relocated the film’s setting from »
- Tom Stockman
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