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14 June 2013 9:29 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Two sisters' reaction to the latest trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has caught the attention of Peter Jackson and Orlando Bloom.

The original video saw the two fans record themselves as they saw the new promo for the first time, shrieking and overwhelmed with excitement.

Watch Kellie and Alex view the trailer below:

Afterwards, director Peter Jackson showed the clip to stars Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly and Lee Pace.

The trio can be seen enjoying and laughing along to the video, praising them for being passionate about the Hobbit franchise.

Watch Bloom, Lilly and Pace watching the fan reaction below:

Lastly, the two sisters recorded a reaction response to the Hobbit stars' video, struggling to contain their hysteria.

Watch the 'Hobbit-ception' below: »

6 April 2013 1:00 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Andrew Wakefield's 'dishonest and irresponsible' research into the causes of autism led to his being struck off by the General Medical Council. That would have ended most doctors' careers. Instead, the Mmr 'martyr' moved to the Us – and into reality TV

For three days at the end of January, the Renaissance hotel in Washington DC fills up with television executives from around the world. The Realscreen Summit is where the makers of reality TV gather to discuss ideas, negotiate deals and discover the next Apprentice or I'm A Celebrity. Among the estimated 2,200 people who had paid up to $1,600 (£1,050) this year to try to snag face time with an exec from Freemantle, TLC, Discovery or National Geographic was an Englishman in his mid-50s wearing jeans, a crisp, white shirt and loafers, and carrying a MacBook. On his badge were the words "Autism Team".

This man's pitch was a reality TV series about autism, »

- Alex Hannaford

28 March 2013 4:15 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Bonjour, ou Bonsoir, j’espère que cela vous trouvera en bonne santé! I must start with an apology for any rusty translation, and hope it still has the right intentions. Thn are pleased to inform you of this year’s edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the UniFrance films’ celebrated annual showcase of the best in contemporary French film that is set to hit screens at Curzon Soho and Ciné Lumière in London, this April 4th-7th.

During 4 days, this Rendez-Vous is the opportunity for the English general public, the journalists and the French expatriated in London to discover some of the best 2012’ French productions and to meet talents. This year is no exception with the immense talent attending which includes:

Audrey Tautou, actress

2012 Chinese Puzzle (Casse-TÊTE Chinois) by Cédric Klapisch

2012 Mood Indigo (L’Ecume Des Jours) by Michel Gondry

2011 Delicacy (La Delicatesse) by David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos

2009 Coco Before Chanel »

- Dan Bullock

27 March 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

The Talent Family: Bourdos Abandons Genre for Elegant Biographical Period Piece

A summer signifying the encroaching end of one artist and the birth of another within one of France’s most famous families is the subject of Gilles Bourdos’ latest film, Renoir, based on the biographical novel penned by the great grandson of Auguste Renoir, Jacques (himself a notable cinematographer and photographer). A pastoral portrait that often reaches a resplendence with its moving images that evokes the works of its famed subject, this marks an aggressive change of pace for Bourdos, who has thus far seemed most interested in adapting mystery thrillers for the screen (and to middling effect, at least judging from his 2008 English language debut, Afterwards). Managing to avoid the clichés associated with lofty biopics, this straightforward rendering smartly focuses on a slight passage of time and isn’t driven by any overtly dramatic scenarios.

Set on the »

- Nicholas Bell

10 January 2013 11:29 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

A soundtrack that has Chinese overtones, interspersed with Satie, and A La Claire Fontaine. Is it a Chinese composer familiar with French culture? Turns out to be a French composer, capable of adapting his music to almost any setting in the world. Whether it be ethereal tunes for golden compasses, mysterious ones for wizards, or spectral ones for writers on the verge of giving up the ghost.

In a TV reality show about composers, Alexandre le Grand would be the winner of his era. Even if composers tend to be discreet, their work lives in a fish bowl. And M. Desplat’s bowl is filling up with scores of many scents and colours very rapidly.

Not just that, he does it consistently well, under lots of pressure, running against the clock on at least two continents, having composed the music for 115 feature films at the age of 51. Not counting the work done for TV, »

- Sultana Raza

5 items from 2013