Empire Awards 2015 Nominations

The Empire Awards nominations have been announced for the annual celebration hosted by the UK’s leading film magazine. This year  World War Two thriller The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cuberbatch leads the field with six nominations. Kingsman: Secret Service, Dawn of The Planet of The Apes and The Hobbit Battle of The Five Armies were [...]

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies Review

The Plot: In the third instalment of The Hobbit trilogy, finally completing the epic Tolkien franchise, the battle continues to rage for the riches of the fabled Mountain Kingdom of Erebor. Diminutive Hobbit hero Bilbo Baggins and the forces of good stand against an ancient evil and a deadly array of monstrous foes. As Dwarves, [...]

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Fun Facts

This week sees the long awaited release of the second chapter in Peter Jackson’s big screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein’s fantasy epic The Hobbit. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventures of Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandelf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield,  on an epic quest to [...]

Bret McKenzie Making Fantasy Puppet Musical

Flight of The Conchords star Brett McKenzie is going to follow his work on the soundtrack for eagerly awaited sequel The Muppets Most Wanted with more puppet themed movie adventures. The Oscar winning musical star has revealed plans to make a fairytale musical comedy described as a spiritual successor to Labyrinth. Explaining the inspiration behind [...]

The Hobbit The Desolation Of Smaug Trailer

Check out the first Official Trailer for the next chapter in the Middle Earth Hobbit saga, The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug. The film is set for a Christmas release on 13th December and sees Martin Freeman reprising his role as diminutive Hobbit Hero Bilbo Baggins, on a quest to help a band of Dwarves reclaims their homeland from the clutches of a [...]

The Hobbit The Desolation Of Smaug Poster

Check out the first Official Poster for the next chapter in the Middle Earth Hobbit saga, The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug. The film is set for a Christmas release on 13th December and sees Martin Freeman reprising his role as diminutive Hobbit Hero Bilbo Baggins, on a quest to help a band of Dwarves reclaims [...]

Visual Effects Pioneer Ray Harryhausen Dies at 92

Special Effects genuis and stop-motion animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen passed away today in London at the age of 92. The sad news was confirmed by his family through The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Facebook page. In a moving obituary reprinted below in full his family outlined the extraordinary legacy Ray left behind. He  forever changed the [...]

The Hobbit Royal Premiere Interviews

Check out our interview below with Director Peter Jackson, Sir Ian McKellem, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis and the new band of Dwarves including James Nesbitt & Richard Armitage:

High Frame Rate 3D Guide & Review

Much like James Cameron’s Avatar introduced  a new generation of 3D technology Peter Jackson  has chosen to make The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey the first major cinematic release in so called High Frame Rate 3D (or HFR 3D for short). What does it all mean and how does it actually looks… read on below to [...]

The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Review

The Plot: When the wizard Gandalf invites unassuming Hobbit Bilbo Baggins to join a brave band of Dwarfs on a quest to reclaim their homeland from the monstrous dragon Smaug; he finds it impossible to decline and sets out on an unexpected journey to face the magical perils of middle earth. The Good: J.R.R. Tolkien’s [...]