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

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December 21, 2014

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The Abomination of “Desolation”: Two Hobbit-Related Lists

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December 11, 2013

"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" is here. But I didn't attend the press screening. Why? I'll explain. But first, here are five important bits from a review by my favorite movie reviewer...

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The Desolation of “The Hobbit”

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June 11, 2013

Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" is turning out to be, for many of us who love the book, a failure of "Phantom Menace" proportions.

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Has the Power of the Ring Corrupted The Hobbit’s Filmmakers?

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June 5, 2013

Today's Entertainment Weekly story about The Hobbit's new character played by Evangeline Lily has dealt a heavy blow to my hopes that this series will improve.

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Matthew Dickerson on "The Hobbit" – Part 2

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December 21, 2012

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Matthew Dickerson on "The Hobbit" – Part 1

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December 21, 2012

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

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December 13, 2012

The filmmakers took one children's book and expanded it into three movies. So I'll take this one movie and expand it into two movie reviews...

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What If Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli Made “The Hobbit”?

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December 8, 2012

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Nine Years Ago, I Met Gandalf

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December 5, 2012

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

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September 19, 2012

The new trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has arrived! What do you think? I first read The Hobbit when I was 7 years old, and moved right on up to The Lord of the Rings at age 8. If you're like me, you'd love to have the thrill of discovering a world as awe-inspiring as that again. And I think we can. We just need to find a way to see Bilbo Baggins, The Shire, the dwarves, Gandalf, Mirkwood Forest, and the Lonely Mountain with new eyes.

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