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Waiting for Tolkien

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Guillermo del Toro was an inspired pick to direct the The Hobbit, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. If anybody can keep Bilbo from getting cute — and keep Gollum genuinely creepy — it’s the director of Pan’s Labyrinth. When del Toro visited Studio 360 last summer, he talked with Kurt about […]

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

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‘The Hobbit’ release brings appreciation for Tolkien

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Remembering Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay’s Climb Up to the Top Everest

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New Movie Releases: ‘The Hobbit’

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The Hobbit Premiers In New Zealand, Middle Earth Goes Nuts

It’s the movie that fans have dreamt of for years, and that New Zealand has spent half a decade preparing for: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”  And while American fans will have to wait until December 14th for the film’s release, last night New Zealanders were able to see it for the first time. The premier […]

Tolkien’s Take on America: Middle Earth’s Fiscal Cliff?

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The World’s Alex Gallafent assesses British fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s views on, not Middle Earth or hobbits, but America.

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Weekend Movies: Two to Skip, Two to See

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To help navigate Hollywood’s new releases, The Takeaway speaks with Wesley Morris, film critic for the Boston Globe. This week he gives us his thoughts on two films to avoid and two to watch.

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