Tag Archives: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Brits Bring It at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards

By Brigid Brown | Posted on April 15th, 2013

Emma Watson (The Bling Ring), Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) were all awarded golden popcorn at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards. Watson received special recognition for her choice in roles and was awarded the ...

‘Skyfall’ Finally Starts To Pick Up Some Awards Love…

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 25th, 2013

Sam Mendes clutching his three Empire awards (AP Images: Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision)

Empire Magazine, the journal of note for the British film buff, has done what the Oscars failed to do, what the Golden Globes failed to do, and what the Brit Awards failed to do (principally because it does not have any categories that ...

WATCH: Two Featurettes On The Special Effects That Made ‘The Hobbit’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on December 18th, 2012

A Middle Earth montage for 'The Hobbit' (Warner Bros.)

Oh yes, I bet you thought now that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is in the theaters we’d have run out of things to say on the subject. Well nuh-uh.

‘The Hobbit’ Breaks US Box Office Records

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on December 17th, 2012

See, didn’t we tell you Martin Freeman was good?

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey finally reached theaters this weekend, and despite some lukewarm reviews and complaints about the running time, Peter Jackson’s latest Middle-earth epic has set a box office record with the ...

WATCH: ‘Hobbit’ Cast on the Merits of 48 Frames Per Second

By Tom Brook | Posted on December 12th, 2012

Martin Freeman in 'The Hobbit' (Photo: New Line Cinema)

A much talked-of aspect of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, out on Friday (December 14), is that it was shot at 48 frames per second. Most movies are shot at half this speed.

DON’T WATCH: Yet Another Hobbit TV Spot…

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 16th, 2012

Oh great! A TV spot showing Martin Freeman being really good as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. That’s not something we’ve seen for a while.

‘The Hobbit’ Latest: New TV Spot And Martin Freeman Interview

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 29th, 2012

Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in 'The Hobbit'

If anyone was remotely unsure as to why Martin Freeman should have been such a perfect casting choice for the role of Bilbo Baggins in the new Peter Jackson Hobbit films – beyond the fact that he is jolly good at the acting, of course ...