Chris Connor looks back at The Lord of the Rings as The Fellowship of the Ring celebrates its 20th anniversary… Epics have traditionally been big business for Hollywood, with biblical and historical epics like Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur enjoying huge popularity throughout the 1950s and 1960s. However, the fantasy epic had been […]
20 Years of Tolkien: The Long Road to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and Beyond
Brad Cook looks back on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings ahead of the release of the Middle-earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition 4K box set… With the first Lord of the Rings film celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2021, I thought it would be nice to take a trip down memory lane. Many of […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Mystic River over The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for Best Picture
Graeme Robertson on why Mystic River should have won Best Picture over The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King… The Oscars celebrating the best of 2003 was one of those classic nights where one film ruled them all. Winning an incredible 11 Oscars (the third and, to date, last film to do […]
Avengers: Endgame and the Biggest Event Movies of All-Time
EJ Moreno on the biggest event movies ever… Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the most significant movie events in cinema history! In this video, he’ll talk about what it takes for a film to become an event, and which franchises made an impact with fans. The only rule here is there […]
Funko unveils new The Lord of the Rings Pop! Vinyl figures
Funko has unveiled the next wave of Pop! Movies vinyl figures based on Peter Jackson’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings which includes Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, the Dunharrow King, the Witch King of Angmar, and two variants of Galadriel and Elrond, along with a new range of Pop! Pocket keychains; take a look at […]
Celebrating The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on its 15th Anniversary
Ricky Church celebrates the 15th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy… 15 years ago today, audiences worldwide were introduced to Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings. I had just started high school when The Fellowship of the Ring was getting ready to hit theaters and my […]
Andy Serkis: Underappreciated Genius
Helen Murdoch on the underappreciated genius of Andy Serkis… When the actor Andy Serkis’ name is mentioned in a conversation you’re tend to either hear “who’s that?” or “is that the motion cap guy?”. The fact that Serkis isn’t a household name is in my mind a travesty. With the final part of the new […]
