Tag Archives: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

“Enough about me, let’s talk about me…”: When Actors Play Themselves (Sort-of)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

What’s an actor to do when your star persona becomes a joke? You embrace it of course, and let the audience know that you’re in on the gag. It can be incredibly self-indulgent if mishandled, but if pitched just right … Continue reading →

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“The hour grows late…” (RIP Sir Christopher Lee)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well today has been a sad one for film fans. Mere hours after news broke that the portrayer of Fagin Ron Moody had died at the age of 91, it was announced that Christopher Lee had also passed away at … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

It’s at an end. Peter Jackson has left Middle-Earth behind. For real this time. Probably. THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES gives the lengthiest chapter in Jackson’s career so far an appropriately grand ending, but wisely he doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition (2014)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’ve been a massive fan of Peter Jackson’s Extended Editions since that chunky, green FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING box set first appeared on my DVD shelf over a decade ago. It was followed by a chunky burgundy TWO TOWERS and … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I haven’t had more delirious fun with a film this year than I did with THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. The first film, for all its merits, was a bit of a slog at times, but the same can’t be … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition (2013)

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Who didn’t see this coming? This month Peter Jackson released a special extended cut of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY just in time to promote the second chapter, THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, which is set to be released in cinemas … Continue reading →

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Smaug Speaks!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

  Behold! We’ve been offered another peak at Peter Jackson’s second chapter of Bilbo’s adventure THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, and it looks pretty promising. We get glowering Legolas, again played by Orlando Bloom (looking noticeably chunkier a decade on), … Continue reading →

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