Lord of the Rings

Our top 10 move tie-in games

I’ve been a big fan of movie tie-in games ever since I can remember, with fond memories of Goldeneye 007 and The Warriors being some of my highlights. While it’s no secret most of them have been average, we thought we would track down and discuss some of the better games that have rivalled the…

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Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings: a Musical Tale, brings incredible triple-threat talent to the Aussie stage.

In a world of dramatic works turned into musicals (see: Beetlejuice, Death Becomes Her, and The Color Purple, The Lord of The Rings: A Musical Tale enters. Although the original production premiered in Toronto and London back in 2006 and 2008, this new production, which focused more on the telling of the iconic story from…

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Film Review: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a visually stunning return to Middle Earth

It goes without saying that The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is one that left an impressionable in-print on cinema.  Many other films have tried their best to emulate its epic nature in the years since – even director Peter Jackson himself with the shaky Hobbit series – but few have captured correctly, so…

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Win tickets to return to Middle Earth with The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures Australia, we have 5 double digital in-season passes (Admit 2) to return to Middle Earth with the original anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, in Australian cinemas from December 12th, 2024. Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films,…

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The Lord of the Rings wraps first Amazon Studios series in New Zealand; release date announced internationally

Amazon Studios have revealed the very first look at the anticipated Amazon Original Lord of the Rings series in concurrence with the news that the as-yet-untitled project will debut across 240 countries and territories worldwide from Friday, September 22nd, 2022. As filming for season one ends today in New Zealand, this new epic drama brings to…

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The sounds of silence: The wisdom of New Zealand-based POW Studios and how they enhanced the horror of Coming Home in the Dark

When New Zealand-made horror film Coming Home in the Dark premiered at Sundance earlier this year, its use of sound was perhaps its most deceptive feature.  Forgoing the usual jump scare queues and obvious musical encouragement to goad audiences into a reaction, the film opted for a more subtle approach, utilising naturalistic sounds to give…

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Seven things I learned on my day trip to Hobbiton, New Zealand

Hobbiton. It’s a real place. You want to know why? Because I totally went there. Hobbits are real, end of discussion. And they’re beautiful. OK – well, sort of real. Alexander Farm is a 1250 acre property in Matamata, New Zealand, and is home to the set of Hobbiton from the Lord of the Rings…

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John Noble talks Lord Of The Rings, Elementary and Fringe: “I loved Walter Bishop”

Aussie John Noble has some pretty prolific pop culture roles under his belt. Since his time as an All Saint, John has found himself the covetable intelligent, slightly wicked choice for Hollywood producers looking to cast someone with that versatility (it’s not by his choice he swears). The result has been a flourish of eloquent…

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Watch the legacy trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, out Thursday!

They’re really getting on the nostalgia train to promote the final in The Hobbit trilogy aren’t they? Well, this recent trailer is no different. Highlighting the journey from Lord of the Rings to now, the featurette is a culmination of everything leading up to the defining chapter of the Middle-earth legend. In their own promotional…

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