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Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Hobbit and The Highwayman

20 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by D.J. in Hobbit movie, News

≈ 28 Comments

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bilbo, high res, screencaps

One of the joys of having HD Blu-ray screenshots is that you can see things that might never have been intended to be seen, such as this parchment document which old Bilbo removes from his trunk.  It goes by in a flash, too fast for the eye to read, but GallickaScreens.com managed to capture it just perfectly so that the words are legible.  It is part of the text from the poem “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes, and includes the following lines;

“He’d a French cocked-hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin,
A coat of the claret velvet, and breeches of brown doe-skin;
They fitted with never a wrinkle: his boots were up to the thigh!
And he rode with a jewelled twinkle,
His pistol butts a-twinkle,
His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky.”

(click to enlarge)

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As I understand it, there is no way to reconcile the French and pistol butts with the timeline of Middle-earth.  But it is one of my favorite poems, so I can forgive them.

I would be interested if readers find similar surprises when browsing through the frames of the film.  Let me know in the comments below.

The Hobbit: A Pants-droppingly Good Film – Interview with Richard Armitage

20 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by D.J. in Hobbit movie, News, Richard Armitage, Thorin

≈ 10 Comments

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interview, news, peter jackson, richard armitage, thorin, video

GettyImages.com has an interview with Richard Armitage published March 7 where he discusses an amusing array of topics including the spirited directing style of Peter Jackson, and bloopers he hopes will not appear on the Extended Edition. I’ve organized them below so they can be viewed in the proper order.

The Hobbit XBox Exclusive Video: The Company of Dwarves

17 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by D.J. in Fili, Hobbit movie, Kili, News, Richard Armitage, Thorin

≈ 13 Comments

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aidan turner, dean o’gorman, dragon sickness, dwarves, fili, high res, interview, kili, news, richard armitage, screencaps, thorin, thrain, thror

Xbox on Youtube posted this excerpt from their exclusive edition of The Hobbit on Blu-ray.

It’s a short but wonderful exploration of the relationship between the heirs of Durin, including Thorin, Thror, Thrain, Fili, and Kili, with commentary by Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner, and Dean O’Gorman.

HD screenshots below (click for full-size):

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Dean O’Gorman at Armageddon Expo

13 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by D.J. in Fili, Hobbit movie, News

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aidan turner, armageddon expo, dean o’gorman, dwarves, fili, ian mckellen, interview, news, richard armitage, video

KiwiCatherineJemma of Youtube recorded Dean O’Gorman’s appearance at Armageddon Expo in New Zealand this month.  It is broken up into many short videos, and I’ve selected only the ones that relate to the Hobbit, but you can watch them all by going to her channel on Youtube.  He talks about a wide variety of topics including souvenirs from the set, which dwarf would he be if he couldn’t be Fili, what his favorite experience was, how he got the part, and mentions a slightly spoilerish bit about the upcoming filming of the Battle of Five Armies.




















The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Screencaps

06 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by D.J. in Hobbit movie, News, Richard Armitage, Thorin

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high res, news, photos, screencaps

Gallicka Screens has already gone to great effort to make a gallery of over 8,500 high-res screenshots from the Blu-ray copy of the film (examples below), so unless it gets the axe, I’m simply going to direct you there.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (1920 X 1080)

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