Twenty-two years since the first film, 'The Lord of the Rings' is still a remarkable feat of cinematic storytelling.
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TV Review: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Depicts a Time When All Our Troubles Seemed So Far Away
'The Beatles: Get Back' depicts a time when all our troubles seemed so far away.
Read More »SXSW: Voter Technology Panel – One-Sided View on Voting Tech
“Voter Technology: A Reimagined Future”, a presentation at SXSW, focused on bringing election technology into the 21st Century. The speakers included Diego Bernal, a social worker and member of the Texas House of Representatives for San Antonio, and Peter Jackson, Public Sector Strategy Lead at IDEO, a design and consulting company based in San Francisco. Their goal: Use modern technology to facilitate the registration and voting process. They covered the motivations, possibilities and issues surrounding technology and voting.
Read More »Movie Review: Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ with Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, and Richard Armitage
How does 'Battle' fit in and does it find time to end one trilogy while simultaneously setting up another? In one word: incredibly.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
If you’re a fan of Peter Jackson’s treatment of Tolkien’s work, there’s no reason not to pick this up right away.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
If there’s one thing I can say for certain about this latest Hobbit film, The Desolation of Smaug, it’s that it’s better than its predecessor in nearly every way.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
One of the year’s biggest and best films, finally delivering everything we expect from another addition to the J.R.R. Tolkien film legacy.
Read More »TV Review: ‘The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot’
Not as big as Day of the Doctor, this short film is a wonderful tribute to Doctor Who.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Extended Edition
Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with mixed results.
Read More »DVD Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Tolkien's legacy is in safe hands as this is one of the best examples of adapting a book to the screen I've seen.
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