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See A Photo From The Set Of 'The Hobbit'

The Huffington Post | Matthew Jacobs | Posted 05.22.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Video, The Hobbit, Ian McKellen, The Hobbit Series, Gandalf, Middle-Earth, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit the Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson, Jrr Tolkien, Entertainment News

Peter Jackson and his crew are returning to Middle-earth one last time, according to a new post the director wrote on his Facebook page. Jackson unvei...

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Cute Overload, New Zealand?

Posted 12.10.2012 | Travel
Read More: Air New Zealand, New Zealand Passport Stamps, The Hobbit, Air New Zealand Hobbit, Middle Earth, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Travel News

Ok, New Zealand, the Hobbit hoopla is getting to be a bit much. It's totally adorable and understandable that you're proud of your role in the "Lor...

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The Magic of Filming The Hobbit in New Zealand (VIDEO)

Jo Brothers | Posted 02.05.2013 | Entertainment
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Jo Brothers

Watch this video of The Hobbit, from Air New Zealand, featuring the cast, Sir Peter Jackson and some of the most dramatic and remote film locations ever used in movie making.

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Movie Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.06.2013 | Entertainment
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Marshall Fine

The Hobbit entranced me in a way that made me forget about the technology and just plug into the movie itself. By the end, I wasn't even resenting the clunky 3D glasses.

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100% Middleearth, 100% Pure New Zealand

Jo Brothers | Posted 01.15.2013 | Travel
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Tourism New Zealand recently launched a new look for destination New Zealand, with the 100% Middle-earth, 100% Pure New Zealand campaign, invoking the energy of Middle-earth.

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WATCH: Hobbit In-Flight Safety Video

Posted 10.31.2012 | Travel
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Air New Zealand, the official airline of Middle Earth, launched a new Hobbit-themed in-flight safety video Wednesday. The video, entitled "An Unex...

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Hobbit Coins Will Be Legal Currency In New Zealand

Posted 10.11.2012 | Home
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As anticipation for Peter Jackson's latest Tolkien epic "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" reaches a fever pitch around the world, fans in New Zealan...

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Great News For 'Hobbit' Fans

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 07.30.2012 | Entertainment
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Middle-earth fans, you may need to sit down for this one: Peter Jackson has confirmed "The Hobbit" will become a trilogy. "It is only at the end of...

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Will There Be A Third 'Hobbit' Film?

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 07.25.2012 | Entertainment
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During Comic-Con, director Peter Jackson told a reporter for HitFix that he was considering splitting the second and final part of "The Hobbit" -- tit...

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14 Incredible Fictional Worlds You'd Most Want to Visit (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.01.2011 | Arts
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Some people dream of visiting India or Brazil -- other people have loftier, if not impossible, travel ambitions. With the summer travel season in ...

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Friday Talking Points -- In The Darkest Depths of Mordor

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2011 | Politics
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If I were a hobbit, right about now I would be wondering just how the heck I wound up at the center of this Washington intraparty political fight, personally.

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