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Sesame Street parodies the Hobbit, Hunger Games

Posted on Dec 9, 2013Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Sesame Street's Cookie Monster becomes the hero in Lord of the Crumbs, Hungry Games: Catching Fur, and other movie parodies.

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer

Posted on Jun 11, 2013Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second in Peter Jackson's adaptation of JRR Tolkien's book into a trilogy, receives a new trailer.

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Gandalf vs. Darth Vader

Posted on Dec 8, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Move over, Sauron. The battle for the hobbits' Middle-Earth comes down to Gandalf the Grey vs. the Dark Lord Darth Vader.

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Reflecting on Super Megafest 2011

Posted on Nov 17, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The stars of Super Megafest 2011 were Sir Patrick Stewart (Star Trek's Captain Picard) and Sean Astin (Lord of the Ring's Samwise Gamgee hobbit).

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Take flight to Middle-Earth with Air New Zealand

Posted on Oct 31, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Take flight to Middle Earth with Air New Zealand in this instructional safety video, with cameos by Gollum and Hobbit director Peter Jackson.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trailer

Posted on Sep 19, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Peter Jackson's adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit into a trilogy of films receives a new trailer previewing the December 14 cinematic release date.

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The Hobbit trailer, real and literal

Posted on Jan 11, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Peter Jackson returns to Middle-Earth this December with JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. Here's the actual trailer and a parody with literal lyrics.

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