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4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
March 16, 2021 | Leave a Comment
One of only two genre films to win the Best Picture Oscar this century, Peter Jackson's epic conclusion to his Lord of the Rings trilogy is also the biggest commercial success of them and for good reason. While The Fellowship...
16. Chicago (2002)
March 16, 2021 | Leave a Comment
The only musical to win the Best Picture Oscar this century, Rob Marshall's Chicago is easily the best of its genre to be released so far. Every bit of its craft is top-notch, from the dancing, colors, and music as the musica...
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – The Sons of the Steward
February 9, 2021 | Leave a Comment
With a film series adapting a work so dense, it shouldn't be a surprise that Peter Jackson's theatrical edits of his Lord of the Rings films cut out so much material. Thankfully, because of their massive popularity and critic...
Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit Duology
November 23, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Another interesting "what if" scenario involving Guillermo del Toro is his involvement with Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. The film adaptation had long been in the works following the successful ad...
Neill Blomkamp’s Live-Action Halo Adaptation
November 23, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Fresh off his breakout success with 2009's District 9, South African director Neill Blomkamp was a hot commodity to helm a big tentpole project. Peter Jackson, who was looking to produce a live-action adaptation of the hit Ha...
Mixed – First Steps into High Frame Rate Technology
November 4, 2020 | Leave a Comment
While this is still a relatively new piece of technology that has only seen limited use, it is one worth noting for how it might be applied in the future. Thus far only Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey a...
Adrien Brody
October 7, 2020 | Leave a Comment
The only Oscar winner on this list, Adrien Brody's career is one that seems to have flamed out rather quickly after reaching its peak with Roman Polanski's The Pianist in 2003. From there Hollywood attempted to capitalize on ...
Viggo Mortensen (3 Oscar Nominations)
March 3, 2020 | Leave a Comment
The New York actor, best known for his role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, is a three-time nominee, but has yet to pick up his first win. After garnering his first nomination in 2008 for Easter...
Viggo Mortensen – Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
July 12, 2019 | Leave a Comment
With The Lord of the Rings as one of the most iconic film trilogies of all time, it’s a wonder that Viggo Mortensen’s memorable performance as Aragorn happened because the original actor, Stuart Townsend, was...
King Kong (2005) / King Kong (1933)
May 29, 2019 | Leave a Comment
A passion project of Peter Jackson, his 2005 update of the classic and original monster movie King Kong is as good a remake as you’ll get. Though some find the film bloated, excessive and at times overly indulgent, it&r...