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The Middle-earth Hexalogy
December 17, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut Bill watched all six of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth films and assesses how they come together to make something... well, they certainly are something. Especially Fellowship.

Completer Jackson: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
December 16, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Connections

Cinemanaut Bill has one last Peter Jackson movie to see before the year is over: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Is Completer Jackson finally complete?

All the Special Features In One Go Because I’m an Idiot
December 13, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut Bill listened to all four commentaries and hit "Play All" on both Appendices discs in the Fellowship of the Ring box set, because he is very very stupid. What did he learn?

And the Award for Best Cinematography Should Have Gone to…
September 27, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut Bill isn't surprised that The Fellowship of the Ring won the Oscar for Best Cinematography in 2001, but did it deserve it? He watches all the nominees to find out.

Questions Tolkien Answered That Jackson Didn’t
July 5, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Viewing

Cinemanaut Bill has so many questions about the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, so he goes to the book for answers. Does Tolkien succeed where Jackson fails?

Completer Jackson: Wrapping Up Peter
June 29, 2014  |  Cinemanaut Bill  |  Connections

Having finished the longest available cuts of every Peter Jackson movie in one weekend, Cinemanaut Bill looks back at the director's strengths and weaknesses, his recurring tropes, and his best work.

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