http://dir.salon.com/topics/peter_jackson/?source=rss&aim=peter_jackson en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/23/oscar_kickoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/23/oscar_kickoff/index.html?source=rss "Up," Clooney, "Precious," "Lovely Bones," "Nine" all leading contenders. Plus: Is indie dead? (Part 174) By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/09/9_review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/09/9_review/index.html?source=rss Often gorgeous, this Tim Burton-infused "stitchpunk" animation is a mixed-up quilt of hackneyed yarns By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson protégé Neill Blomkamp talks about "District 9," the sci-fi breakthrough of the summer By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/district_9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/district_9/index.html?source=rss Will the dark political allegory (and ass-kickin' robots) of "District 9" redeem a crap-movie summer? Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/25/del_hobbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/25/del_hobbit/index.html?source=rss A director who hates Tolkien, enslaved in New Zealand by a latter-day George Lucas. Whose brilliant idea was this? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/12/14/kong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/12/14/kong/index.html?source=rss He's big, he's back, and he's ready to sweep you up in his warm, hairy palm and take you on a rollicking romantic adventure! By Rebecca Traister Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/05/king_kong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/05/king_kong/index.html?source=rss Blogger Angry Black Bitch has something to say about the big black ape and his frenzy over white womanhood. By Steven Hart Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2003/12/03/tolkien_lewis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2003/12/03/tolkien_lewis/index.html?source=rss How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis' all-night argument about God paved the way for both "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia." By Laura Miller Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2003/11/18/two_towers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2003/11/18/two_towers/index.html?source=rss Crime-fighting Ents, the Iggy Pop-Gollum connection, Aragorn's love for a transvestite, and other delights lurk within this ragged, messy extended-edition DVD. By Scott Thill Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/10/24/viggo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/10/24/viggo/index.html?source=rss In an exclusive interview, Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings," talks about his photography, his indie publishing house, and why Bush will go down in history as the Sauron of American presidents. By Charles Taylor Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/12/18/two_towers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/12/18/two_towers/index.html?source=rss Yes, there are some "middle-chapter" problems, but Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation hasn't lost its devastating humanity, its heart-stopping cinematography or its epic sweep. By Laura Miller Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2002/12/03/lotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2002/12/03/lotr/index.html?source=rss Why the Eye of Sauron was the bane of Peter Jackson's life, and other knowledge I gleaned from the extended DVD of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/02/06/lotr_movie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/02/06/lotr_movie/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson's "Fellowship of the Ring" pleases both Tolkien nuts and "Lord of the Rings" virgins. How did he pull off such an unlikely feat?