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It's hard to believe, but it's been nine years since "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" hit theaters around the world. That film went on to win all 11 Oscars it was nominated for (becoming the first fantasy film to win for best picture) and earned more than $1 billion worldwide at the b ...

There is a lot of excitement over the upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel "The Hobbit," and now that excitement has been boosted by news that Warner Bros. will add a third film to what was already a two-parter. What that doesn't mean, however, is a full new story -- but mostly the stretching of th ...

They may not get a lot of respect from the Oscars, but "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Super 8" cannot escape the honors from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, as both now have three Saturn Awards to their tally. Saturns were handed out Thursday night for film and television ...

It's not easy choosing the top newsmakers on Airlock Alpha every year. The entire GenreNexus of sites (which also include Rabid Doll and Inside Blip) publish hundreds of stories each year, and it's sometimes tough to decide which was the most important, and which are worthy of forgetting. As w ...

His thumb was more powerful than most people's words. And he had a Pulitzer prize to prove it. Roger Ebert, the fun, grey-haired master of the movie review, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 70. Ebert was one half of the original "At the Movies," which later became "Siskel & Eb ...

It's over. After 266 days, principal photography for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" has ended in New Zealand. And now begins the anticipation for the upcoming release of the Lord of the Rings prequel series. Following the same path he did a decade earli ...

The movie categories have always been interesting ones for the Airlock Alpha Portal Awards, especially at times when readers have questioned how much of a "genre" film certain productions are, and if the biggest box office winners are usually the winners here as well. The fact is, the movie categ ...

For those who just can't wait to see Chris Hemsworth again in "Thor 2" won't have to wait as long as originally thought. Walt Disney Pictures, which owns the Marvel properties, said it is moving the premiere of the "Thor" sequel up a week to Nov. 8, 2013. That is not expected to affect production ...

The Saturn Awards love Harry Potter, and isn't afraid to show it just as the movie franchise comes to an end. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" earned 10 nominations, tying Oscar-nominated "Hugo" for most nominations. "Super 8" from director and writer J.J. Abrams was not far behind ...

Fans still have a year to wait until they get to see the first part of Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth with "The Hobbit," but Bilbo Baggins himself has shared some behind-the-scenes tidbits, including his encounter with Gollum. "The first thing I filmed was finding the ring in Gollum's cav ...