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Ever since Bob Shaye launched the company in 1967 to release arthouse, foreign language and cult films on college campuses, New Line Cinema had been a studio known for out-of-the box choices necessitated by being the last stop for good material. From the audacious early John Waters films like Pink Flamingos to Wes…

Director Peter Jackson’s long-in-the-making Beatles documentary will debut in three two-hour episodes over three days – November 25, 26 and 27 – exclusively on Disney+. The Walt Disney Studios, Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films Productions Ltd. announced the dates for The Beatles: Get Back, a Disney+ Original…

With a confirmed, and late-breaking, re-release date, Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring has been scheduled to hit China's movie theaters tomorrow (April 16). The second film, The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, will follow next Friday, April 23. The Oscar-winning New Line trilogy…

The Visual Effects Society has named Oscar-winning director-producer-screenwriter Peter Jackson as the forthcoming recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 19th Annual VES Awards, streaming worldwide on April 6 or 7…

Huzzah! The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson will revisit Middle-earth alongside cast members of the epic film trilogy Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Elijah Wood. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has…

Peter Jackson has offered a sneak peek into his upcoming Beatles documentary via a video shot from his cutting room in New Zealand, where the director said he is about halfway through piecing together a movie from 56 hours of never-before-seen footage. The footage is a montage of moments pulled from the material…

Peter Jackson wrote a heartfelt tribute to Ian Holm, the great actor who became an indelible figure in Middle Earth lore with his portrayal of the precocious ring-finder Hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Jackson posted this on his Facebook page, and here it is: The Wonderful Sir Ian Holm I'm feeling very sad at the passing of Sir…

After a distinguished run as the visual effects house that brought to life Gollum, King Kong and other incredible creatures for Peter Jackson's Middle Earth films and other film spectacles including James Cameron's Avatar sequels and Avengers: Endgame, Weta Digital is making a major expansion. Jackson and Fran Walsh's…

Four years ago, the in-home day and date venture Screening Room polarized exhibitors and studios even as its backers and superstar director/shareholders promised windfalls as high as $8 billion in annual revenue to be split between movie makers and exhibitors from the affluent but homebound 25-39 demo. The disruptive…

Peter Jackson's upcoming Beatles documentary, which includes a slew of unseen footage of the “Let It Be” rockers, is coming to theaters in September. Disney executive chairman Bob Iger revealed Wednesday that The Beatles: Get Back will launch in the U.S. and Canada on September 4 The announcement was made during…

Farm animals, the historic moon landing and World War I veterans back to vivid life top the nominations for the fourth annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. The Biggest Little Farm leads this year with seven nominations, including Best Documentary Feature, John Chester for Best Director and noms for Best…

BREAKING: Sean Parker has become a minority equity investor in Weta Digital, the Wellington, New Zealand-based company formed by Peter Jackson and led by Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Letteri that does the visual effects for some of the biggest event pictures being made by Hollywood studios, including Avatar…