Four years ago, I think most people would’ve been like “Richard who?” or thought he was Hugh Jackman’s angrier brother or something. But Richard Armitage is definitely more recognizable now, even if you have to say, “He’s Thorin, the hot dwarf king from The Hobbit.” But fellow fangirl Brittany and I… Read more »
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Trailer Time! Prometheus, The Hobbit, & The Dark Knight Rises
This week has been pretty amazing in terms of trailer releases. We got trailers/teasers for three of the movies I’m anticipating most for 2012. Let’s take a look at them. Prometheus Synopsis: Ridley Scott, director of ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he… Read more »

Peter Jackson posts first Hobbit video blog!
I’m an enormous Lord of the Rings fan. By enormous, I mean I have two LOTR tattoos. I rewatch the movies every couple of months. I obsessively collect editions of the books. I’ve read the draft collections that Christopher Tolkien published. I even tried to teach myself Elvish, but it… Read more »

UK Viewing – London, Lies and Deep-Fried Spies
With the casting announcements for the upcoming movie adaptation of The Hobbit floating across the media lately, you may have noticed the role of Thorin Oakenshield has been taken by previous Man Candy subject, Richard Armitage. Somewhat neatly this grants me an opportunity to talk about one of the programs… Read more »

Man Candy: Richard Armitage
Okay, so last night I had a ridiculously romantic dream involving this guy. Richard Armitage is an English actor who’s known for his roles as Mr. Thornton in the BBC miniseries North & South, Guy of Gisborne on BBC’s Robin Hood, and Lucas North on Spooks, and has recently been… Read more »














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