Daily English Show #11 – Wellington To Blenheim (Video)
December 25, 2011 – 7:13 am | 28 Comments

The Daily English Show, an occasional video series, has hit the road traveling through New Zealand in a United Campervan. Today they travel to the beehive (Parliament), Lyall Bay (check out Maranui Cafe review) then …

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Peter Jackson To Bid on Two New Planes
March 24, 2009 – 5:28 pm | 13 Comments

Whilst Wall St types and car executives are busily ridding themselves of executive jets, Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson is looking at purchasing two new planes including a rare Simmonds Sparan Series One.

Peter Jackson And Spielberg Riff on Tintin’s 80th Birthday (Video)
March 17, 2009 – 7:52 am | 2 Comments

Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg riff on the Festival d’angouleme, which is a french comic book festival, here is a sample:
spielberg : « bonjour ! bienvenue au Festival d’angoulême. Je suis steven spielberg, avec un …

Peter Jackson’s Lovely Bones Tipped for Oscar Nomination
March 16, 2009 – 12:36 pm | One Comment

“Lovely Bones”, the story of a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven has been tipped for a nomination this year in the Academy …

Weta Workshop Podcast Episode 4
March 14, 2009 – 7:11 pm | One Comment

There is a new WetaCast available today (Click on link to get to subscription). Magnus and Daniel are back, with New Website, report with Matt Appleton and Emily-Jane Sturrock from RingCon 2008 in Bonn and …

Game Company Pitches for Peter Jackson’s Hobbits
March 13, 2009 – 8:15 pm | One Comment

Over at CrispyGamer they are reporting that TT Games is pitching for the rights for the up and coming rights issue for Peter Jackson’s Hobbit:
Even more interesting than the leak of the two games currently …

Director Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg At it Again
March 9, 2009 – 7:57 am | 6 Comments

We all remember when growing up there were a few treasures that we held onto and still enjoy to this day. For me, one of those (besides Watties Baked Beans) is Tintin, a Belgium comic …

Director Peter Jackson Profile of Gore and Horror
February 28, 2009 – 11:09 pm | 6 Comments

Fangoriaonline, the definitive horror bog has a profile of New Zealand’s favorite son, Peter Jackson, and his years making horror movies.
What many people don’t realize is that it was Peter Jackson that gave Kate Winslet …

Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop Makes Mermaid Suit for Double Amputee (Video)
February 25, 2009 – 11:25 am | 79 Comments

Peter Jackson’s Weta Studios makes a mermaid suit for a Double Amputee.

Kiwi Shlock Horror Flick Getting Traction
May 17, 2008 – 8:29 am | 2 Comments

Kiwi shlock flick from Gorilla Pictures, Last of the Living [Official Site] is gaining some traction in North America. Thanks to Peter Jackson and his early work, and the success of Eagle vs Shark, there …

Kiwi CGI Software Company To Build Robots
April 27, 2008 – 5:12 pm | 7 Comments

Kiwi Software firm Massive Software is getting into the virtual robot business. The key to Massive’s success is their 3D animation rendering software used in Lord of the Rings, Golden Compass and the Pirates of …

Spaniard To Make Hobbits
April 25, 2008 – 7:01 am | No Comment

Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have announced that Guillermo del Toro will be the Director of the next two Hobbit films.
“A true original, Guillermo is a cinematic magician who has never lost his child-like …