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Peter Jackson
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Biography
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Directed
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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The Frighteners
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Directed
The Adventures of Tintin
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Directed
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Directed
King Kong
Directed
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
When Studios Marry: Films Born of Corporate Chaos
From the ashes of mergers and acquisitions come some of cinema's most fascinating experiments. This chain traces how boardroom decisions shaped the art on scree...
8 films
When the Children's Host Turns Predator
Casper Kelly's Buddy lets a singing orange unicorn hold his own cast hostage inside a deranged 1990s kids' show. This chain traces the lineage of the lethal ent...
5 films
20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own
There was a brief, glorious period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when buying a film on home video felt less like acquiring a product and more like being han...
20 films
When Worlds Collide: The Magic of Live-Action Animation
From Disney's pioneering blend to modern masterpieces, explore films that seamlessly merge reality and animation, celebrating the creative spark when two worlds...
8 films
The DVDs That Changed Everything
In the late 1990s, home video underwent a seismic shift driven by a double revolution: an unprecedented jump in technical quality, and an unprecedented access t...
10 films
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Directed
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
King Kong
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Frighteners
1996
Heavenly Creatures
1994
Braindead
1992
Bad Taste
1987
Acted
Wrote
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
King Kong
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Frighteners
1996
Heavenly Creatures
1994
Braindead
1992
Bad Taste
1987
Produced
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
District 9
2009
King Kong
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Frighteners
1996
Bad Taste
1987