Bear them well and wisely." He announced before departing: "Winter is almost over, and things do pile up when you've been gone a hundred years.The beast was stirred from its slumber by the thrush opening a nut on a rock.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)A fantasy film from Warner Bros.(New Line) - the first of a three part trilogy of epicHobbitfilms, adapted from J.R.R.Tolkien's beloved fantasy novel about Middle Earth, first published in 1937.It has inspired many other fantasy tales, including the author's ownThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy.Guillermo del Toro was originally hired to direct, but dropped out, so Peter Jackson (producer and co-writer) took the job.Governor A.Harry Moore, the first of three NJ governors, officially refused to extradite himAt the same time, the milestone film received the year's Best Film honor from the National Board of ReviewNewspapers in Georgia were in an uproar over the endorsement, carried headlines such as YANKEE LIES, and two prison wardens sued Warner Bros.The driver swerves to avoid the apparition while applying his screeching brakes.His tires squeal as he pulls sharply off the road into a swirling cloud of dust and barely misses running her down.