Watch THE HOBBIT in 3 Minutes
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Thug Notes Analyzes the Bejeezus Out of J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
An insightful analysis of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. [...]
Everything You Wanted to Know About The Lord of the Rings Mythology Explained in 4 Minutes
This excellent video is a fantastic primer for mythology behind J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. It kinda makes me want to read it again. Damn you, clever [...]
[GUEST POST] Kenneth G. Bennett on The Lord Of The Rings, Dark Side Of The Moon, And The Role Of Humility In Art
Kenneth G. Bennett is the author of the new sci-fi thriller, EXODUS 2022 (Booktrope Publishing, 419pp.) as well as the young adult novels, THE GAIA WARS and BATTLE FOR [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
REVIEW SYNOPSIS: Despite a relentless pace and impressive effects, most notably bringing to life the impressive dragon at the heart of the tale, part two of Peter Jackson’s [...]
Everything Wrong With Peter Jackson’s “The Fellowship Of The Ring” In 7 Minutes Or Less
Even The Fellowship Of The Ring is not [...]
J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic Being Developed
The LA Times is reporting that a biopic about author J.R.R. Tolkien is in the works. The biopic, tentatively titled Tolkien, looks at the author’s life with a focus on his [...]
2013 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductees
The 2013 inductees to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame have just been announced. Congratulations to: H.R. Giger Judith Merril Joanna Russ David Bowie J.R.R. [...]
[GUEST POST] Garrett Calcaterra on Epic Fantasy and How J.R.R. Tolkien Pulled a George Lucas
Garrett Calcaterra is author of the epic fantasy novel, Dreamwielder, released earlier this month by Diversion Books, and touted by steampunk legend James P. Blaylock as [...]
Listen to J.R.R. Tolkien Read from “The Hobbit”
From the YouTube description: When Tolkien visited a friend in August of 1952 to retrieve a manuscript of The Lord of the Rings, he was shown a “tape recorder”. [...]
Free Kindle eBook: “Deconstructing Tolkien: A Fundamental Analysis of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit” edited by Edward J. McFadden III
Through Sunday, the book Deconstructing Tolkien: A Fundamental Analysis of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit is available as a free Kindle download (for Kindle devices, [...]
J.R.R. Tolkien and the Great War
J.R.R. Tolkien was a veteran of the 1st World War, something that I’d never examined all that closely, and for this week at the Kirkus Reviews blog, we’re [...]
Registration Now Open for Mythgard Institute’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Courses
Mythgard Institute has posted the schedule for their Spring 2013 courses. They include the following juicy programs for genre [...]
An Awesome Hobbit-themed Airline Safety Video
This clever airline safety video looks like something out of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels, right down to the maps and furry feet. Perhaps [...]
The Five Most Influential Books in my Life
A meme going around recently in the genre blogosphere is to name the five most influential books in your life, and how they changed your life. Some examples recently include [...]
VIDEO: “The Hobbit” The Way It Was Meant To Be Read: By Andy Serkis
I wish this was more than a news clip! Funny how Serkis mentions how people have mimicked the voice back to him in the intervening years sine Lord of the Rings. There’s [...]
TRAILER: Guardians of Middle-Earth
Video games have come a loooong way from when I was but a [...]
Sunday Cinema: Ralph Bakshi’s Animated “Lord Of The Rings” (1978)
I have oddly fond memories of this animated treatment of Tolkien’s classic. Ralph Bakshi’s presentation may be a truncation of the trilogy, but for its day, the [...]
SF Tidbits for 7/29/09
The New Yorker chats with Ursula K. Le Guin about The Left Hand of Darkness. [via Locus Online] The Vietnam News interviews the head of the VFSF, biologist and SF writer Vu [...]
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