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Tolkien Estate Sues New Line
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-12-2008)
Just two weeks after Guillermo del Toro was confirmed as director for the two upcoming Hobbit films, a new press release has been issued from the estate of LOTR author J.R.R Tolkien announcing their intentions to sue New Line over profit sh... Discontent Within Tolkien Family
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-03-2001)
Excitement may be increasing in advance of the release of New Line's THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, but don't expect to seeing endorsements from at least one prominent member of the Tolkien family.According to the UK's The Independent news... Dinos run free as Tolkien book found
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-06-2003)
...by J.R.R. Tolkien was discovered in an Oxford library by a U.S. academic. The book, a translation of BEOWULF with commentary, may see print in 2003. And you thought he just made all that stuff up ... More to come in part two. Thanks for tuning in, and ... 
Tolkien Son Addresses RINGS Movies
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-10-2001)
J.R.R. Tolkien's son, Christopher, has gone public regarding recent reports of his disdain for the coming LORD OF THE RINGS films based on his father's books.Tolkien, who edited his father's last book, THE SILMARILLION, issued a statement last Friday wher... Book Buzz: Hugo Winners Announced
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-11-2008)
...y, J.R.R. Tolkien, with On Tolkien: Interviews, Reminiscences, and Other Essays in hardcover while BBC Audiobooks collects Douglas Adams’ fully dramatized Dirk Gently serials in the CD set Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
&... Preview: MIDDLE-EARTH ONLINE
by Frank Pais (Mon 04-19-2004)
...e work of Tolkien (for example, elvish communities operate strictly on a Gifting system, while the rest of Middle-Earth uses silver and gold as currency.) As evident from these exclusive screen shots, the landscapes look absolutely breathtaking. The Sh... Farewell Kurt
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 04-17-2007)
...ristopher Tolkien. Compiling notes dating back to 1918, J.R.R.’s son Christopher has edited his father’s notes into a seamless volume. Being released in regular and deluxe hardback editions, this new tale set in the realm of Middle Earth... Hobbit History
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-22-2007)
...ed J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit seems to be on everyone’s tongue. I’m as interested in a live-action movie of The Hobbit as any other fan, but it is a wee bit sad when thinking of the title immediately spurs disc... Cartoon Rings
by JASON HENDERSON (Sun 06-23-2002)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings have been three animations released in short order back in1978 and 1980 (and all currently available on DVD): Rankin and Bass' The Hobbit, Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings and the Rankin-Bass 1980 follow-up Return ... Deluxe Húrin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-15-2007)
Amidst the flurry of studio inquiries which have flooded the Tolkien estate since The Children of Húrin hit the shelves last month, Houghton Mifflin is rolling out the stops to release a deluxe hardcover edition of the novel complete with brand new... The Side Project
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-21-2008)
...intensity Tolkien spent his days after Lord of the Rings working on small snippets of the Middle Earth mythos, and these numerous addendums and appendices have already helped shape Peter Jackson’s screen trilogy in crucial ways. With New Line&rsq... Tolkien's THE CHILDREN OF HURIN to be published
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-19-2006)
According to the Associated Press, J.R.R. Tolkien's unfinished tale THE CHILDREN OF HURIN is set to be published next spring.The book, which has been published previously only in excerpts, has been edited by Tolkien's son into a completed story. Christop... Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
by Coming Attractions (Thu 12-18-2003)
...he J.R.R. Tolkien book The Return of the King from the trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Premise: The saga draws to a close as battles are fought to distract Sauron from the fact that the One Ring is in Mordor under his very nose... Release Date: December... THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-09-2005)
Writers C.S. Lewis, who created the NARNIA series, and J.R.R. Tolkien, known for LORD OF THE RINGS, were contemporaries and friends. Their respective literary epics both involved vast conflicts in magical lands, but where Tolkien became invested in the in... Bakshi takes swipes at LORD OF THE RINGS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 06-22-2001)
...he J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy to the big screen in a malformed animated version. "I think it's impossible to do Tolkien. It's impossible to get the brilliance of what he wrote about -- just the medium, the book, the novel gives you othe... Peter Jackson Straddles THE TWO TOWERS Part Two
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 12-18-2002)
Director Peter Jackson has changed the face of genre filmmaking with the success of his LORD OF THE RINGS movie trilogy. Based, of course, on J.R.R. Tolkien's ever-popular book series, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS and THE RETURN OF THE KING ... Harry Potter goes Greek…err Latin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-26-2006)
...Long-time Tolkien fans Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond strut their fantasy expertise on all things related to the mythic giant. Awarded three times with the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inkling Studies, this tag team duo rounds out their work w... DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-14-2001)
... works of Tolkien and other fantasy authors. Now those boys have grown up to become heads of movie studios, doctors, and sex offenders - just like the "normal" boys who were on the basketball team.The idea of turning DUNGEONS & DRAGONS into a movie... DUNE: Julie Cox
by Steve Fritz (Mon 12-04-2000)
... [J.R.R.] Tolkien. When I grew up, I started reading the works of Philip K. Dick, and that made me say that`s the kind of stuff I want to eventually do when I`m acting. I`d put Greg Bear in that company; he`s another great one. When I read his Eon my b... The GORMENGHAST Saga
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-14-2000)
...sed after Tolkien: no quests, monsters or wizards. There is, however, a palpable sense of destiny, bound up with the mysterious wet-nurse Keda and her feral child. This builds to a tremendous resolution in the second book, sadly garbled in the BBC vers... 'Sky Captain': Embracing the Past
by Rob M. Worley (Sat 09-18-2004)
...re J.R.R. Tolkien
came up with some of his ideas for "The Lord of the Rings" even. In a
way the John Carter story is a combination of those two worlds. I also think
that in that aspect it will be quite the opportunity and challenge to do
something ... Smoke and Mirrors: The Magic of Harry Potter
by Denise Dumars (Tue 11-30-1999)
...uthors as Tolkien, Baum, Lewis Carroll and C. S. Lewis, I see nothing at all in the Harry Potter books that would put them in a league with The Wizard of Oz and The Hobbit.`Cultural amnesia,` is a term being bandied about in science fiction and fantasy... SCION #15
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 08-27-2001)
...s back to Tolkien and beyond. Those who read D&D modules and high fantasy novels religiously will doubtless recognize every character and story beat in this issue even more readily than I did. This is appealing storytelling, but there's just nothing fr... ELFQUEST: FIRE & FLIGHT
by Jason Henderson (Wed 08-30-2000)
...ed out on Tolkien as a young reader and was so intimidated by fantasy--the whole thing, not just any one book--that I steadfastly avoided the genre. I shouldn`t have.And one of the titles I kept noticing through the years was Elfquest, which wasn`t eve... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 12-19-2001)
Now that Peter Jackson's live-action epic THE LORD OF THE RINGS is finally herea feat thought more or less impossible to pull off only a few years agothe question can finally be answered. Does the film live up to the potential of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered ... Chronicles of Riddick, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)
... [J.R.R.] Tolkien novels, in the same way that Hobbit is prequel to The Lord of the Rings, Pitch Black is a prequel to The Chronicles of Riddick [trilogy]," Diesel told Sci-Fi Wire.Twohy has thought up an elaborate storyline for the next three movies, ... Spectral Motion creates creatures for 'Hellboy II'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 07-11-2008)
... from the Tolkien bestiary.
'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' opens in theaters July 11th. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: BLACK AND WHITE #1
by Tony Whitt (Sun 07-21-2002)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien or George R.R. Martin or some other writer with too many syllables in their name. It's far better than reading such derivative tripe as this.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think atfeedback@cinescape.com. KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS
by James T. Voelpel (Mon 04-08-2002)
...his isn't Tolkien or even Eddings, but if this type of fantasy is your forte, give it a chance. Besides, it reminds us of those heady early role-playing days with nothing but our dice and a +1 sword strapped to our back. One Life to Liv
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Thu 12-20-2001)
...was [all] Tolkien. He was a professor of languages at Oxford. He wrote all those languages and we had to learn how to speak them. [Although] other people can speak them besides us. Our dialect coach would call this man in England and he would translate... Jackson: TWO TOWERS
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-24-2001)
...he title. Tolkien fans would crucify us." Video & DVD This Week: December 4th
by John Thonen (Tue 12-04-2001)
...on J.R.R. Tolkien, the man who wrote the enduring LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, the upcoming film adaptation of which most of us are salivating over at this very moment. Actually, much of the documentary is a look at the effect Tolkien's Middle-Earth book... The “Potterverse” Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
...o;X-rated Tolkien set in the Middle East.”
Last but not least Edward Gross, the author of such non-fiction books as Captains’ Logs: The Complete Trek Voyages, Planet of the Apes Revisited, and Rocky: The Ultimate Guide, takes th... Henry Kuttner and THE LAST MIMZY
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-27-2007)
...s, where Tolkien-fantasy meets Goth-sensibility in a continuing struggle between the races of man, elf, troll and pixie. This volume is a collection of character solo stories by Davidsen and Bordner, bound together by the narration of fan favorite,... "300"
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-09-2007)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien, though, it’s hard not to notice that 300 keeps going for both tragedy and message that it hasn’t backed up in the preceding drama. Xerxes is a tyrant and we see Leonidas being a good husband and father and a general wh... The Tower of Shadows Looms onto Shelves
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-12-2006)
...native as Tolkien or the best Asimov. Living among us are the "Others," an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. A thousand-year treaty has maintained the balance of power, a... Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)
...clude JRR Tolkien, Stephen King, Phillip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Lucius Shepard, Clive Barker, Thomas Ligotti, John Crowley, L. Frank Baum, Jack Finney, H. P. Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kenneth Morris, M. R. James, Bram Stoker, ... The Hobbit
by Karl Schneider (Mon 01-15-2007)
... J. R. R. Tolkien in the tradition of the fairy tale.
Release Date: NA
Notes: Peter Jackson is still suing New Line over accounting practices in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and thus New Line will not work with him on the prequel. Catch ... Warner Bros. buys rights to HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS
by Karl Schneider (Fri 09-29-2006)
...rs J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams, who met in real life at Oxford and enjoyed a competitive friendship.Simon & Schuster will release 100,000 copies of the book in hardcover next week. David Heyman and David Goyer are slated to produce... Y: THE LAST MAN #1
by Tony Whitt (Sun 08-04-2002)
...ok like a Tolkien knock-off by comparison. The sudden scene changes as we're introduced to Yorick, his girlfriend, his mom, a female U.S. secret agent, a female EMS technician, and a female Israeli colonel might feel a bit cramped, but joined with the ... David Goyer developing "Here, There Be Dragons"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 04-10-2007)
...y authors Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings), Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) and Williams, who met in real life at Oxford and enjoyed a competitive friendship. "That will probably be a long, lengthy process," Goyer said in an interview while p... Roumanian Princesses and Lords of Lies
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-14-2008)
...me to the Tolkien masterpiece.
Fans of classic science fiction should take note of award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven paperback re-release as well as Orson Scott Card’s enormous, 24-story collection Keeper of Drea... Disney Plans More Ghibli (Tue 03-23-2004)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien comes the epic masterpiece of Nausica, a compassionate princess warrior in the future. In this action-packed adventure Nausica fights to negotiate peace between kingdoms battling for the last of Earth's precious natural resources. ...The Show Must Go On
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-18-2008)
...ristopher Tolkien have met with mixed success in trying to propel their forebears’ mythos).
Continuing a unified story across multiple authors is by no means a conundrum unique to the book realm, but it is one of the hardest mediums to reconcile... Star Trek and the Singularity
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien, David Gemmell, and R.A. Salvatore, Seekers of the Chalice is the first book of a trilogy that explores the ongoing battle between good and evil in a land that is teetering on darkness.
A Magic of Twilight, S.L. Farrell (DAW)
First ... Lukyanenko’s WATCH Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-09-2007)
...native as Tolkien or the best Asimov: Living among us are the “Others,” an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. A thousand-year treaty has maintained the balance of power, and... Raimi Insists Jackson Should Do HOBBIT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-17-2007)
...to J.R.R. Tolkien’s extensive later backstories, her insertion would be completely unproblematic. In fact, it’s hard to envision a “Hobbit” film WITHOUT Galadriel, particularly if the film covers any of the period between the de... X2 Downloads and Updates
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-23-2002)
...k out the Tolkien sequel
may also get a look at Bulletproof Monk and Terminator 3:
Rise of the Machines.
Zap Guns a Go Go!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-16-2004)
...O) J.R.R. TOLKIEN AND THE BIRTH OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Delta) Yet another Tolkein documentary.(O) KIDS IN THE HALL: Complete Season 2 (A&E) Another season of excellent sketch comedy from the Kids circa 1990-91, plus commentraks, interviews, more... The New Brasyl
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-08-2007)
...assics of Tolkien and J. M. Barrie.
Night of the Long Shadows, Paul Crilley (Wizards of the Coast Publishing)
Explore the dark under-belly of Khorvaire with Eberron's version of the private detective - The Inquisitives! Nights... WARHAMMER: FORGE OF WAR #1
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-04-2007)
...al ersatz-Tolkien swords-and-sorcery dreck that constitutes most fantasy paperbacks and roleplaying games, but the issue takes an unusually novel approach in its recount of the battle. It portrays each facet of the allied forces both during and be... Eberron Author Marsheila Rockwell
by Pat Ferrara (Thu 08-09-2007)
...s – Tolkien, Howard, Leiber, Bradbury. But some newer voices, too, like Stephen R. Donaldson (Chronicles of Thomas Covenant) and Guy Gavriel Kay (Fionavar Tapestry). And some you wouldn’t necessarily expect, like the Brontë sisters and... "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born"
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 02-15-2007)
...ents with Tolkien-esque high fantasy. At the start, we see young Roland training to become a Gunslinger – a sacred order of cowboy knights. To earn his guns, he must challenge and defeat his instructor, Cort. Though unusually... "Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft"
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-14-2007)
...ke J.R.R. Tolkien, the breadth and scope of his mythology far outclasses his idiosyncratic prose. He just needed a better editor.
That said, Graphic Classics’ Lovecraft anthology succeeds by removing Lovecraft’s enjoyably gr... "Magic Moon"
by Janet Houck (Wed 01-10-2007)
...uo;t read Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Tad Williams, Mercedes Lackey, Ursula K. Le Guin, Madeleine L’Engle, Tanith Lee, Anne McCaffrey, Robin McKinley, Pamela Service, Tamara Pierce, Susan Cooper--even Piers Anthony--just to name a few of the writers ... Dealing Death with Joshua Ortega
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-18-2007)
... Yes, but Tolkienesque swords-and-sorcery stuff has been done to death in popular fiction, though less so in comics. The Death Dealer is certainly darker than your average Dragonlance novel, but what new ground will you break (or decimate) in the g... THE ART OF BONE
by Tim Janson (Sun 09-02-2007)
...rt J.R.R. Tolkien, and the rest all Smith. Smith took a chance on his creations, and self-published them. While most self-publishers fail quite quickly, Smith proved that talent rises to the top. Bone soon became a cult-hit on the part o... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END 2-disc Limited Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 12-23-2007)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien to work with and Verbinski, umm, didn’t. Depp is always a professional and yet even he seemed bored by the film. The one saving Grace to Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is the final forty minutes that featured the climatic battle bet... Weekly Book Buzz: STAR WARS REPUBLIC COMMANDO
by Tim Janson (Mon 09-15-2008)
...dition of Tolkien and other works that rise above the fantasy genre to special and individual heights. Now the epic story continues: at the end of Worldbinder, Fallion Orden, son of Gaborn, was imprisoned on a strange and fantastic world that he create... WEEKLY BOOK BUZZ- Which Books Are You Most Thankful For?
by Tim Janson (Mon 11-24-2008)
...an just a Tolkien imitator and Shannara is like a condensed version of LOTR. It is THE book that got me interested in fantasy.
So now it’s your turn…
Top Picks in Fantasy
Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera, Book 5)... Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe, or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Rob sent Comicscape a review copy of his work, and was kind enough to answer a few questions.
Kurt Amacker: Obviously, this book was a huge undertaking.
Robert Weiner: Well, ... Christopher Lee Agrees to Return to MIDDLE EARTH
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-04-2008)
...hor J.R.R Tolkien on the White Council meeting and eventually driving off the "evil" from Mirkwood forest, the same evil that would come back to claim Mordor. Executive producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo Del Toro plan to use sub-pl... Del Toro Directing Both HOBBIT Films
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 01-28-2008)
...the J.R.R Tolkien novels, which will be co-financed by MGM and New Line.
Principal photography for the films, which will be shot simultaneously, is tentatively set for 2009. The production budget is estimated at $150 million per film. The release of t... Paperback Review: Winterbirth
by Pat Ferrara (Fri 05-02-2008)
Pulling from such fantasy influences as J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin, Scottish author Brian Ruckley has synthesized a worthy epic opener that goes far beyond a mere recycling of popular genre archetypes.
At the dawn of the Second Age the Gods ... Science Fiction Meets Religion…Round One
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-02-2007)
...values of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of original full-color and black-and-white drawings, The Plants of Middle Earth connects readers visually to the world of Middle-earth, its cultures and characters and the ... Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)
...on J.R.R. Tolkien, recounting how the Oxford don’s own vision of Middle Earth was shaped by it. In his introduction he also casts the Beowulf archetype as the true ancestor of modern-day monster slayers from Conan and Van Helsing to Buffy and ... Ozdreams
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-14-2003)
...ers epic Tolkien-esque fantasy adventure Kingdom II: Shadoan released on PC and PlayStation 2. In 2002, Brick provided new music for the US release of Arc The Lad Collection, one of the best-selling RPG videogame series in Japan. He is currently worki... Comicscape - January 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-14-2004)
...posure to Tolkien (I had a record of 'The Hobbit,' with dialog and a readalong book of the Rankin Bass Animated version). I actually tried to convince my friends in elementary school that I was a Hobbit, that's how much I loved it...So, I don't know if... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S THE HEDGE KNIGHT #1
by Tony Whitt (Thu 08-14-2003)
...past, but Tolkien never did it for me (all those damn songs completely put me off), nor did any of the other big mack daddies of the genre. But Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series treated the genre in a very different manner. Sure, there were still ... Peter Jackson Straddles THE TWO TOWERS Part One
by SCOTT COLLURA (Tue 12-17-2002)
Last year, Peter Jackson made a lot of people happy (fans and studio execs alike) with the first part in his film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. Now he faces even higher expectations with the second picture in the series, THE TW... Pics from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Fri 11-22-2002)
As the release date looms for the latest adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy, here are some images to tide you over until you can see it on a big screen near you.THE TWO TOWERS follows Frodo (Elijah Wood)and Sam (Sean Astin) as they venture towards M... LOTR armorers speak
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-10-2002)
TMS, a professional metallurgists' journal, runs a piece on Weta Workshop's Peter Lyon, the sword smith who created the arms seen in the Peter Jackson adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS. Weta's Richard Taylor is also featured.Lyon says, "T... Middle-earth Minimates
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 02-18-2004)
Art Asylum is soliciting orders for two waves of LORD OF THE RINGS MINIMATES. Shipping to comic book and specialty stores sometime in May/June, orders are just starting to be taken by store managers to appease eager Tolkien fans wanting their own two-inch... Shyamalan's Dark Water
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-03-2006)
...Earth and Tolkien to the world of zombies and vampires in the acclaimed cult horror film THE ROOST, directed by Ti West. Opening with the delightfully nostalgic organ and theremin intro, "Our Host," Grace is immediately engaging. The score is written ... EA Provides More on BATTLE
by News Editor (Wed 03-01-2006)
Given a new agreement with The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises that grants EA the rights to develop games based on the books, in addition to a separate agreement that allows for games based on the New Line Cinema films The Lord of the Rings,... STAR WARS' Tim Hildebrant passes away
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-14-2006)
...8,'79 JRR Tolkien Lord of the Rings Calendars, as well as the original Star Wars movie posters. They worked in many other fields as well including Comic Books, doing various trading card sets and comic covers. The still work doing book covers, commerci... Comicscape - February 1, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-01-2006)
...he Pinis. Tolkien fans, hippies, environmentalists, and women (and me) usually dig ELFQUEST. The Pinis signed a distribution deal with DC a couple of years ago, and the publisher reprints their original stories in inexpensive, Manga-sized, black and wh... 12-inch Figures from THE LORD OF THE RINGS
by News Editor (Tue 12-27-2005)
...or J.R.R. Tolkien in THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Sideshow's 12-inch posable figures feature more than 30 points of articulation. The figures will combine intricate, layered costuming, action-oriented body poses, and will come fully equipped with weapons, sh... Movie Time
by Troy Roberts (Fri 12-10-2004)
...an just a Tolkien rip-off; the storyline of the three games, plus the current WORLD OF WARCRAFT, is huge. I myself would love to see a movie made on the third game especially; the in-game cinematics were good enough for me.Of course, there are many mor... Summoner
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Wed 04-04-2001)
...may annoy Tolkien fans; on the other hand, the notion that someone is constantly on your tail might let you enjoy the whole game even more.To put it as simple as possible, your ultimate goal is to obtain all of the summoning rings and make sure they do... Bringing Home the BONE, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 09-04-2002)
...deur of a Tolkien-esque journey. "It's a little bit like turning loose Uncle Scrooge and Bugs Bunny in THE LORD OF THE RINGS," says Smith.It's an odd mix, but it works like a charm, and the inspiration goes all the way back to just before Smith's senio... League of Extraordinary Witchblade Fans
by Brian Thomas (Tue 12-16-2003)
...O) INSIDE TOLKIENS LORD OF THE RINGS (Kultur)(O) INSIDE TOLKIENS THE HOBBIT (Kultur)(O) INSIDE TOLKIENS RETURN OF THE KING (Kultur)(O) INSIDE TOLKIENS THE TWO TOWERS (Kultur) (O) J.R.R. TOLKIEN: An Unauthorized Film Portrait (Kultur) Documentaries ... THE SHINING Mini-Series Gets Encore on Sci-Fi, with TALISMAN on the Horizon
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Tue 06-19-2001)
...g-land to Tolkien-land, but making them match. I endeavor to make them both very unique to one another, but they still have to live in the same movie."Originally, Spielberg was going to direct THE TALISMAN as a feature from a script by Richard LaGraven... SOJOURN #1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 07-10-2001)
...Libs with Tolkien references. Insert evil warlord name here, add mystic artifact destined to unite the forces of good and eradicate evil here. They aren't bad comics by any stretch of the imagination; in fact, they're usually pretty satisfying to read ... THE VOYAGE OF THE JERLE SHANNARA I: ILSE WITCH
by Andrew Osmond (Fri 10-06-2000)
... likes of Tolkien, Moorcock, Peake and Gene Wolfe. For them, Shannara was symbolic of all that was formulaic and mind-rotting about genre products. (I`m not exaggerating; when I was at college, the fantasy club held a ritual Shannara burning each year.... ESCAFLOWNE: Visions of Wonder
by Andrew Osmond (Tue 10-03-2000)
...coined by Tolkien.) The most famous precedents are children`s books: the aforementioned Alice and Narnia, plus Oz and Peter Pan. It`s interesting that one of Escaflowne`s main twists was anticipated in an early Oz book. More recently, the device was us... Del Toro & Jackson Answer Fan Questions for HOBBIT
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 05-24-2008)
... yet that tolkien has described that we haven't managed to find in this amazing little country and I expect the Hobbit to be no different. Guillermo_del_Toro: None being considered at the moment. aust: Will Howard Shore be returning to do the score? ... Blanchett Talks RINGS (Fri 12-22-2000)
...peak? And Tolkien wrote a language. He wrote elvish. And there are, to my astonishment, elvish experts, people who speak fluent elvish. And I actually speak elvish in the thing. It`s beautiful. It`s sort of like Welsh and a very sort of melange of vari...WINGS OF TWILIGHT: THE ART OF MICHAEL KALUTA
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 07-16-2001)
... books to Tolkien. He's worked extensively for DC Comics in the past, and also dipped his toes in the Marvel pool by working on STARSTRUCK for their Epic Illustrated line. In WINGS OF TWILIGHT, we are welcomed in for a brief look at the many moods of K... Shooting RINGS
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-11-2001)
...he J.R.R. Tolkien saga]. The key to it is that we've made it three movies. The instinct that Hollywood would have would be to just compress it all into one movie. And I think anybody attempting to do that ... you just can't do it. The story is too well... LORD OF THE RINGS: That Other Magical Series
by Randall D. Larson (Sun 12-02-2001)
... voices - Tolkien's book, after all, included plenty of unique language and songs of Middle Earth in its literary texture. Shore has simply embraced the technique and embodies Tolkien's approach in musical terms (read more about Shore's approach in the... WILLOW
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 12-13-2001)
...bucklers, Tolkien nods/steals and toboggans. Helming the adventure is Ron Howard, noted at the time for his enjoyable comedies such as SPLASH, NIGHT SHIFT and GUNG HO, along with the sleeper hit COCOON. Faced with the daunting task of following in Luca... Three RINGS Circuit
by Eric Moro (Wed 01-09-2002)
The legend created by J.R.R. Tolkien in his classic LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy has finally been turned into a live-action feature an undertaking that required a movie production of nothing less than colossal proportions. The mythos, landscapes and creatur... Toy Rings
by Eric Moro (Wed 11-07-2001)
...l massive Tolkien fans. The ones that aren't are massive Peter Jackson fans. It's funny that he should be directing this because when some of us first started working for the company, we would steal up into the showroom at night because it had a big pr... Decipher's LORD OF THE RINGS RPG
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 10-24-2001)
...amers and Tolkien fans ages 12 and up to delve into play in less than half an hour.The LORD OF THE RINGS Adventure Game box contains:* The 32-page "Through the Mines of Moria" adventure that takes players through the most stunning action sequence of th... Rhys-Davies Talks LORD OF THE RINGS
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 10-31-2001)
... official Tolkien interpretation. "Peter is a great fan and has a great love, and he is trying to put that on camera. That is potentially the greatest difficulty you may come across. My main task was to make my character as believable and as close to t... New Line/Peter Jackson Case Settled, Jackson Produces HOBBIT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 12-18-2007)
...nation of Tolkien to life and we full heartedly agree with the fans worldwide who know he should be making 'The Hobbit,'" said Sloan, MGM's Chairman and CEO. "Now that we are all in agreement on 'The Hobbit,' we can focus on assembling the pr... Holiday Shopping Guide
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-17-2007)
...n, J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Hardcover): $47.25
If a new work from Tolkien isn’t enough to get that Middle Earth fan riled up, this baby also packs some serious Al... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by BRIAN THOMAS (Thu 08-08-2002)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien's massive follow-up to THE HOBBIT makes it feel like only yesterday that I read it, instead of thirty years ago. Many things in the film are just as I imagined them, but more are even better.The secret of Tolkien's success is that his... Early Box Office for January 3-5, 2003
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-06-2003)
In the final holiday weekend of the season, the Jackson/Tolkien epic THE TWO TOWERS continued to rampage across the landscape of movieland, breaking dams and flooding the works of industry with - uh, sorry, I went to see it again this weekend, and so did ... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by Eric Moro (Fri 12-14-2001)
For decades, the upcoming THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING has been unspooling inside the heads of every reader effected by J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic. However, the closest movie-going audiences have come to watching the trilogy unf... HARRY POTTER Vs. LORD OF THE RINGS?
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 11-07-2001)
...or J.R.R. Tolkien] is a considerable writer and I think a considerable thinker. "There is also a resonance (to the story) that is particularly appropriate at this time. Although it is a fantasy relief, it (the trilogy) was written in time of war and I ... Fantasy Fiction: Unsuitable for Adults?
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-07-2000)
...purposes. Tolkien is the obvious culprit, with Hobbit versus Lord of the Rings; but then there`s CS Lewis, Richard Adams (of Watership Down fame), Diana Wynne Jones, Diane Duane and Terry Pratchett. Many kids, of course, ignore the marketers altogether... Ring Bearer
by Scott Collura (Thu 10-11-2001)
With the long-awaited release of a big budget, live-action THE LORD OF THE RINGS just around the corner, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's hugely popular trilogy are practically rabid with anticipation. With such great expectations placed upon them, you would thin... Martin the Best? Goodkind the Worst? More WHO, Please.
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 04-25-2003)
... time is. Tolkien may not be living, but no one is ever going to surpass him. The whole modern fantasy thing is lame because everyone's just trying to be as good as Tolkien was, and no one ever will!"Thanks for everyone's comments. I'm sorry to everyon... Tolkien's fans and filmmakers profiled in RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 11-18-2004)
Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson has been tapped for an exclusive interview in RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS, a new documentary examining the fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy books. Directed by first-time writer/director Carlene Cordova, the film ... Tolkien's "The Children of Hurin" on shelves in April
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-27-2007)
J.R.R. Tolkien's unfinished work, The Children of Hurin, has been finished by his son and will go on sale April 17.The book, started by Tolkien in 1918, is described as a story of epic adventure, tragedy, fellowship and heroism.Chairman of the Tolkien Soc... "Children of Hurin" heading to big screen?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 04-18-2007)
According to Reuters, the newest J.R.R. Tolkien book, Children of Hurin, which was re constructed by his son Christopher is getting a lot of inquiries from studios."We all want this first and foremost to enjoy life as a book," said David Brawn, ... THE LORD OF THE RINGS -- the musical
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-29-2003)
If only J.R.R. Tolkien were alive to see what his LORD OF THE RINGS has wrought...Plans are afoot for a musical adaptation of Tolkien's fantasy trilogy, to be performed on London's famous West End theater row. Film producer and Tolkien Enterprises chief ... Best Soundtracks of 2002 Part One
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 01-29-2003)
...g that of Tolkien himself. The score is rich with lyricism, exotic mysterioso, and a pervading sense of delight and magic. The use of singing as a thematic element is magical and appropriate to Tolkien, sublimely investing the score with passion and po... EA Leads BATTLE FOR MIDDLE-EARTH
by News Editor (Mon 01-23-2006)
...ic J.R.R. Tolkien literary fiction. The game boasts a new and intuitive console-specific control scheme that will allow novice players to enjoy the game's signature strategy gameplay while giving expert players the flexibility needed to engage in a dee... More pics from THE TWO TOWERS
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Wed 11-27-2002)
OK LORD OF THE RINGS FANS. We are nearing the home stretch. Tickets are available online. Trailers and teaser posters are out in theatres. And more images are available until the unvealing of Peter Jackson's latest Tolkien masterpiece in December. Less th... Lord of the Cinematic RINGS Part Two
by SCOTT COLLURA (Tue 01-08-2002)
...ic J.R.R. Tolkien series of fantasy novels to the big screen was as hard as one might imagineif not harder. Today, in the second part of our interview with Jackson, the director discusses the development process of the project and exactly how he dealt ... Jackson still contemplating KING KONG
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 02-25-2002)
"I'd love to make KING KONG."Those were the words from LORD OF THE RINGS director Peter Jackson when recently asked about the state of the remake he was contemplating before signing on to the Tolkien trilogy.While talking to PBS' Charlie Rose about his ma... FELLOWSHIP & TWO TOWERS return to theaters
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-22-2003)
... hours of Tolkien movie to see in just one day!Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us! Eowyn answers a few questions
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-16-2003)
...about how Tolkien perceived her."THE RETURN OF THE KING opens in theaters on December 17.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us! Gandalf to return in TV's THE HOBBIT?
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-04-2003)
Ian McKellen has started new speculation about the possibility of adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT in live-action, but not as a feature film but instead a yearlong television series.The actor who plays Gandalf the wizard in Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF... TWO TOWERS gets some respect
by Mike Whybark (Fri 02-21-2003)
...wards.The Tolkien adaptation won for compositing and visual effects in an effects-driven motion picture, performance by an actor in an effects film, special effects, effects art direction, visual effects photography, models and miniatures, and characte... LET'S ALL KILL CONSTANCE
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 01-24-2003)
... works of Tolkien. Well, its time to add one more...LET'S ALL KILL CONSTANCE by Ray Bradbury.I don't want to sound like someone who discriminates on the basis of age...but I have no clue how Bradbury is that ancient, and yet that hip at the same time. ... Final Box Office for Jan 31-Feb 2, 2003
by Mike Whybark (Tue 02-04-2003)
Generally over-optimistic revenue projections lead to some shuffling on the list in final B. O. today. CHICAGO now tops DARKNESS FALLS and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN continues to dog THE TWO TOWERS.The Tolkien film, however, retained its cumulative revenue of $3... No RETURN OF THE KING for Christopher Lee
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 11-08-2003)
...THE KING. Tolkien fans know that the evil wizard Saruman's last appearance was in The Two Towers novel, but Jackson had hoped on including the character in his third and final RINGS movie. It doesn't look like it's to be, as Jackson explained to the we... Cinescape covers the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Tue 03-09-2004)
... and that Tolkien was well aware that the natural world was being destroyed, but friendship prevails and it's more about that than the surface things. Rhys-Davis said, "We deserve this award. The film deserves this award. Twenty-two to twenty-four thou... Weaving Lends Voice for RINGS BATTLE
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)
...any d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises that grants EA the rights to develop games based on the books, in addition to a separate agreement that allows for games based on the New Line Cinema films. RINGS Bloopers to Screen
by News Editor (Thu 01-05-2006)
...tation of Tolkien's classic tales. Throughout the weekend, stars from the films including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Miranda Otto and John Noble will meet with fans who will be transported to Middle earth while experiencing educational and en... Comicscape - January 12, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-12-2005)
...gine that Tolkien and C. S. Lewis (both staunch Christians) probably thought of homosexuality as sinful. It didn't stop the wonderfully talented Ian McKellen from playing Gandalf. "Why then should Mr. Card authoring Iron Man be a cause for gay groups... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING Special Extended DVD Edition
by Brian Thomas (Fri 12-17-2004)
...languages Tolkien developed, how he came to invent imaginary races that spoke them, and ultimately invented whole histories for these people, culminating in one epic story about their final days. It also examines more of how Tolkien's own experiences e... Creating the lost characters from LORD OF THE RINGS
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-10-2004)
WETA Workshop, the Academy Award-winning special effects house that created the visual imagery for Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS movies, will create unique photographic images of characters from Tolkien's books that will be featured on cards in Deciph... Previewing THE IMAGINARIES
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 04-03-2004)
...as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis invented a mythology for England, one of our goals at DPG Visions is to create an American mythology," explains DPG Visions co-founder Leo Partible. "Mike Miller's vision for THE IMAGINARIES combines the spiritual overt... Focus on TWO TOWERS details
by Mike Whybark (Wed 01-08-2003)
... J. R. R. Tolkien invented for his work.Otto, who portrayed Eowyn, says, "All of our jewelry and everything like that was specifically designed for us. All of our shoes were made for us. They didn't say 'Oh, they'll never see your feet, we'll grab some... Tolkien's Eleventy-first
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-06-2003)
VARIETY notes that January 3 of 2003 marked J. R. R. Tolkien's "eleventy-first" birthday, celebrated by lovers of Tolkien's work all over the world under the auspices of the U.K.'s Tolkien Society.The article goes on to detail the growth in the dedicated ... Books this Month
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 09-11-2002)
...smoke it, Tolkien! Back to EOS for a great coffee table volume that's the runner up for pick of the month. It's called RAY BRADBURY: AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE by Jerry Weist. The book is a very comprehensive collection of images related to the career of the ... DOCTOR WHO: MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN
by Richard Salter (Wed 09-18-2002)
...down. The Tolkien-like Professor Reginald Tyler has spent his life writing a book called "The True History of Planets", and hotshot director John Fuchas has made a movie based on his work that's causing quite a stir on the planet of the poodles. This i... THE TWO TOWERS, PART II OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 09-05-2002)
...in J.R.R. Tolkien's sainted trilogy.What commends the project the most is the voice of Sir Ian Holm as Frodo Baggins. Interestingly, Holm plays Bilbo in Peter Jackson's feature film version of the trilogy, so in this version he's playing his own nephew... Diesel gives a taste of next three PITCH BLACK films
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-30-2002)
... [J.R.R.] Tolkien novels, in the same way that HOBBIT is prequel to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, PITCH BLACK is a prequel to THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK [trilogy]," Vin Diesel said in a recent interview for XXX. He also shot down rumors the next films would be... DORK TOWER #16
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 03-14-2002)
...hing from Tolkien nuts to D&D aficionados to those of us for whom collecting is not just a hobby, but a religion: "It must be mine!" cries Igor in almost every issue, and as we wipe away that tear from our eye and giggle uncontrollably, we shed another... LORD OF THE RINGS DVD release
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 03-28-2002)
...ce, thank Tolkien, no! The August release will sport the theatrical cut of the film (just try to get the original cut of ALIENS on DVD, and you'll know how valuable this choice is) plus a HUGE amount of extras, like commentaries, a 10-minute preview of... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by Troy Roberts (Tue 10-29-2002)
Before I get started, I'm going to explain a few things. This game, developed by WXP Inc. and published by Black Label Games, is based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien. So in other words, this is based on the book rather than the movie, and thus th... THE TWO TOWERS
by James Stevenson (Fri 11-01-2002)
This Christmas season might be confusing for some gamers. Because of the odd way licensing works, two different companies have acquired the rights to THE LORD OF THE RINGS franchise. Vivindi Universal has the rights to the Tolkien novels, whereas Electron... The Precious Andy Serkis
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 12-19-2002)
...of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy.As voiced by actor Andy Serkis, the computer generated character is perhaps the highlight of THE TWO TOWERS. The former keeper of the One Ring that drives the plot of the films, Gollum seeks to recapture the ... TWO TOWERS loom overseas
by Mike Whybark (Mon 12-23-2002)
VARIETY reports on the global appeal of THE TWO TOWERS as the Tolkien-Jackson yarn opened worldwide last week with an estimated $87.6 million , on top of the domestic five-day estimates of $101.5 million for a whopping combined estimated take of $189.1 mi... NEMESIS: Good Music, Mediocre Journey; TWO TOWERS: Two for Two
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-19-2002)
...g that of Tolkien himself. The score for THE TWO TOWERS is rich with lyricism, mysterioso, and a pervading sense of delight and magic. It is heavy with orchestra and choir, and solo voices (including Sheila Chandra and Emiliana Torrini). The songs are ... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Wed 12-18-2002)
You know those gushing reviews treating Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS like it's the greatest thing to come along since the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered trilogy in the '50s? Those "We're not worthy" love letters ... FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING returning to the big screen
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 11-04-2002)
...se of the Tolkien epic. FELLOWSHIP will be screened with 30 extra minutes of footage in 10 digitally equipped theaters nationwide. The one-night screening is part of an online promotion package with New Line's corporate siblings, America Online and Mov... RINGS, WEDDING lead People's Choice noms
by Mike Whybark (Thu 12-05-2002)
VARIETY reports that the films MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING and LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING scored two nominations each to head the pack of nominees for the 2002 People's Choice Awards.Competing against the Tolkien adaptation for favorite motion... Scores to THE ROOST and JOSHUA due
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-03-2006)
...Earth and Tolkien to the world of zombies and vampires in the acclaimed cult horror film THE ROOST, directed by Ti West. Grace's refreshingly modern horror score, written for a string quartet using many experimental avant garde techniques, is a very im... 
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