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Original at nebusiness.co.uk
• Mon, Dec 28
Fiction-wise, JRR Tolkien is among our interviewees' favourite authors, with Kerry Quinn and Head of Steam pubs boss Tony Brookes and Clipper Wind MD David ...
Avatar: visually stunning, morally vapid
Original at MercatorNet
• Sun, Dec 27
Read CS Lewis's science-fiction trilogy, read Tolkien, just read. It's not the adoration of hand-me down paganism, crass environmentalist politics or the ... and more »
Cool heroes of the hot season
Original at Sydney Morning Herald
• Sun, Dec 27
The Lord of the Rings trilogy For three consecutive summers, Peter Jackson's JRR Tolkien saga was the cinematic gorilla in the room, or at least until ... and more »
Church leaders find season's meaning
Original at Roanoke Times
• Thu, Dec 24
According to Jones, Lewis was agnostic until he found Christ through another famous writer, JRR Tolkien -- the author of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. ... and more »
So what's cooking: is it the planet, or just the evidence?
Original at thenational.ae
• Sun, Dec 20
In these discussions, the Medieval Warming Period and the Little Ice Age might as well be mythical eras in a lost epic by JRR Tolkien. ... and more »
Book Notes: Dec. 20, 2009
Original at Charleston Gazette
• Sat, Dec 19
The Good Earth," Pearl S. Buck 4. "Lord the Rings Trilogy," JRR Tolkien, vs. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," CS Lewis.
Bedtime classics prove too good for children
Original at Daily Mail - UK
• Sat, Dec 19
A 1937 first edition of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien with dust jacket may command £20000. Even if it is a bit ripped, it should sell for up to £15000. ... and more »
Next up for Runnin' Bulldogs -- the Penn State Nittany Lions
Original at Shelby Star
• Fri, Dec 18
Whether it was Willie Nelson or JRR Tolkien wrote that line, it certainly applies to what the Gardner-Webb University men's basketball team is experiencing ...
Hoping to out-Klingon Klingon
Original at Globe and Mail
• Fri, Dec 18
Straits Times though, brim with invented languages, from Nadsat in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange to the Middle Earth languages of JRR Tolkien. ... Na'Vi: brand new language brought by "Avatar"AFP all 24 news articles »
Our dream 'Hobbit' cast (yes, including Gerard Butler)
Original at seattlepi.com
• Fri, Dec 18
I've always thought there was something a tad elven about Sheen (and doesn't Tolkien note somewhere that the hobbits are very distant relatives of the elves ... and more »
How to Write FantasyOriginal at ehow.com
• Wed, Dec 16
the world that you've created, and to make up very set rules for it. Tolkien, who wrote The Lord of the Rings, had of course, written so many ... ehow.com
Moments in Time
Original at The Lincoln Tribune
• Tue, Dec 15
3, 1892, legendary author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. In 1925, he became a professor at Oxford. As the legend goes, ...
Tobey Maguire 'in talks for Bilbo Baggins role in The Hobbit' - Coventry Telegraph
Original at blogs.coventrytelegraph.net
• Mon, Dec 14
Coventry Telegraph (blog) Tobey Maguire 'in talks for Bilbo Baggins role in The Hobbit' Coventry Telegraph (blog) Actors previously linked to playing the character in the Tolkien adaptation include James McAvoy and David Tennant (both of whom debunked the reports as ...
Review: 'Narnia' faithfully retells the first book of CS Lewis' series
Original at OregonLive.com
• Sun, Dec 13
obsession with the Second World War the Narnia books echo, more lightly, the broad themes of the Middle Earth stories of Lewis' friend JRR Tolkien. ...
JRR Tolkien
Original at ReelzChannel.com
• Thu, Dec 10
Elrond does make an appearance in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, although Galadriel does not. However, including her does not seem like it would result in ... and more »
Spend 'A Christmas with CS Lewis' Saturday evening
Original at The Saratogian
• Thu, Dec 10
In the story, at the request of his good friend JRR Tolkien, Lewis has agreed to give an informal talk despite his failing health. ...
Tolkien Art for Auction
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Wed, Dec 9
This story is posted in the following categories: Events, JRR Tolkien, Merchandise, Tolkien Comments Off . Please click on a category name to view all ...
Movies Year in Review
Original at IGN
• Tue, Dec 8
Legal and financial troubles have hung over the project, though, starting with a lawsuit from the estate of author JRR Tolkien back in 2008 claiming that ...
Casting for The Hobbit Underway
Original at Latino Review.com
• Tue, Dec 8
The star is [author JRR] Tolkien and the world he created. We are not under any pressure. We want to find the right people. Casting someone to portray a ...
Peter Jackson: The Hobbit is not delayed
Original at Hollywood News
• Sun, Dec 6
WorstPreviews.com We heard earlier on this week that the highly anticipated movies based on the Tolkien classic The Hobbit, which are to be ... The Hobbit Report: December, 2009Examiner.com Exclusive: 'Hobbit' casting 1 female roleTheOneRing.net all 17 news articles »
The Hobbit Report: December, 2009
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, Dec 4
Much of the editorial focus of JRR Tolkien Examiner is on the upcoming, two-part film version of The Hobbit, to be released at Christmas 2011 and 2012. ... LORD OF THE RINGS STORIESContactmusic.com all 2 news articles »
Indy Tolkien film 'Born of Hope' to debut online
Original at HD
• Mon, Nov 30
Independent film “Born of Hope” is a 70-minute independent film inspired by JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books. ... Born of Hope' release: new Tolkien filmSpero News JRR Tolkien Inspired “Born of Hope” to Premier Exclusively on DailymotionEarthtimes (press release)
Peter Jackson takes Lovely break from Tolkien
Original at Gateway.ualberta.ca
• Thu, Nov 26
guardian.co.uk Although the visionary director behind bringing JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy to the big screen is in the process of writing a screenplay for The ... The Lovely Bones -- Film ReviewHollywood Reporter The Lovely Bones' is a 'positive' film, says Peter JacksonCNN
`Lewis, Tolkien, and the Culture War'
Original at Dallas Morning
• Wed, Nov 11
21, 2009, lovers of two of the most popular writers of all time--CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, known popularly for the Narnia series and Lord of the Rings--may ...
The Week In Geek...Original at heropress.net
• Tue, Nov 3
rules for Savage Worlds and some pre-generated characters. (2) Tolkien From The Grave : JRR Tolkien is the fifth most successful dead celebrity ... heropress.net
NY Times BEST-SELLERS
Original at Albany Times Union
• Sun, May 24
• 10 related articles
NY THE LEGEND OF SIGURD AND GUDRUN, by JRR Tolkien. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. The previously unpublished adventures of a medieval Norse hero, written before "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings." New York Times bestsellers: hardcover fiction San Jose Mercury News all 3 news articles
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E-mail from Middle-earth
Original at New Yorker
• Thu, May 21
United States I've never been a big Tolkien fan—nothing against old JRR, whom my eleven-year-old son and his pals love, as do plenty of my own more senior friends. It's just that for some reason my mental immune system had rejected “The Lord of the Rings” every time ...
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by JRR Tolkien: review
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Sat, May 2
United Kingdom If his film version of The Lord of the Rings trilogy had not been so successful there is no way these two 'lays', probably written at Oxford in the Thirties, would have seen the light of day. This is no less than the 12th work by JRR Tolkien to be ...
Summer Movie Review
Original at California Chronicle
• Fri, May 1
CA - Connie Ogle The Ugly Truth: In what has to be a fantasy greater than anything JRR Tolkien dreamed up, Katherine Heigl (27 Dresses) is a TV producer unable to find a man. Gerard Butler shows up as a cynic whose fate clearly is to relieve her of her singlehood. ...
Tolkien Society Also Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Thu, Apr 30
New Zealand Ian Collier of The Tolkien Society writes: I thought that you'd be interested in the news about this year's Middle-earth weekend (formerly the Tolkien Weekend) event at Sarehole Mill. Like TORN the event is celebrating its 10th anniversary so this one ...
Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Original at /FILM
• Mon, Apr 27
MA Much as I went into The Fellowship of the Ring caring more about Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen than I ever could about JRR Tolkien, my interest in X-Men Origins: Wolverine stems from the involvement of Gavin Hood and Hugh Jackman, and not from the ...
Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' lost in translation
Original at Peterborough Examiner
• Fri, Feb 13
JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an epic tale about an evil ring that falls into the hands of a hobbit named Frodo Baggins (the hobbits are a fictional race of miniature people invented by the author). Aided by three other hobbits, ... The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review PALGN
Book Review: Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Jan 11
OH - Jan 11, 2009 In this, there are also shades of JRR Tolkien's Gandalf (up to and including blowing dancing and colored smoke rings on occasion). Ultimately, like both his ...
Christmas gift suggestions for Tolkien fans
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Tue, Dec 16
By MrCere While not strictly “a Tolkien book,” there is definitely a strong Middle-earth presence at the end of the volume. After talking dragons in broad terms with consideration of mythology and cosmic dragons, Howe gets more personal with a look at specific monsters and heroes like Beowulf, Fa...
Fanfiction: A Torturous Predicament Called 'Entertainment' by Nieriel Raina
Original at Lord of the Rings Fanfiction
• Fri, Nov 21
Disclaimer: If this fic doesn’t prove I am not Tolkien, I’m not sure what would. Written for the Middle-earth Express Prompt #84: Entertainment WARNING: This short story contains sexual innuendo and alludes to a male’s reaction to ...
Fanfiction: Speak, Friend and Enter by Formegil
Original at Lord of the Rings Fanfiction
• Sat, Nov 1
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything J.R.R. Tolkien wrote. King Durin, Celebrimbor and Narvi are his characters, not mine. The story is set in ca. 750 Second Age. Speak, Friend and Enter Narvi was just taking his apron off after a long day ...
Fanfiction: The Singsong Sindar by Formegil
Original at Lord of the Rings Fanfiction
• Sat, Nov 1
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything J.R.R. Tolkien wrote whatsoever. The members of the band are my only original creations. This fic is written as a response to the challenge ”A Salute to Jules”. It is very late in coming, but hey, ...
Fanfiction: The Son of Curufin by Formegil
Original at Lord of the Rings Fanfiction
• Sat, Nov 1
Disclaimer: I do not own anything J.R.R. Tolkien wrote whatsoever. The characters in this story are his creations. Chapter 1: The Departure of Finrod The Man was haggard and his clothes were tattered, but he looked noble nonetheless as ...
Site of the Week - TheOneRing.net
Original at blogs.amctv.com
• Mon, Oct 13
By Carolyn Koo Launched by Michael Regina, William Thomas, Erica Challis and Pirrotta in anticipation of The Lord of the Rings films (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King), the site's traffic reached a peak in early 2003, putting the site among the top 1,000 in the world. Ho...
Escape to Narnia
Original at web.me.com
• Mon, Apr 28
When Tolkien created the mythical world of Middle-earth in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Jack was one of his most enthusiastic fans. He had encouraged Tolkien to keep writing over the years – unlike Jack, Tolkien was a slow, painstaking writer. Jack had praised Tolkien’s writing lav...
Turbine and Tolkien Sitting In A Tree [Licensing]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Feb 20
By Mike Fahey WESTWOOD, MA - February 20, 2008 - Turbine, Inc. announced today that in the wake of the global success of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, named the 2007 PC Game of the Year*, it has reached an agreement with Tolkien Enterprises to extend it's license to develop Massively M...
Troubles in Middle Earth? New Line Being Sued by the Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien
Original at First Showing
• Tue, Feb 12
By Alex Billington Talk about kicking New Line when they're already down! The Tolkein Trust, a British charity that manages the estate of legendary author J.R.R. Tolkien, and publisher HarperCollins decided to file a lawsuit against New Line Cinema earlier today for $150 million. Their claim is that they hav...
Podcast: The Ring and I (Radio Lab)
Original at WNYC
• Mon, Dec 31
By listenerservices@wnyc.org (Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich) It might seem hyperbole to claim, as many Wagnerites do, that The Ring Cycle is "The Greatest Work of Art Ever." But the grandeur and power of this monumental work have permeated our culture from Star Wars to Bugs Bunny to J.R.R. Tolkien.
When Imaginary Worlds Collide
Original at Hit and Run
• Tue, Jul 10
By jwalker@reason.com (Jesse Walker) Completely different, more human-like, are Tolkien's characters....There are men in The Lord of the Rings, to be sure, but it is the hobbits who resemble real humans the most -- they are rather clumsy, neither exceptionally smart, stout, nor courageous, but good, sociable, faithful and ge...
Musical adaptation of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" gets mixed reviews in London
Original at Asbury Park Press
• Wed, Jun 20
The Lord of the Rings," the most expensive production in West End history, opened to a standing ovation from its audience, and mixed reviews from the critics, with some praising it as brilliant and a wonder, and others calling it "a thumping great flop" and corny. The stage adaptation of J.R....
Book Review: The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jun 12
By Asgard The Children of Hurin is an assemblage of Tolkien's assorted writings, put together in novel format by son Christopher. The story was begun by JRR Tolkien in 1918, but never assembled as a complete novel. Christopher Tolkien has organized the work into novel format without altering his fa...
Book Review: Tolkien 'novel' a tale of woe, but a great read
Original at San Antonio Express
• Sat, May 19
In May 1973, I received a letter from one of my heroes, J.R.R. Tolkien. Like many another young fan, I had written to him begging to know when we could expect to see "The Silmarillion." To most readers at that time, this was just a title referred to in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings." It could...
Opinion: Book 5/50
Original at 50 Book Challenge
• Fri, Apr 27
As someone who cut my literary teeth on J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Gene Wolfe, and Robert E. Howard, I don't like most of the stuff that lands in the sci-fi/fantasy ghetto at the local Books-A-Million. For one thing, I've noticed that the back covers of many fantasy novels claim that the...
Opinion: New Book By 'Lord Of The Rings' Author JRR Tolkien Released
Original at Access Hollywood
• Tue, Apr 17
The Children of Hurin" by J. R. R. TolkienBook review by AP writer Bruce DeSilva(April 17, 2007) -- Six thousand years before the Fellowship of the Ring, long before anyone had even seen a Hobbit, the elves and men of Middle-earth quaked at the power of the dark lord...
The Early Word: New Books for the Week of April 15, 2007
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Apr 16
By Gordon Hauptfleisch Begun in 1918, The Children of Hurin -- the first complete J.R.R. Tolkien work since the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977 -- was one of three “Great Tales” the author worked on throughout his life, though he never realized his objective in seeing it published. Now reconstructed by Chri...