Middle-earth according to Mordor
A newly translated Russian novel retells Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" from the perspective of the bad guys
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 8:30 PM UTC 94Entertainment The Lord of the Rings
A newly translated Russian novel retells Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" from the perspective of the bad guys
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 8:30 PM UTC 94Director Peter Jackson says the star of Britain's "The Office" was born to play the role. Is he just blowing smoke?
Friday, Oct 22, 2010 5:23 PM UTC 11Katie Holmes and Josh Duhamel make out and murmur Keats in this slight but intriguing ensemble wedding dramedy
Friday, Sep 10, 2010 1:30 AM UTC 12With Guillermo del Toro no longer at the film's helm, we look at who might replace him -- and who should
Tuesday, Jun 1, 2010 9:30 PM UTC 44Haters speak: Jackson's trilogy is too long, too short, too racist, too slavish and takes too many liberties.
Wednesday, Jan 6, 2010 9:07 PM UTC 50Peter Jackson's trilogy was embraced by critics and made a kazillion bucks. So where's the decade-end love?
Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010 8:06 PM UTC 225Heck, this isn't even the best animated movie of the decade, but I love it beyond reason
Monday, Dec 21, 2009 3:01 PM UTC 10Director Peter Jackson turns Alice Sebold's poetic bestseller into a garish supernatural thriller
Friday, Dec 11, 2009 3:19 AM UTC 48"The Magicians" is a ravishing adult novel that shines a new light on the fantasy tales we read as kids
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 10:18 AM UTCPeter Jackson prot
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 10:12 AM UTC 19A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009 8:29 PM UTC 31Will the dark political allegory (and ass-kickin' robots) of "District 9" redeem a crap-movie summer?
Friday, Jul 10, 2009 7:11 PM UTC 31One is a living universe, the other a 3-D voyage to schlockville. A great essay by Tolkien helps us understand why.
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 11:29 AM UTC 81Video games have been ahead of the real world in accepting same-sex marriage. Why doesn't a new online "Lord of the Rings" game allow it?
Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 10:00 AM UTC 53J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher spent more than 30 years piecing together fragments his father left behind. Now readers can learn what happened 6,000 years before Bilbo Baggins found the One Ring.
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 11:37 AM UTC 32Before Frodo and Sam, there were Beren and Luthien. A case for revisiting "The Silmarillion."
Friday, Feb 18, 2005 9:00 PM UTCOverdosed on Harry? Had it with hobbits? Steven Erikson's sweeping 10-volume series, "The Malazan Book of the Fallen," might be just the fantasy epic that adult readers have been longing for.
Monday, Jun 21, 2004 8:00 PM UTC"The Passion of the Frodo" sweeps, and more beautiful stars bravely impersonate the genuinely homely to great success. But all the crooked teeth in New Zealand can't save a dull, dull Oscar night.
Monday, Mar 1, 2004 11:18 PM UTCIn an exclusive interview, Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings," talks about his photography, his indie publishing house, and why Bush will go down in history as the Sauron of American presidents.
Friday, Oct 24, 2003 8:00 PM UTCPeter Jackson takes on "King Kong," Cher takes on Michael Jackson, and Al Gore sticks up for the Dixie Chicks. Plus: Is Vin Diesel a sensitive guy?
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