J.R.R. Tolkien

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

Laura Miller Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 8:30 PM UTC 94
Entertainment The Lord of the Rings

Martin Freeman cast as Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit”

Director Peter Jackson says the star of Britain's "The Office" was born to play the role. Is he just blowing smoke?

Chris Le Friday, Oct 22, 2010 5:23 PM UTC 11
News The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien

“The Romantics”: A “Big Chill” for this decade?

Katie Holmes and Josh Duhamel make out and murmur Keats in this slight but intriguing ensemble wedding dramedy

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Sep 10, 2010 1:30 AM UTC 12
Entertainment The Romantics, Tom Cruise

Will Tarantino direct “The Hobbit”?

With Guillermo del Toro no longer at the film's helm, we look at who might replace him -- and who should

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Jun 1, 2010 9:30 PM UTC 44
Entertainment The Hobbit, Film Salon

The case against LOTR: Scrubbing bubbles!

Haters speak: Jackson's trilogy is too long, too short, too racist, too slavish and takes too many liberties.

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Jan 6, 2010 9:07 PM UTC 50
Entertainment The Lord of the Rings

“Lord of the Rings”: WTF happened?

Peter Jackson's trilogy was embraced by critics and made a kazillion bucks. So where's the decade-end love?

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010 8:06 PM UTC 225
Entertainment The Lord of the Rings

Films of the decade: “Meet the Robinsons”

Heck, this isn't even the best animated movie of the decade, but I love it beyond reason

Scott Mendelson Monday, Dec 21, 2009 3:01 PM UTC 10
Entertainment Films of the Decade, Film Salon

“The Lovely Bones”: Be very afraid

Director Peter Jackson turns Alice Sebold's poetic bestseller into a garish supernatural thriller

Stephanie Zacharek Friday, Dec 11, 2009 3:19 AM UTC 48
Entertainment The Lovely Bones

Critics’ Picks: Magic for grown-ups

"The Magicians" is a ravishing adult novel that shines a new light on the fantasy tales we read as kids

Laura Miller Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 10:18 AM UTC
Entertainment Fiction, Recommended books

Is apartheid acceptable — for giant bugs?

Peter Jackson prot

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 10:12 AM UTC 19
Entertainment Fiction, Beyond the Multiplex

Will Tolkien’s heirs kill off “The Hobbit”?

A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009 8:29 PM UTC 31
Entertainment Beyond the Multiplex

Peter Jackson’s alien-apartheid apocalypse

Will the dark political allegory (and ass-kickin' robots) of "District 9" redeem a crap-movie summer?

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Jul 10, 2009 7:11 PM UTC 31
Entertainment Fiction, Beyond the Multiplex

“Beowulf” vs. “The Lord of the Rings”

One is a living universe, the other a 3-D voyage to schlockville. A great essay by Tolkien helps us understand why.

Gary Kamiya Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 11:29 AM UTC 81
Politics Fiction, J.R.R. Tolkien

Why can’t gay dwarves get married in Middle-earth?

Video 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?

Katherine Glover Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 10:00 AM UTC 53
News Gay Marriage, Video Games

Lord of the ruins

J.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.

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007 11:37 AM UTC 32
Entertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Books

Tolkien’s cosmological vision

Before Frodo and Sam, there were Beren and Luthien. A case for revisiting "The Silmarillion."

Peter L'Official Friday, Feb 18, 2005 9:00 PM UTC
Entertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Books

Archaeologist of lost worlds

Overdosed 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.

Andrew Leonard Monday, Jun 21, 2004 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Fiction, Harry Potter

Oscar bombs

"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.

Cintra Wilson Monday, Mar 1, 2004 11:18 PM UTC
Entertainment J.R.R. Tolkien

In 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.

Scott Thill Friday, Oct 24, 2003 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies

The Fix

Peter 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?

Karen Croft Tuesday, Apr 1, 2003 9:07 PM UTC
Entertainment Michael Jackson, Al Gore

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