Gollum: Dissed by the Oscars?
Andy Serkis' computer-aided performance was one of the best things about "The Two Towers." But the Academy isn't ready for digital actors.
Tuesday, Feb 18, 2003 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
Entertainment J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Geeks
Tolkien provided the blueprint for one generation of computer games after another. But have today's whizz-bang graphics brought us any closer to Middle Earth?
Monday, Dec 30, 2002 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Gaming, Video Games
The shelf goes ever onward
Our recommended books on all things Tolkienian for the Middle Earthlings on your holiday list.
Thursday, Dec 19, 2002 11:19 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Books
J.R.R. Tolkien — enemy of progress
"The Lord of the Rings" is lovingly crafted, seductive -- and profoundly backward-looking. Why not look at things through the Dark Lord's eye for a change?
Tuesday, Dec 17, 2002 5:36 PM UTCEntertainment Star Wars, J.R.R. Tolkien
Screenage wasteland?
When video games look as good as action films, commercials are more fun than cartoons, and everything screams "Buy!" it's easy to lose your bearings.
Thursday, Dec 5, 2002 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Gaming, Video Games
A “Fellowship” for fanatics
Why the Eye of Sauron was the bane of Peter Jackson's life, and other knowledge I gleaned from the extended DVD of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."
Tuesday, Dec 3, 2002 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
DVD pirates and hobbits in Southeast Asia
A backpacking tourist in Laos gets his hands on "The Fellowship of the Ring" just two weeks after its U.S. release.
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2002 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Copyright
Let the critics decide
"Lord of the Rings" and David Lynch deserve to win Oscars, but the Academy can rarely be trusted to single out the best movies.
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2002 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
One film to rule them all
Peter Jackson's "Fellowship of the Ring" pleases both Tolkien nuts and "Lord of the Rings" virgins. How did he pull off such an unlikely feat?
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2002 9:00 AM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
Forget the Force — “The Lord” rules!
I, too, once loved "Star Wars." Then I grew up and learned to appreciate "The Lord of the Rings."
Friday, Jan 18, 2002 3:15 PM UTCEntertainment Star Wars, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
“Lord of the Rings” vs. “Star Wars”
Peter Jackson's glorified video trivia game doesn't hold up to the grandly human epic that defined a generation.
Wednesday, Jan 9, 2002 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Star Wars, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
The heroic and epic film version of "The Lord of the Rings" brings beauty, awe and excitement back to the big screen.
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2001 8:03 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
Liz Hurley: The never-ending story
What am I bid for De Niro's kidney stone? Elton John recovers from bad day. Plus: What's up with Destiny's Child?
Friday, Dec 7, 2001 5:53 PM UTCEntertainment Celebrity, J.R.R. Tolkien
The fellowship of the ravenous movie press
I went to the "Lord of the Rings" junket and all I got was this lousy Gandalf goblet.
Thursday, Dec 6, 2001 4:27 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
The war of the wizards
"Lord of the Rings" vs. "Harry Potter"! The inside story of how a pair of AOL Time Warner movie studios are facing off with the two biggest movie releases of the new millennium.
Thursday, Nov 15, 2001 8:24 PM UTCEntertainment Harry Potter, J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien and terror
A tale of good and evil battling under the dark cloud of fear, Tolkien's masterpiece resonates with a wisdom that our recent horror allows us to understand.
Thursday, Nov 15, 2001 8:24 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Books
Balrogs! Cave trolls! Hobbits!
Critics get to see a 25-minute preview of December's much-anticipated "Lord of the Rings" movie.
Friday, Oct 19, 2001 7:50 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies
A curiously very great book
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals still question the literary stature of "The Lord of the Rings." Now, one scholar defends it as a modern masterpiece. Second of two parts.
Wednesday, Jun 6, 2001 12:01 AM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Books
The book of the century
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals dismiss "The Lord of the Rings" as boyish fantasy. Now one scholar defends J.R.R. Tolkien's "true myth" as a modern masterpiece. First of two parts.
Monday, Jun 4, 2001 11:29 PM UTCEntertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, Books
John Boorman
The director of "The Tailor of Panama" talks about his movie, James Dickey, John le Carri, J.R.R. Tolkien and brothel etiquette.
Monday, Apr 2, 2001 2:30 PM UTCEntertainment John Le Carre, J.R.R. Tolkien
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