ROTK PosterTheir movies are both part of a New Line retrospective put together by Rotten Tomatoes of their 25 favorite New Line offerings:

“New Line Cinema: Thanks for giving us a great horror icon, for helping subversive filmmakers bubble up to the mainstream, and for getting some beloved fantasy books the big-screen treatment they deserved. Today, Rotten Tomatoes celebrates four decades of independent existence (they’re now part of WB) by proffering our 25 studio favorites.”

So, in a contest between Aragorn and Freddie, guess who wins? Thanks to Anna for the link. Read More

drgrordborts2Fantastic Nonsense! Or as Dr Grordbort himself might say, “absolute balderdash.” And what fun! Dr Grordbort’s Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory is a recent product of Weta Workshops, launched in New Zealand last month, though available overseas before that. I got hold of a copy recently and found it zany, funny as heck, and a lovely object in its own right.
Continue reading “Tehanu Reviews Weta Workshop’s “Dr Grordbort’s Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory””