 Tolkien Not A Real Artist?The American Culture writes: Should authors like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien be considered “real” artists? Not according to James Bowman. They and numerous others create what Bowman dismissively refers to as “fantasy art.” And fantasy art isn’t Art. Mr. Bowman is among that group that just can’t seem to abide anything that smacks of fantasy. Bowman distinguishes Homer’s tales of gods and heroes because Homer actually believed these beings existed. The modern world, however, knows that elves, faeries, monsters, magic spinning wizards and sword wielding heroes don’t exist. To James Bowman these are childish fantasies that should be put aside in favor of reality. At the very least, we should not include fantasy in discussions about Art. You can read the entire article at The American Culture. More about J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien MGM Enters Second Round of Auction Bids
Second round bidders include Time Warner, Lionsgate, Liberty Media and Summit Entertainment (to name a few). MGM’s financial consultant, Moelis & Co., is trying to get a quality bid on the table this month, as MGM has a big payment due to lenders on March 31st. More.. More about Hobbit: Movie, Studios, The Hobbit More Archived YouTube VideosLinuxelf sends along more video from years gone by, the first is a Jed Brophy ‘Sharku / Snaga’ Interview, then Ian Brodie and finally Brett Mckenzie on the ‘Figwit’ phenomenon (look it up).
Read the rest of this entry » More about Bret 'Figwit' McKenzie, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Movies, LotR: Production, New Zealand, Television Blue aliens turn into gold for Weta teamThe blue-skinned aliens of Avatar proved golden for Weta Digital, after the Wellington company took home the Oscar statuette for best visual effects. The gong was one of three the sci-fi smash hit picked up at last night’s awards ceremony, including best art direction, which was shared by another Kiwi, Kim Sinclair. The film was widely tipped to win best picture, but lost out to the other top contender, The Hurt Locker. More.. More about Events, Other Events, WETA Digital Will A Wellywood Sign Come to Be?Something new to see the next time we’re all in NZ??? Celebriel forwards information on a possible Wellywood sign in the Miramar Hills. A massive Wellywood sign celebrating Wellington’s success in the film industry will greet tourists as they fly into the capital. But not everyone agrees on the sign, which will sit on a cutting above Miramar wharf in the seaside eastern suburbs. Only 44 percent of nearly 9000 respondents to a stuff.co.nz online survey were positive about the idea. More.. This has been cited in other online sources as well. There’s already a Facebook page against it here. It did cross my mind that this is an early April 1 story from our friends….Maybe we should do a poll on this one. More about New Zealand, Rumours & Spy News Big Bang LOTR Epsiode ScreenedBrigitte writes: “The Big Bang Theory”, beloved by genre fans everywhere, did a LotR related episode last night. I thought fans of the webpage might enjoy this recap and I wouldn’t be surprised if many of them watch the show already. More… More about Television Born of Hope – and a lot of charityOn the eastern flank of Epping Forest, a short walk in from the town of Debden, there is a huge tree, lying on its side, upended by a storm. It was in this clearing that independent film-maker Kate Madison, along with dozens of game volunteers, filmed Born of Hope, a homemade prequel to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy that has caused a great stir since its release in December. A production pulled together over four years with a budget of a mere £25,000 – about a tenth of one per cent of the cost of Jackson’s epic – it has impressed critics and recorded close to a million views on video streaming sites. The upended tree seems a fitting place for it all to have begun. More.. More Hobbiton Set PicsRead the rest of this entry » More about Hobbit: Movie, Locations & Sets, New Zealand, The Hobbit TheOneRing.net Radio Show Welcomes Colleen Doran this Sunday We’re pleased to have author and artist extraordinaire Colleen Doran on the show this weekend! Tune into TheOneRing.net Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio at 2pm Eastern for your chance to chat with Colleen and ask her questions about anything from her love of LOTR, to ‘A Distant Soil’, ‘Sandman’ and more! Be sure to check out our BlogTalkRadio page and set yourself a reminder for this Sunday at 2pm! More about Events, TheOneRing.net Radio Show Mark Kermode Awards Andy Serkis for ‘S&D&R&R’Roy 72 writes: Top UK Film Critic and contrarian Mark Kermode (BBC) hands out his awards every year on the BBC2 Culture Show just prior to the Oscars (only rule- no Oscar nominee can win a Kermode) and he is also a huge fan of Ian McKellan, Ian Holm and Viggo Mortensen (“the De Niro of his generation”) though not Orlando Bloom sadly.
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