A new documentary explores the real places in Lancashire that inspired The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The county’s lush green hills and woods, and host of wildlife, gave author JRR Tolkien a setting for his famous fictional works. Pendle Hill, in the Ribble Valley, is believed to be at the centre of JRR Tolkien’s mystical world, Middle Earth. [More]
Day: January 2, 2004
Deborah P. Jacobs writes: We live in a forgiving age. If in recent years we have reconsidered the sins of figures such as Richard Nixon and Marv Albert, the time has certainly come for a reevaluation of Gollum. Sure, it’s hard to cuddle up to someone who tears live fish apart with his fingers, but he’s not all bad. [More]
In the full-court press of postmodern marketing, one might wonder if any event or person or piece of art could possibly live up to its hype. Hard-sell media saturation can boost hopes to the stratosphere only to crash into disappointment when one finally confronts the real thing. [More]
Noelani writes: The first page of today’s Money and Investing section of the Wall Street Journal has two Middle Earth themed headlines: “Markets Provide a Long-Awaited Party” and the subhead for Ahead Of the Tape – Today’s Market Forecast: “A View into the Palantir”. More proof that Tolkien and PJ and co. have created and propagated THE myth for our times.
Farscry writes: wizarduniverse.com is running a poll for the greatest movie trilogy. TheForce.net has already sent Star Wars fans scrambling to vote, and that trilogy is now in the lead over the Lord of the Rings. Fellow Ringers, let’s set the record straight! Go vote now for the new benchmark in movie excellence! [More]
The editors at Amazon.com have listed their top DVD’s of 2003. Guess which film came out on top! [More]