Nine visual metaphors from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Writers can only convey their thoughts with words. Filmakers (lucky them) have another tool in the box, a...
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Watch the existing Hobbit Vlog footage that covers the Battle...
It’s no secret that news about The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies has been thin on...
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Tolkien and the virtues of fairy-stories
In our latest Library piece, TORn feature writer Tedoras discusses 10 key excerpts from J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous lecture...
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The many faces of Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen chats with The Age newspaper about his latest movie effort, The Two Faces of January. The...
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The nine habits of the highly successful Nazgûl
Why do some Nazgûl thrive when commanded to hunt their master’s stolen Ring while others falter under...
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Hall of Fire this weekend: Tooks and Brandybucks
This weekend’s Hall of Fire will explore two of the great hobbit families of the Shire — Tooks...
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