Just when we thought that there was going to be no new spoilers for a while, Peter Jackson…
Continue ReadingJust when we thought that there was going to be no new spoilers for a while, Peter Jackson surprises us all by screening 10 minutes of footage at the CinemaCon.
So this weekend, on Saturday May 5 at 6.00pm EDT (New York time), Hall of Fire will be delving into what was shown and try to sort what all these spoilers could mean for the movie plot.
WARNING: SPOILERS LURK BEYOND THE CUT Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: movie rumours round-up!”
This Saturday, Hall of Fire rejoins Frodo, Sam and Pippin on the road to Bucklebury Ferry as we return to our chapter-by-chapter read-through of Fellowship of The Ring.
“That settles it!” said Frodo. “Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones. At all costs we must keep you away from the Golden Perch. We want to get to Bucklebury before dark.”
FoTR Book 1, Chapter 4: A Shortcut to Mushrooms
In the morning, Gildor and his company of elves are gone. Frodo decides the road is too dangerous, and heads cross-country instead. Continue reading “Hall of Fire tomorrow: A Shortcut to Mushrooms”
This weekend in Hall of Fire we’re taking a quick diversion from our Fellowship of the Ring read-through to talk about a humble yet oddly important part of Middle-earth (and its peculiar inhabitants) — the village of Bree.
“Strange as News from Bree was still a saying in the Eastfarthing, descending from those days, when news from the North, South, and East could be heard in the inn…” — Fellowship of the Ring.
What sort of place is Bree? What are its inhabitants like? What conclusions can we draw about them from characters such as Barliman Butterbur, his employees Nob and Bob, as well as folk like Harry the Gatekeeper and Bill Ferny? In what ways are they similar — and different — to the folk of the Shire? Just how do the Big Folk and the Little Folk get on so well? And in the few Bree hobbits we meet, can we see any links in behaviour and culture to the Shirefolk? Continue reading “Hall of Fire tomorrow: Strange as News from Bree”
This weekend, Saturday April 14 at 6.00pm EDT, Hall of Fire returns to our chapter-by-chapter read-through and discussion of Fellowship of The Ring.
“Flee them! Speak no words to them! They are deadly. Ask no more of me. But my heart forbodes that, ere all is ended, you, Frodo son of Drogo will know much more of these fell things than Gildor Inglorion.”
FoTR Book 1, Chapter 3: Three is Company
Gandalf warns Frodo he must leave the Shire soon. Yet Frodo is reluctant, delaying the sale of Bag End to the Sackville-Bagginses and his departure (purportedly back to Buckland) for several months.
It proves a fateful decision. Continue reading “Hall of Fire discusses Fellowship chapter three!”
It’s been a little while since we’ve had a movie rumours, spoilers and speculation chat in Hall of Fire. So we’re fixing that this weekend as we take a look at the latest news about what’s going on with the Hobbit production.
We’ll be taking a close look at our own Quickbeam’s speculation about just what the writers might have in store for Radagast the Brown. We’ll also be poring over the latest spy pictures from the Dale and Esgaroth sets.
And, of course, anything else I’ve forgotten that’s piqued your interest recently.
So join us on Saturday April 7 at 6pm EDT when we’ll pull apart all these things and much more, and talk about what they mean for the movie! Continue reading “Movie rumour chat in Hall of Fire this weekend!”
This weekend, Saturday March 31 at 6.00pm EDT, Hall of Fire returns to our chapter-by-chapter read-through and discussion of Fellowship of The Ring.
“I wish it need not have happened in my time.”
FoTR Book 1, Chapter 2: The Shadow of the Past
Frodo Baggins is the new master of Bag End. And, to the enduring curiosity of his fellow-Hobbits, over the next 17 years he proves as “well-preserved” and eccentric — and as much of topic of gossip — as Bilbo ever was. Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: FoTR — Book 1, Chapter 2”
