This weekend, Hall of Fire will resume with a lighthearted chat where we all get to play the…
Continue ReadingThis weekend, Hall of Fire will resume with a lighthearted chat where we all get to play the role of director on the Hobbit.
Because this Saturday June 30 (at 6pm New York time) we’ll be asking the question: “What would you put in the next Hobbit trailer?”. Or if you prefer, what’s your ideal Hobbit trailer?
Come join us then and play director yourself! Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: your ideal Hobbit trailer!”
This Saturday at 6pm (New York time), Hall of Fire rejoins the Hobbits on the Barrows Downs as we resume our Fellowship of the Ring read-through.
‘Splendid!’ said Frodo. ‘If we make as good going this afternoon as we have done this morning, we shall have left the Downs before the Sun sets and be jogging on in search of a camping place.’ Continue reading “Hall of Fire chats fog on the Barrow-Downs”
There’s some odd (spoilers!), peculiar (spoilers!) and just plain bizarre (spoilers!) stories coming out of the Hobbit production of late.
That’s why this weekend in Hall of Fire, we’re devoting a session to pondering what’s going through the minds of the brains trust.
Is this sort of thing your nightmare hobbit script scenario? If not, when do you go, “this is too silly for words”?
Or are you of the view that JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit is, itself, so often whimsical or fantastical that additions like the above can only enhance the movie’s light-hearted appeal?
So join us this Saturday, June 16 at 6.00pm EDT (New York time), when we’ll discuss all this and much more as we look at the latest Hobbit movie rumours!
Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: Bunnies, boars and bad romance. What next from the brains trust?”
Did you know the creator of TMNT was a bigger fan of Tolkien than we ever expected? His wedding ring is actually a One Ring of Power! Today on our *LIVE* weekly webcast TORn Tuesdays, we have a very special guest: Kevin Eastman, creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and also a dyed-in-the-wool Ringer fan)! We’ll talk about creating worldwide fan bases, Comic-Con experiences, and the power of mythology through popular culture. What is it like for a creator to deal with other people adapting / redoing his most famous creation? Come join the show via Stickam (account “theoneringnet”) using your own Skype login or come join us via our Live Event Page with our unique Barliman’s chat embedded in the show! Soon we will have live guests IN THE AUDIENCE at Meltdown Comics Theater in Hollywood for every weekly show!
Tune into our show at 5:00pm PDT (that’s L.A. time folks — click here to see when it is in your city!), and just click to our Live Event page.
This Saturday at 6pm EST (New York time), Hall of Fire returns to the Fellowship of The Ring as the hobbits take refuge in the house of Tom Bombadil and try to put the horror encounter with Old Man Willow behind them.
“I kept [Tom] in, and as he was, because he represents certain things otherwise left out.” — JRR Tolkien, Letter 153.
FoTR Book 1, Chapter 7: The House of Tom Bombadil
Frodo asks Goldberry who Tom is, and she replies mysteriously that Tom is “master of wood, water and hill.” Tom himself proves scarcely less enigmatic, yet is oddly knowledgeable about Frodo’s quest.
Continue reading “Hall of Fire visits the House of Tom Bombadil!”
THERE AND BACK: today on our *Live* webcast TORn TUESDAY, our intrepid host Clifford “Quickbeam” Broadway has just returned from New Zealand where many magical things were witnessed ON THE ACTUAL SET OF THE HOBBIT, but secrecy abounds! Be tantalized and teased with a unique 1st person account of travels to the real Middle-earth! We also pay tribute to our fallen friend and Memorial Day remembrance for our brave heroes abroad. Come join the show via Stickam (account “theoneringnet”) using your own Skype login or via our Live Event Page with our unique Barliman’s chat embedded in the show!
Tune into our show at 5:00pm PDT (that’s L.A. time folks — click here to see when it is in your city!), and just click to our Live Event page.
