John sends this along: Explore Tolkien’s Middle-earth in a 10-week on-line course hosted by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Cardiff University. The course will examine Tolkien’s awareness of northern European mythologies and languages as well as other aspects of his scholarly background, by concentrating on The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. The course will be run three times during the next academic year starting on:
2 October 2006
2 February 2007
23 April 2007
The course is open to students and to adult learners. Enrolments for all three dates of the course are now open.
For more information please visit the course website here
Frequently asked questions about the course
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Pauliina writes: I’m a final-year psychotherapy student from Finland, currently working on my thesis “Going Home – Finding Myself Through Stories And Fantasies”. I’ve been a LOTR fan for 18 years, and the impact it has had on my life and the person I am is just enormous. Now I’d like to call out to you, dear fellow Ringers in the world, and invite you to share your stories with me by answering these questions… [More]
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TORN Staffer Garfeimao sends along these photos taken by a professional photographer during Elf 2006. Take a look at the costume contest and musical performances! Those costumes are great!
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Lhunsarniel writes: Thought you might want to add this to your newsworthy posts. I actually saw it in the Turner Classic Movies website: ‘The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948-2003’: The career of towering, handsome actor Christopher Lee has stretched over half a century in every sort of film from comedy to horror. He has assumed such diverse roles as the Man With the Golden Gun, Frankenstein’s monster, Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes, and Dr. Catheter (from Gremlins 2). [More]
Order ‘The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948-2003 (Hardcover)’ on Amazon.com today!
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TORN Staffer Garfeimao writes: Saturday had Sean Astin as the main guest, replacing Elijah Wood as the headliner. It was announced that Elijah might be able to do a webcam conference call sometime on Saturday, but the technical bugs never quite worked out. So Sean did his appearance, handled the autograph line like the champ he is, and then we were hit by another missing guest. [More]
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The story of how a boy from Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington, beat Hollywood at its own game is to be told in an authorised biography of New Zealand film-maker Peter Jackson. ‘Peter Jackson: A Film-maker’s Journey’ will be published by HarperCollins New Zealand on November 10, just in time for the Christmas market. Following numerous approaches, Jackson chose to work on the biography with Brian Sibley, a writer and the producer of the acclaimed BBC radio dramatisation of the Lord of the Rings. The biography, written over several years, tells the story of Jackson’s life through his own words, as well as drawing on the memories of friends, family and associates. [More]
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