Dan writes: There is an excellent Tolkien article in the April edition of Southwest Airlines’ “Spirit” magazine from Melinda Mahaffey. She says “JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings debuted more than 50 years ago, but its message – about what it takes to be good in a hostile world – is just as pertinent today.” If you are not flying with SW soon here are some scans of the article. [More]
Alternatively you can click on over to the website to view the PDF’s yourself. [spiritmag.com]
Category: Old Main News
The folks from Houghton Mifflin Company write: In addition to the big event in NYC on Tuesday that you already know about, a few other bookstores are also hosting events to mark the release of THE CHILDREN OF HÚRIN. These stores will be hosting “READ-A-THONS” and other celebratory activities. Each of these stores will have 5 signed bookplates (signed by Christopher Tolkien and Alan Lee), which they will be using as prizes at their events. [More]
Be sure to check out our weekly Sideshow Collectibles update! Each week we provide an update on your favorite Sideshow goodies, from busts to premium figures and more! Take a look! [More]
22 million Euros, more than 4 months of filming, 10,000 extras and a star like Viggo Mortensen. Arturo Perez-Reverte’s anti-hero adaptation has given us the biggest Spanish-cinema project. Alatriste now lands in Mexico after alluring more than 3 million viewers in Spain. Thanks to Nimthiriel for the translation! [More]
AKA ‘The Return of the Stash’. Nimthiriel did another fine job of translating this article from Mexico’s ‘Premier Magazine’. It features Viggo Mortensen with his now (in)famous mustache from his film ‘Alatriste’ which is getting a release in Mexico. Take a look! [More]
Mark Keuthan writes: I have created a survey to test my ideas about how Tolkien’s novel and Jackson’s movies speak religiously to people. This is for a Quantitative Research Methods class and I would really appreciate your participation.
Here is a link to my research website with the link to the survey: here
Thank you for your time.
Mark Keuthan
Doctoral Candidate, Regent University