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The War of the Rohirrim is the first Lord of the Rings film in a decade, but can it compare with the originals?
1 week, 5 days ago

The War of the Rohirrim is the first Lord of the Rings film in a decade, but can it compare with the originals?

ABC  

Once a staple of the pre-Marvel multiplex, The Lord of the Rings universe has been missing from movie screens for an entire decade, ever since series director Peter Jackson wrapped up his painfully distended adaptation of The Hobbit in 2014. Entitled The War of the Rohirrim, it's set nearly two centuries before the One Ring found its way to Bag …

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Priyanka Chopra's Bluff co-star calls her 'India's beloved national treasure': She's a superstar in every sense
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Chopra's Bluff co-star calls her 'India's beloved national treasure': She's a superstar in every sense

Hindustan Times  

It was a gift to work with Priyanka Chopra, India's beloved national treasure in The Bluff, says The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power breakout star Ismael Cruz Cordova about his collaboration with the actor. Asked about the trolling he faced on social media after appearing in the first season, the actor, who is one of the first …

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American Fiction: Jeffrey Wright’s Oscar favourite has more to say than your average author film
1 year ago

American Fiction: Jeffrey Wright’s Oscar favourite has more to say than your average author film

The Independent  

Political correctness doesn’t come easy to Thelonius “Monk” Ellison, the anti-hero played by Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction, Cord Jefferson’s coruscating new satirical comedy adapted from the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett. I’m Black and it’s my book.” open image in gallery Issa Rae stars as an author gaming a hypocritical system in ‘American Fiction’ The versatile Wright, who …

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Tolkien knock-off or a secret classic? The story of Willow
2 years ago

Tolkien knock-off or a secret classic? The story of Willow

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The brainchild of Lucas since before the first Star Wars, the …

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What Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Nails About Tolkien’s Books
2 years, 3 months ago

What Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Nails About Tolkien’s Books

Slate  

Tolkien had a success with his first novel, The Hobbit, his publisher requested a followup. The new Amazon series The Rings of Power is the first attempt to spin fresh dramatic narratives out of the tales in Tolkien’s legendarium, but showrunners Patrick McKay and John D. Payne didn’t even have The Silmarillion or other posthumously-published Tolkien writings to draw from. …

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The Rings of Power review: A visually staggering, flawed epic
2 years, 3 months ago

The Rings of Power review: A visually staggering, flawed epic

BBC  

The Rings of Power review: A visually staggering, flawed epic Amazon/Alamy It is a curious quirk of fate that The Rings of Power, a Lord of the Rings prequel based on the histories of a fictional world, written by JRR Tolkien, should premiere two weeks after House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel based on the histories of …

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Lord of the Rings series drops stunning teaser with breathtaking visuals. Watch
2 years, 10 months ago

Lord of the Rings series drops stunning teaser with breathtaking visuals. Watch

Hindustan Times  

The new Amazon series from the world of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe dropped its new teaser trailer on Thursday night. The visually-stunning 2-minute plus teaser gives the viewers a glimpse of the Second Age of Middle Earth, Tolkien's fictional magical world. The teaser trailer also highlights some of the realms viewers will visit over the course of …

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'Messy, low-budget' Russian adaptation of The Lord of the Rings garners 2 mn views on rediscovery after 30 years
3 years, 6 months ago

'Messy, low-budget' Russian adaptation of The Lord of the Rings garners 2 mn views on rediscovery after 30 years

Firstpost  

The Lord of the Rings trilogy was “essentially banned” for decades in Russia, perhaps because of its religious themes or the depiction of disparate Western allies uniting against a sinister power from the East," says the author of Tolkien Through Russian Eyes. And the growl of an actor painted green does sound — sort of — like he might be …

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Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and the Fellowship are Crowdfunding to Save Tolkien's Home
4 years ago

Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and the Fellowship are Crowdfunding to Save Tolkien's Home

News 18  

Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and other luminaries have formed a new crowd-funding fellowship to raise $6 million to buy the Oxford home of “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Actors Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman, stars of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning film adaptations, have joined the “Project Northmoor” campaign to turn the sprawling house into a museum in honour of the …

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Lord of the Rings cast members back crowdfunding campaign to buy JRR Tolkien’s former Oxford house
4 years ago

Lord of the Rings cast members back crowdfunding campaign to buy JRR Tolkien’s former Oxford house

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some of the cast of the Lord …

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