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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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Two decades after "The Return of the King," we still remember Aragorn's warning about US militarism
1 year ago

Two decades after "The Return of the King," we still remember Aragorn's warning about US militarism

Salon  

Tolkien foresaw that his intentions would always be misunderstood. I think that many confuse ‘applicability’ with ‘allegory’; but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author.” Tolkien was a realist, so in the same way that he wrote his trilogy and “The Hobbit” without much expectation that it would …

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50 facts to rule them all: A look at Tolkien’s way with worlds
1 year, 3 months ago

50 facts to rule them all: A look at Tolkien’s way with worlds

Hindustan Times  

Fantasy fiction had existed before JRR Tolkien, but he essentially made it what it is today. Bilbo and Frodo Baggins live at Bag End, for instance, which was the real name of the Tudor home, dated to 1413, of Tolkien’s aunt Jane Neave, in the village of Dormston in Worcestershire, England. A Danish group named The Tolkien Ensemble created “the …

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The Rings of Power Episode 5 review: Bad fan fiction
2 years, 3 months ago

The Rings of Power Episode 5 review: Bad fan fiction

Live Mint  

Spoiler Alert: This article is a recap of Episode 5 of The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. The worst, and which gets worse with every passing episode, is the laughably bad Númenor story, with Galadriel the most underwritten and irritating character I’ve ever come across in television. In this episode Isildur’s first conflict is with Elendil, who …

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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ review: Swaggering new epic assures that Tolkien is in safe hands
2 years, 3 months ago

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ review: Swaggering new epic assures that Tolkien is in safe hands

The Hindu  

First things first; at its very best, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a visual spectacle like no other television offering so far leaving you to constantly wonder just how much Prime Video have invested in this new Tolkienian saga. There’s High King Gil-galad and Elrond who rubbish Galadriel’s theories; the good-natured dwarf prince Durin IV …

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George RR Martin: ‘I don’t understand how people can come to hate so much something that they once loved’
2 years, 6 months ago

George RR Martin: ‘I don’t understand how people can come to hate so much something that they once loved’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “‘Dear Stan and Jack, you guys are better than …

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All the sci-fi fantasy films and shows headed your way
3 years, 3 months ago

All the sci-fi fantasy films and shows headed your way

Hindustan Times  

Did we miss a prophecy? Isaac Asimov’s sprawling Foundation series is now a TV show, with two of 10 episodes already streaming on Apple TV. Disney is building it all up for a bigger franchise to come Out on Disney+ on September 22.. Star Trek: Prodigy: Finally, a children’s show set in the Star Trek universe. This CG animated series …

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Why Do Women Have Such Small Parts in LOTR? asks Philip Pullman, Calls Tolkien's Iconic Book A 'Dead-end'
3 years, 10 months ago

Why Do Women Have Such Small Parts in LOTR? asks Philip Pullman, Calls Tolkien's Iconic Book A 'Dead-end'

News 18  

British author Philip Pullman’s trilogy, ‘His Dark Materials’, has often been compared to Tolkien’s masterpiece, Lord of the Rings, and C.S. While this comparison would have pleased many authors, Pullman has always disliked such associations and vehemently criticised Lord of the Rings for being ‘trivial’ and The Chronicles of Narnia for being ‘racist’. Pullman, who has given fantasy literature a …

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