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The Lord of the Rings

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Twenty years ago this weekend, a fellowship formed in Rivendell...

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Twenty years ago this weekend, a fellowship formed in Rivendell...

Twenty years ago this weekend, I joined a fellowship at the local cineplex to witness an event that would change the art of movies — for better and for worse — for decades to come.

Aragorn's Favorite Peter Jackson Movie (Hint: It's Not The Return of the King)

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Aragorn's Favorite Peter Jackson Movie (Hint: It's Not The Return of the King)

It's another return of the king! Aragorn is back, and he has some kingly wisdom to share with us...

Mulholland Drive

Your favorite films of 2001?

So, it’s been ten years… Now that you’ve had a decade to chew on these films, I’d be curious to know what you would now choose as your top 5, 10, or 20 of 2001. It’s a list that includes titles that weren’t accessible in

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Sinister invaders trouble The Shire...

Somebody needs to release Farmer Maggot's dogs. The Shire is in trouble!

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Here is the original Looking Closer review of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."

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Tolkien would not be pleased.

At the beginning of the trailer for The Golden Compass, New Line boasts about its wildly successful Lord of the Rings franchise. (Interesting, since their president has nothing good to say about Peter Jackson, and won't let him make The Hobbit.) As the trailer opens, we see the

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Who Would You Pick to Direct the Narnia Films? Or The Lord of the Rings?

Many recent comments have raised this question. Please don't use this thread as a chance to bash Jackson or Adamson. We've got enough of that going elsewhere, and frankly, I'm fairly pleased with both directors and I'm tired of focusing on the

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"It's faithful to the book. But we've published our own alternative version of the novel, to reflect all of our changes."

Peter T. Chattaway beats me to the punch: Last night, I went to the local Chapters and discovered that a whole slew of movie tie-in books have already been released -- including a children's novelization of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which includes descriptions of scenes

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The Lord of the Rings: The Musical

I raise my glass to The Movie Blog for the tip. Coming to Toronto... "We have not attempted to pull the novel towards the standard conventions of musical theater, but rather to expand those conventions so that they will accommodate Tolkien's material."