From the looks of the trailer it is an exact pastiche of Jackson's LOTR films - even the Elves and orcs look just like Jackson's - with just one exception. And...
First off, I'm happy to announce that Tim Powers has agreed to attend as a Special Guest! I know he's popular with Society members. For those who wish to send...
I'd like to bring jewelry again, and maybe add scarves this year - should this be a dealer's room thing, an art show thing, or an auction thing? The past...
If you're selling something it would be the dealer's room. (The art show is not necessarily things for sale, and the auction is for items donated to the...
It is online at <http://thehuntforgollum.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html>. Anyone interested in sharing or reading reactions, or would that still be spoilers at...
I watched it, and honestly I found it pretty distasteful. It seemed like a cheesy take-off on Jackson's films, with only the most superficial connection to...
Doug, I'd be interested in hearing your detailed thoughts at some point, when we feel an appropriate "spoiler" period has passed. :) -Alana ... -- Alana Joli...
All I'll say for now is I appreciated the effort (to a point), but honestly, I found it boring. And not quite as lush and impressive as advance word had led me...
I too am a fan of the Jackson films, at least as compared to David. Of course, that is damning with faint praise. ; ) Alana, I'll wait a couple of days and...
Definitely, waiting a few days seems like a good idea. I'm not anti-spoiler myself, but I don't want to step on anyone's spoiler-free toes! ;) -Alana ... -- ...
I think it's telling that they went to great lengths to reproduce the look of the Peter Jackson films, to the extent of casting actors based on their...
One-line review: Don't bother. More boring than Peter Jackson at only a quarter the length. How to make a movie of "The Hunt for Gollum" (down below, "spoiler"...
Very nice, David; many chuckles, especially #14. _______________________________ From: David Bratman <dbratman@...> To: mythsoc@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I know it's short notice--my fault entirely--but according to my notes more of you will be available than than any other time in May. Lee and David aren't,...
I'm one of the presenters at the NEH-funded institute "J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Real and the Imagined Middle Ages" at UT-Commerce this...
Interesting topic, Edith! Most certainly, I'd say that the worst misunderstanding of Tolkien's attitude toward women is the assumption that he condescends -...
I can try to meet on Saturday, but I will have company here. I should be able to lock myself away from them for a couple of hours, but I can't promise. Ginger...
Yeah, Janet! What a librarian--I ask for a few examples and I get a whole bibliography. This makes me feel better because it confirms much of what I already...
Greetings! Welcome to my newsletter for May, 2009! Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think would be interested in keeping up with me. To receive...
It occurs to me that I never did add my additional thoughts. David said much of what I wanted to say (in a much more entertaining fashion than I would have)....
In case anyone is interested... The 2009 Tolkien Society Seminar "Journeys & Destinations" Saturday, 27th June Sir John Soane's Museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields,...
Hi Edith This topic interests me a lot. I am an avid reader of Tolkien - no scholar - but currently in possession of a Y chromosome.. All I know is that I find...
... Tolkien adheres to the Germanic tradition, with masculine Moon and feminine Sun (evident e.g. in German _der Mond_/_die Sonne_). Chivalrously, Beregond...
... On that subject, see also Yvette Kisor's short article with a long title in vol. 4 of _Tolkien Studies_: "'Elves (and Hobbits) always refer to the Sun as...
... treatment of the feminine Elizabeth Whittingham has an excellent discussion of this subject, and how the depiction of the Valier and other female spirits...
