' "Tolkien has become a monster, devoured by his own popularity and absorbed into the absurdity of our time," Christopher Tolkien observes sadly. "The chasm...
Hi Folks, I'm working my way through a series of blog posts examining The C. S. Lewis book, "The Discarded Image," and specifically how it relates to High...
Nevertheless, I will attempt non-mudslinging and give it a try. Here are, in full and specific detail, some ways in which Jackson, and his team, reveal their...
Among those who've worked with the estate, when Christopher passes (hopefully long from now) is there any sense of who would take over as literary executor of...
If you have 4.5 minutes to spare, here is clear evidence vindicating David Bratman's opinions regarding the extreme license Peter Jackson has shown in ...
I know some people haven't liked the recent discussions, but personally I've greatly enjoyed the increased activity on the list, not only the original thread...
Folks, I just updated the list of books available for review in Mythprint (http://www.mythsoc.org/mythprint/books/). I retired about fifteen titles that have...
"I believe that mad Baggins is off again. Silly old fool." - Rory Brandybuck "You will be a fool if you do, Bilbo" - Gandalf "As for the name, Bilbo very...
dont know if this is relevant for this group ... From: David Green Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 4:55 PM Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] call for papers To:...
Just in case folks missed it, the other new HOBBIT movie is now out, THE AGE OF THE HOBBITS (cover blurb: "They're Not Tolkien's Hobbits . . . They're Real"). ...
To the Mythsoc listmembers: Following an advisory to check one's email for objectivity before clicking "send" I have noticed that most members, in most cases,...
Two articles of possible interest (I haven't read either yet): In this week's TLS, Tom Shippey reviews Rowan Williams (Archbishop of Canterbury) "The Lion's...
Have a quick question for the linguists among us: do we know what "Azog" means? The character is called "Azog the White" by the filmmakers, but I assume that...
... Janet, I've been wondering about this -- people keep talking about bringing in other source material to flesh The Hobbit out into three films, but others...
(Somehow Larry's message got into the group's spam filter. Here it is.) There is much to respond to, and I won't get to it all. But a quick response here: ...
Hi all. through all this talk about adaptations of Tolkien's hobbit I wonder what people's thoughts were on the bbc radio play from 1981 of lotr and the drama...
Here, it's a clear explanation of what I meant when I said I felt bludgeoned by a giant stick. It's from A.O. Scott's review in the New York Times, ...
I've counted 12 posts this day on the subject of being condescending, and how telling someone they're being condescending is condescending. Suggest we wrap ...
[excerpt] With the amped-up 3D technology, the action scenes have the look and feel of a high-speed Disney theme-park ride. Now, that experience can be...
Most of you will know about this well-written and informed review by Michael D.C. Drout, but I'll add a link to it just in case someone has missed it: ...
I just came back from the Hobbit movie. It's good. Go see it. (Do I need to add IMHO?) (I saw it in IMAX 3D and found the picture to be sharp, clear, HD...
Cat & I went to the midnight premiere. I'm really torn in my reaction. Is this better than the Rankin-Bass animated Hobbit? I never liked that. But at...
Excuse me, but I want to test something. Some of the posts sent to this mailing list, including my own, seem to be getting marked as spam by my ISP when...
There is just one real spoiler below, and it's linguistic. I've just returned from THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. As an adaptation, it's a disaster. (It's...
Hello All To avoid too many movie spoilers I have now done a blog posting on Wotan's Musings with some thoughts on The Hobbit movie. Very Intrigued by the...
Last night I watched the first part of Peater Jackson's Hobbit movie. I thought that the movie could be cald The road that go's on and on and on. The movie was...
