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Entries Tagged as 'Tolkien'

Force of Hobbit

Posted by Ocelopotamus on December 18th, 2007 at 3:18 pm

Looks like the film version of The Hobbit is going to happen after all. And it’s going to be a two-parter (because they sell more popcorn like that, see).
New Line and filmmaker Peter Jackson have resolved their differences over Jackson’s profit participation over the $3 billion-grossing “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, paving the way for […]

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Tags: News · Culture · Film · Books · Ian McKellen · Tolkien · Fantasy

No Backsies

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 24th, 2007 at 11:26 am


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DVD: Priscilla with “Extra Frills”!

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 10th, 2007 at 3:36 pm


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The Bravest Little Hobbit of Them All

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 8th, 2007 at 10:00 am


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Tags: Meta · Culture · Music · Comedy · Books · Lit · Star Trek · Video · Tolkien · Fantasy

Roundup: Giant Hourglass Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 30th, 2007 at 4:26 am


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Tolkien’s Children of Hurin: Break a Leg, Professor

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 17th, 2007 at 6:22 am


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Tags: News · Culture · Journal · Books · Lit · Mythology · Tolkien · Fantasy · Peoria