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Salon.com August 16, 2000 Andrew O'Hehir |
Frodo lives -- on the big screen Can the quest to turn "The Lord of the Rings" into a movie trilogy satisfy Tolkien's legions of dedicated fans and still produce a blockbuster? |
Salon.com February 6, 2002 Scott Rosenberg |
One film to rule them all Peter Jackson's "Fellowship of the Ring" pleases both Tolkien nuts and "Lord of the Rings" virgins. How did he pull off such an unlikely feat? |
Salon.com December 5, 2001 Andrew O'Hehir |
The fellowship of the ravenous movie writers I went to the "Lord of the Rings" junket and all I got was this lousy Gandalf goblet... |
Salon.com June 4, 2001 Andrew O'Hehir |
The book of the century Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals dismiss "The Lord of the Rings" as boyish fantasy. Now one scholar defends J.R.R. Tolkien's "true myth" as a modern masterpiece... |
Reason December 2002 Chris Mooney |
Great Escapism J.R.R. Tolkien's preindustrial fantasy feeds postindustrial entertainment. |
Salon.com December 18, 2002 Charles Taylor |
"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" Yes, there are some "middle-chapter" problems, but Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation hasn't lost its devastating humanity, its heart-stopping cinematography or its epic sweep. |
Reason July 2003 Michael Valdez Moses |
Back to the Future The nostalgic yet progressive appeal of wizards, hobbits, and Jedi knights |
Salon.com December 17, 2002 David Brin |
J.R.R. Tolkien -- enemy of progress "The Lord of the Rings" is lovingly crafted, seductive -- and profoundly backward-looking. Why not look at things through the Dark Lord's eye for a change? |
Salon.com June 5, 2001 Andrew O'Hehir |
A curiously very great book Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals still question the literary stature of "The Lord of the Rings." Now, one scholar defends it as a modern masterpiece. (Second of two parts.) |
Salon.com December 17, 2001 Stephanie Zacharek |
The movie of the year The heroic and epic film version of "The Lord of the Rings" brings beauty, awe and excitement back to the big screen... |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Rich Smith |
Return of the Hobbit Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Time Warner's New Line Cinema have confirmed that Peter Jackson will executive produce (and quite possibly direct) The Hobbit. |
Salon.com December 3, 2002 Laura Miller |
A "Fellowship" for fanatics Why the Eye of Sauron was the bane of Peter Jackson's life, and other knowledge I gleaned from the extended DVD of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." |
Salon.com December 31, 2001 |
It was a very strange year In movie screens in 2001, the nightmares took over, with the exception of one wizardly epic... |
Wired January 2004 Oliver Morton |
Attack of the Stuntbots Shoot them, stab them, throw them off the roof. The next generation of Hollywood daredevils will never say die. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2003 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hoard of the Rings With The Return of the King coming to theaters, this article looks at the profitability of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. |