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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
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. |
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... |
Wired
October 2001
Erik Davis |
The Fellowship of the Ring Wherein an Oxford don and his ragtag army of fans turn a fairy tale about hobbits into the ultimate virtual world. Can any movie ever do it justice? |
Salon.com
January 9, 2002
Jean Tang |
"Lord of the Rings" vs. "Star Wars" Peter Jackson's glorified video trivia game doesn't hold up to the grandly human epic that defined a generation... |
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... |
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... |
Reason
July 2003
Michael Valdez Moses |
Back to the Future The nostalgic yet progressive appeal of wizards, hobbits, and Jedi knights |
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. |
Reason
December 2002
Chris Mooney |
Great Escapism J.R.R. Tolkien's preindustrial fantasy feeds postindustrial entertainment. |
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
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, 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? |
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. |
Wired
October 2005
Jonathan Bing |
Return of the King Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong hits the big screen in December. But for the last year, he's been giving eager fans a behind-the-scenes look at the world he built for the big ape on his comprehensive site. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fro-Dough Bagging "Return of the King" rakes in $500 million worldwide. Wow, that's some ring, huh? There's clearly plenty of this pie to go around. A look at companies that are getting a cut |
AskMen.com
Kyle Darbyson |
Classic Book Adaptations The following five book adaptations are classic films because they did the seemingly improbable: They took highly regarded source material, stayed largely true to each novel and still delivered films that will reward the viewer each time he revisits them. |
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
November 30, 2007
Gavin Edwards |
The Golden Compass: The Making of Philip Pullman's Epic Fantasy Making the film adaptation of The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, and Eva Green, is a challenge to the directors physical and mental stamina. |
Home Theater
July 6, 2005
Chris Chiarella |
2005 DVD Hall of Fame Inductees The magazine released its Top 100 DVDs of All Time, including the Beatles Anthology, Finding Nemo, and Lord of the Rings. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
When Halo Met Hobbits Lord of the Rings' Peter Jackson is tapped for the movie version of the Xbox hit. The Halo movie will be jointly distributed by Universal and News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox. Microsoft will receive $5 million up front, and up to 10% of the domestic box office take. |
PC Magazine
March 16, 2005
Peter Suciu |
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth The heroic personal tales of The Lord of the Rings have been told; now the gaming action turns to the trilogy's engagements between good and evil. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2010
Michael White |
After Harry Potter, Warner Seeks a New Hero With the teen sorcerer's saga ending, the studio taps its DC comic book stable |
Home Theater
December 28, 2009 |
Lord of the Rings Coming to BD Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy will finally get a high-def release next year. |
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
September 29, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Mr. Softy Says Halo to Mr. Jackson Microsoft taps Peter Jackson to add some magic to the Halo franchise. Since next-generation video games and box-office hits are becoming increasingly difficult to tell apart, it's an asset for Microsoft to have a best-of-breed director under its umbrella. |
Salon.com
December 5, 2002
Andrew Leonard |
Screenage wasteland? When video games look as good as action films, commercials are more fun than cartoons, and everything screams "Buy!" it's easy to lose your bearings. |
