A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history
By Andrew O'Hehir Jul 28, 2009
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A director who hates Tolkien, enslaved in New Zealand by a latter-day George Lucas. Whose brilliant idea was this?
April 25, 2008
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How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis' all-night argument about God paved the way
for both "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia."
By Steven Hart
December 3, 2003
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And Gollum rides the Times Square shuttle, as New Line's publicity machine brings Middle-earth to America's city of myth.
By Rebecca Traister
November 19, 2003
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In an exclusive interview, Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings," talks about his photography, his indie publishing house, and why Bush will go down in history as the Sauron of American presidents.
By Scott Thill
October 24, 2003
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Our recommended books on all things Tolkienian for the Middle Earthlings on your holiday list.
By Laura Miller
December 19, 2002
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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.
By Charles Taylor
December 18, 2002
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"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?
By David Brin
December 17, 2002
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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?
By Scott Rosenberg
February 6, 2002
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The heroic and epic film version of "The Lord of the Rings" brings beauty, awe and excitement back to the big screen.
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 18, 2001
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I went to the "Lord of the Rings" junket and all I got was this lousy Gandalf goblet.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 6, 2001
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A tale of good and evil battling under the dark cloud of fear, Tolkien's masterpiece resonates with a wisdom that our recent horror allows us to understand.
By Jim Paul
November 15, 2001
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Critics get to see a 25-minute preview of December's much-anticipated "Lord of the Rings" movie.
By Bill Wyman
October 19, 2001
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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.
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 5, 2001
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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. First of two parts.
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 4, 2001
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Hear a rare recording of the fantasy master himself reading from "The Two Towers," a book from his famed trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings."
May 15, 2001
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Poem in Elvish
By J. R. R. Tolkien
October 5, 2000
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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?
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 16, 2000
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Hollywood's favorite girl-gripe is back! Also: Dino De Laurentiis gets cranky about Clarice; Chrissie Hynde's gonna use her knife; and Paul MCartney shakes his bootie on the bar at Hogs and Heifers.
By Amy Reiter
March 13, 2000
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After the success of Disney's "Mulan,"
Miramax does its parent company one better.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 27, 1999
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Michael Korda, editor of Jacqueline Susann and Tennessee Williams, picks his five favorite novels of the past 40 years.
By Michael Korda
June 7, 1999
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"The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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September 30, 1996
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