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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson protégé Neill Blomkamp talks about "District 9," the sci-fi breakthrough of the summer By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/district_9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/district_9/index.html?source=rss Will the dark political allegory (and ass-kickin' robots) of "District 9" redeem a crap-movie summer? Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/25/del_hobbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/25/del_hobbit/index.html?source=rss A director who hates Tolkien, enslaved in New Zealand by a latter-day George Lucas. Whose brilliant idea was this? By Katherine Glover Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/28/gay_dwarves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/28/gay_dwarves/index.html?source=rss Video games have been ahead of the real world in accepting same-sex marriage. Why doesn't a new online "Lord of the Rings" game allow it? By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/17/hurin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/17/hurin/index.html?source=rss J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher spent more than 30 years piecing together fragments his father left behind. Now readers can learn what happened 6,000 years before Bilbo Baggins found the One Ring. By Peter L'Official Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/02/18/silmarillion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/02/18/silmarillion/index.html?source=rss Before Frodo and Sam, there were Beren and Luthien. A case for revisiting "The Silmarillion." Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2004/03/02/tolkien/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2004/03/02/tolkien/index.html?source=rss Tolkien a pothead? And what would his position on gay marriage really have been? Readers respond to Steven Hart's "Who's Sauron -- bin Laden or Bush?" By Cintra Wilson Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/03/01/oscar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/03/01/oscar/index.html?source=rss "The Passion of the Frodo" sweeps, and more beautiful stars bravely impersonate the genuinely homely to great success. But all the crooked teeth in New Zealand can't save a dull, dull Oscar night. By Scott Thill Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/10/24/viggo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/10/24/viggo/index.html?source=rss 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 Karen Croft Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/04/01/fix_tues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/04/01/fix_tues/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson takes on "King Kong," Cher takes on Michael Jackson, and Al Gore sticks up for the Dixie Chicks. Plus: Is Vin Diesel a sensitive guy? By Ivan Askwith Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/18/gollum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/18/gollum/index.html?source=rss Andy Serkis' computer-aided performance was one of the best things about "The Two Towers." But the Academy isn't ready for digital actors. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/30/lord_of_the_geeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/30/lord_of_the_geeks/index.html?source=rss Tolkien provided the blueprint for one generation of computer games after another. But have today's whizz-bang graphics brought us any closer to Middle Earth? By Laura Miller Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/12/19/tolkien_roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/12/19/tolkien_roundup/index.html?source=rss Our recommended books on all things Tolkienian for the Middle Earthlings on your holiday list. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/12/19/brin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/12/19/brin/index.html?source=rss David Brin doesn't know a damn thing about "Lord of the Rings." Plus: Say what you want about "Adaptation" but lay off Wes Anderson. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2002/12/17/tolkien_bbc_tt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2002/12/17/tolkien_bbc_tt/index.html?source=rss Listen to a full-cast dramatization of Part 2 of "The Lord of the Rings," featuring Ian Holm as Frodo. By David Brin Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/12/17/tolkien_brin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/12/17/tolkien_brin/index.html?source=rss "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 Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/12/05/video_game_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/12/05/video_game_ads/index.html?source=rss 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. By Laura Miller Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2002/12/03/lotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2002/12/03/lotr/index.html?source=rss 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." By Jeff Radice Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/27/dvd_piracy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/27/dvd_piracy/index.html?source=rss A backpacking tourist in Laos gets his hands on "The Fellowship of the Ring" just two weeks after its U.S. release. By Charles Taylor Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/oscar2002/2002/02/12/nominations/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/oscar2002/2002/02/12/nominations/index.html?source=rss "Lord of the Rings" and David Lynch deserve to win Oscars, but the Academy can rarely be trusted to single out the best movies. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/02/06/lotr_movie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/02/06/lotr_movie/index.html?source=rss 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? Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss Readers say: Keep your storm troopers away from our hobbits! By Eric Lipton Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss I, too, once loved "Star Wars." Then I grew up and learned to appreciate "The Lord of the Rings." By Jean Tang Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/09/lotr_starwars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/09/lotr_starwars/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson's glorified video trivia game doesn't hold up to the grandly human epic that defined a generation.