The Lord of the Rings

Are Novels Better With Large Casts or Small Casts?

Dave Astor | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Edith Wharton, Donald Westlake, Barbara Kingsolver, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Novels, Literary Characters, J.R.R. Tolkien, Margaret Atwood, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Charlotte Bronte, Books News

For a book with "Solitude" in its title, it sure has lots of characters! After recently reading One Hundred Years of Solitude, I've been thinking about whether novels are better with large casts or small casts.

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Many Famous Authors Started With 'Novel 101'

Dave Astor | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Paul Bowles, Junot Diaz, Jhumpa Lahiri, Margaret Drabble, Charles Dickens, Margaret Atwood, Herman Melville, Carson McCullers, Novels, Emile Zola, J.R.R. Tolkien, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Debut Novels, Cormac McCarthy, Books News

Creating a novel is tough. Until you get the hang of it, it can be hard to do the Proustian thing.

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7 Totally Awesome Movies That Were Never Made

David Hughes | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Book News, Ridley Scott, Movies Never Made, The Lord of the Rings, Alien, Kevin Smith, Darron-Aronovsky, Books News

Every movie, like Rocky's whole life, has a million to one shot. So what happens to all the scripts that get finished, make it into the right hands, get announced in the press -- and then wind up on the scrapheap?

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Bizarre Old 'Hobbit' Film Unearthed

Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: The Hobbit USSR, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit Trailer, The Hobbit Russia, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit Soviet Union, Peter Jackson, Movies, Video, Entertainment News

Bilbo Baggins's adventure to the Lonely Mountain had quite a few twists and turns along the way. Little known fact: that dangerous, winding path inclu...

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'Hobbit' Prequel Secrets Revealed

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Elijah Wood, The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson the Hobbit, The Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Video, Entertainment News

While "Tintin" is taking the UK by storm, don't despair "Lord of the Rings" fans, there's a little something for you, too! Peter Jackson has posted...

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George Clooney: 'Hollywood Could Teach a Lot to Politicians'

Felice Arenas | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Capitol Hill, Academy Awards, Ohio Democratic Presidential Primary, Washington, Pulp Fiction, The Aviator, Evan Rachel Wood, Ryan Gosling, Theater, Syriana, Gregory Itzin, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cinema, Jeffrey Wright, The King?S Speech, Politics, Box Office, Howard Dean, New Movie, Selling, Oscars, The Ides of March, Michael Clayton, Newsweek, The Weinstein Company, Gangs of New York, Democratic National Convention, Political Campaigning, The Social Network, George Clooney, Hollywood, Democrats, Marie Claire, Barack Obama, Good Night and Good Luck, Up in the Air, Farragut North, Harvey Weinstein, Beau Willimon, Best Picture Academy Award, Shakespeare, The Lord of the Rings, Republicans, Entertainment News

Should Capitol Hill be looking to Hollywood for better scripts? Actor George Clooney thinks that while Democrats have accomplished a great deal for the U.S., they "have done a terrible job so far" of getting this through to Americans.

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Harry Potter: A Confession, and an Appreciation

William Bradley | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, J.K. Rowling, Doctor Who, Star Wars, James Cameron, Culture News

I did something terribly old-fashioned. I read the book. The final book, I mean. It was complex, poignant, logically worked out, and frequently moving, all after suspension of disbelief. It contains messages important for the times. I enjoyed it quite a lot.

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'A Dance With Dragons' Released: What's Your Favorite Fantasy Book?

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Favorite Fantasy Books, Game of Thrones, Fantasy Books, Chronicles of Narnia, A Song of Ice and Fire, A Dance With Dragons, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Earthsea Trilogy, Slidepollajax, Game of Thrones Book, Books News

Finally, after 6 years, George R..R. Martin's "A Dance with Dragons" has arrived. Book 5 has already received many glowing reviews. In honor of the...

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HuffPost Readers Reveal: Books They Hated That Everyone Else Loved

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Fight Club, Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Eat Pray Love, Slidepollajax, Twilight, The Lord of the Rings, Cormac McCarthy, Hated Books, The Great Gatsby, Running With Scissors, Video, Books News

It's okay. You can admit it. Everyone has read books that are either popular, critically acclaimed or both, but still been left pondering, "How can an...

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Wake Up, Geek Culture. You're Not All Guys.

Elizabeth Perle | Posted 08.13.2011

Being really frakkin' geeky is in - Stan Lee is responsible for approximately half of the summer blockbusters this year (again), Glee is at Comic Con,...

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Tolkien Estate Settles Dispute Over Novel Featuring Tolkien As Character

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Mirkwood, The Hobbit, Jrr Tolkien Estate, The Lord of the Rings, Mirkwood a Novel About J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen Hillard, Aaron Moss, Jrr Tolkien, Books News

The J.R.R. Tolkien estate has settled a dispute with author Stephen Hillard over a forthcoming fictional book that features Tolkien as a character and...

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PHOTOS: Traveling With Tolkien: 6 Real-Life Fictional Landscapes

Posted 05.25.2011

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Filming of The Hobbit is set to start in March and the ratcheting-up anticipation is unleashing a new wave of Tolkienmania. If you read the books,...

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Maine State Rep. Heads To Wisconsin To Join Protests: 'It's A Class War'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin Protests, Scott Walker Unions, Bpa, Paul Lepage, The Lord of the Rings, Scott Walker, Regulatory Reform, John Kasich, Lord of the Rings, Gandalf, Diane Russell, Bpa Plastic, Governor Scott Walker, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The protests that erupted last week in Wisconsin have attracted attention not only across the United States, but even as far away as Egy...

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PHOTOS: 15 LOTR Locations In New Zealand

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Lotr New Zealand, Lord of the Rings New Zealand, Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings, Travel News

Are you one of those "Lord of the Rings" fanatics who greets friends in Elvish, knows the map of Middle Earth by heart and has read the books and seen...

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A Conversation With Creed's Mark Tremonti, Plus Robert Plant, The Black Crowes, and Freetime With Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Black Crowes, Slash, Cartoons, Alter Bridge, Clem Snide, The Fuzzy Stones, The Meat of Life, Achy Breaky Heart, The Lord of the Rings, Myles Kennedy, Eef Barzelay, Margaret Thatcher, ASCAP Royalties, Ant Man Bee, Mtv, Hank Williams, Creed, Indie Rock, Theft, Red, Larry the Cable Guy, Metaphysics, Elijah Wood, Multiverse, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alt-Country, Alternate Universe, The Faculty, Mark Tremonti, God, Fuzzy Logic, The Doors, Cleveland, I Love the Unknown, Robert Plant, Scott Stapp, Skillet, Frodo, Los Lobos, Louie Perez, David Hidalgo, Mitch Hedberg, Richard Feynman, Timothy Leary, Spinal Tap, Rolling Stone, Entertainment News

MR: Even though it was released last year, Full Circle is going strong, and this tour is more or less a continuation of the reunion. What was it like getting back together with the other guys?

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Volcanoes In Literature

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Volcanoes, Tolkien, Volcano, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Mount Doom, Books, Iceland Volcano, The Lord of the Rings, Vesuvius, Books News

Stuck at home, cursing the Icelandic volcano as your holiday plans circle the drain? While away the empty hours with our quiz on volcanoes in literatu...

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Tolkien Reading Day: Celebrate The King Of Fantasy By Geeking Out

cnn.com | Henry Hanks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Fellowship of the Ring, Return of the King, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Movie, Tolkien, Reading, Tolkien Reading Day, Books, The Lord of the Rings, Sauron, Peter Jackson, Books News

Every year since 2003, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tales have gathered on March 25 for meetups at local libraries, schools, universities and else...

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ReelzChannel: Top 10 "Wow, You've Really Let Yourself Go" Movies

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

In the brand new Shrek Forever After, an ill-advised pact with a conniving Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) turns reality upside-down for everyone's favor...

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Muhammad Movie Planned: Film Brings Together Hollywood Producer Barrie Osborne And Banned Muslim Cleric Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

A movie about the prophet Muhammad is in the works, according to Reuters. According to reports, the $150 million film will bring together a major holl...

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Review: Watchmen (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warner Bros, Zack Snyder, Entertainment, Reviews, Watchmen, Comic Book, Scott Mendelson, Movies, 300, The Silk Spectre, Warner Bros., Charleton Comics, DC Comics, The Comedian, Ozymandias, The Watchmen, Superheroes, Dave Gibbons, Wagner, Comic Books, Entertainment News, Dr. Malcolm Long, Edward Blake, Dan Dreiberg, Stanley Kramer, Nite Owl, Captain Atom, Hollis Mason, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Sin City, World Trade Center, Doctor Manhattan, The Lord of the Rings, Twin Towers, Entertainment News

The production is handsome, the acting is exceptional, and the special effects are mostly effective. But, at the end of the day, Watchmen is not an exciting story.

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Watchmen: Who's Watching The Watchmen?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warner Bros., The Silk Spectre, The Comedian, The Watchmen, Dr. Malcolm Long, Nite Owl, Hollis Mason, Sin City, Watchmen, Entertainment News, World Trade Center, Doctor Manhattan, The Lord of the Rings, Charleton Comics, DC Comics, Dave Gibbons, Zack Snyder, Edward Blake, Dan Dreiberg, Superheroes, Stanley Kramer, Captain Atom, Iron Man, Comic Books, The Dark Knight, Twin Towers, Ozymandias, Wagner, Entertainment News

Based on one of the most collected and memorable comic book runs in history, the movie Watchmen tries to be all things cosmic and ambiguously moral to all of us.

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Our Other National Shamelessness: Needless Job Layoffs

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Unemployment, Ayn Rand, Job Layoffs, Alan Greenspan, The Lord of the Rings, Business, Recession, Business News

The mass layoffs aren't something we can afford to simply sigh about and treat as inevitable. There needs to be a national discussion on these job losses.

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The Lords of The Fly

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Puccini, Carmen, John Gardner, Woody Allen, Ruxandra Donose, Theatre Du Chatelet, John Goldenthal, Across the Universe, The Fly, Nicholas & Alexandra, Howard Shore, Vincent Price, Beowulf, Deborah Drattell, William Friedkin, The Fly II, Jeff Goldblum, Madame Butterfly, Dante Ferretti, Batman Forever, George Langelaan, The Lion King, Ann Bogart, The Magic Flute, Return of the Fly, Lost in Space, Michael Collins, Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, Verdi, Playboy, Placido Domingo, David Cronenberg, Mozart, David Henry Hwang, La Boehme, Il Trittico, Beethoven, Julie Tamor, Daniel Okulitch, Heat, Geena Davis, Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, The Lord of the Rings, Grendel, Berlioz, Los Angeles Opera, Frida, Aida, Rasputin, Entertainment News

The production contained some pre-requisites for the medium -- a tragic storyline that centered around love, sex and three principles, making it a theoretical candidate for an operatic treatment.

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