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Tag: Lord of the Rings

The Fall of Gondolin: a final foray into Middle-earth

4th May 20185th May 2018Iona Todd

Over the past few years there has certainly been no shortage of Middle-earth inspired projects for fans to get excited about. From the controversial Shadow of War video game series to the upcoming biopic starring Nicholas Hoult, Tolkien’s cultural influence is showing no signs of slowing down. Now, from out of the blue, HarperCollins has […]

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Weston Library to host extensive Tolkien exhibition in 2018

17th March 201717th March 2017OxStu Editor

The Bodleian Libraries will be home to a major new exhibition on the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien in 2018. The exhibition, entitled “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth”, will explore not only Tolkien’s work in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, but also his achievements as an artist, poet, medievalist and […]

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Cinépiphanies: ‘Fellowship of the Ring’

24th May 201624th May 2016Clio Takas

I must preface this article by admitting that I’m something of a fraud – I have actually watched The Fellowship of the Ring before, but I hadn’t yet seen the extended version, in all its 228 minute long glory. One of the first things I realised was that nobody feeling even a little stressed about […]

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The Hobbit review: a tasty tale of knives and orcs

18th December 201218th December 2012Tom Ough

An Unexpected Journey takes place not only in the shadow of Erebor, the mountain homeland towards which Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves travel through a hostile Middle-Earth, but also in that of The Lord of the Rings, the wildly successful trilogy to which the new Hobbit films are a precursor. […]

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Remakes: The good, the bad and the unnecessary

10th February 201210th February 2012Alex Lynchehaun

Even before David Fincher’s The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo came out, there were cries of outrage from cinemagoers everywhere. The Swedish version had already been made, what was the point of ruining it with an American version? It was going to have none of the original feel or the flair, and by the fact that […]

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