J.R.R. Tolkien

Universal acclaim for del Toro

guardian.co.uk     yesterday   4 related          

Guillermo del Toro's diary is chock-a-block for the coming decade with projects headed by Universal, including a version of Frankenstein Hollywood can be a fickle place, with many film-makers struggling to work out where...                    

Oscar is just a passenger on Coens' journey

signonsandiego.com     yesterday          

“Something just went horribly wrong,” he said. That line of dialogue and the stage direction that follows could have plausibly been found in many of the 13 major movies created by the Coen brothers: black comedies like...                    

The Hobbit’ comes to UPT

theonering.net     31-Aug-2008          

From The Daily Journal: If you can’t wait for Guillermo Del Toro’s big screen epic version of “The Hobbit,” there is another way to see the book brought to life at the Ukiah Players Theatre next month. The script, adapted...                    

A personal look at home schooling

htrnews.com     30-Aug-2008          

HTR reporter was home-schooled through high school My mom often joked that she had to dodge diapers, playpens, LEGOs and Lincoln logs before she could grade my latest algebra homework. I grew up with three sisters and...                    

Villa-Ignacio files counter-affidavit in estafa case

abs-cbnnews.com     27-Aug-2008          

Embattled special prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio yesterday filed his counter-affidavit in the controversial P26,000 estafa case filed against him by a colleague in the Office of the Ombdusman before the body's Internal...                    

Best for printing

scotsman.com     27-Aug-2008          

Published Date: 27 August 2008 HARPER COLLINS ARCHIVE, Bishopbriggs, 10:30am-4pm, Saturday, 13 September. www.harpercollins.com To tie in with 500 Years of Printing in Scotland, Harper Collins invites you to explore its...                    

Enid Blyton and Children of a Certain Age

heartkeepercommonroom.blogspot.com     26-Aug-2008   2 related          

Enid Blyton's books have been voted, yet again, the best loved children's books of all time. Lucy Mangan explains why.Blyton's gold medal position in this table, along with the high preponderance of children's writers...                    

Tolkien Flashback August 17th-23rd

theonering.net     25-Aug-2008          

Ringer Diedye brings us another great FLASHBACK! This week’s flashback details the events that took place in the Tolkien universe between August 17th-23rd. This is a weekly feature that Diedye posts in the forum, so if...                    

Secrets and Lies: New BookFinder.com Out-of-Print 'Bestseller List' Reveals Heavy Demand for Rare...

prnewswire.com     25-Aug-2008          

Secrets and Lies: New BookFinder.com Out-of-Print 'Bestseller List' Reveals Heavy Demand for Rare and Suppressed Titles BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Readers around the country are trying to find a variety of...                    

"Watchmen" caught in Hollywood crossfire

iht.com     24-Aug-2008   1 related          

How could this happen? The question springs to mind as 20th Century Fox claims the rights to the graphic novel on which Warner Brothers is basing "Watchmen," its giant superhero movie. The film industry was buzzing last...                    

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