Sci-Fi Movies
"Her": A Review
Spike Jonez wrote, directed, and produced a romantic comedy about a man and his computer’s operating system. In a near future where men dress like the dad from My Three Sons on causal Friday, Theodore […]
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Fantasy Books
Star Wars Expanded Universe To Become Canon…Sort Of
Not even two weeks into the new year and Disney/Marvel isn’t wasting time with more Star Wars news! Disney recently announced that the Star Wars comics license will be going back to Marvel after more […]
Fantasy Movies
Saul Zaentz, Producer, dies at age 92.
The Saul Zaentz Company is frequently in the news for their litigious protection of the rights they acquire. But without those acquisitions we would not have the film world adaptations of The Hobbit and The […]
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Out of the Shire: A Tribute to Middle Earth Online Art Exhibition
Gallery Nucleus Presents Out of the Shire: A Tribute to Middle Earth Art Exhibition Gallery Nucleus is thrilled to announce, “Out of the Shire:A Tribute to Middle Earth” Online Art Exhibition, taking place December 14, […]
Editorials
Another Shadow of the Past: Exploring the Roots of Thranduil and Thorin’s Conflict
Another Shadow of the Past: Exploring the Roots of Thranduil and Thorin’s Conflict By John Evans “If this is to end in fire than we shall all burn together,” boldly declares Thorin in Peter Jackson’s […]
Fantasy Movies
First Action Figure for Star Wars Rebels Unveiled!
Now that everyone has (hopefully) recovered from the holiday madness that descends upon us every year, how about a special present from the official Star Wars website for New Year’s? The main antagonist for the […]
Fantasy News
The Hobbit: Visual Companion App With Interactive Map from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, official U.S. publisher of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, is thrilled to announce THE HOBBIT: OFFICIAL VISUAL COMPANION APP, an app designed to accompany the film experience of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, […]
Fantasy Books
Cooking for Halflings & Monsters: 111 Comfy, Cozy Recipes for Fantasy-Loving Souls
Looking for another gift idea for the holiday season, birthday, anniversary or “Just because”? From author Astrid Winegar comes her fantasy themed cook book, Cooking for Halflings & Monsters: 111 Comfy, Cozy Recipes for Fantasy-Loving […]
J.R.R. Tolkien
Can Bilbo be a girl?
This fantastic blog post from Michelle Nijhus and her five year old insisting Bilbo Baggins is a girl on The Last Word on Nothing is making its way around the Internets. And its an intriguing […]
Fantasy Books
Harry Potter Coming to the Stage?
The Daily Mail reported that a stage play based on the insanely popular and influential book series by JK Rowling will make a West End debut in 2015. Rowling is said to co-produce the adaptation, […]