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The Hobbit (1977): an animated movie retrospective (video format).
The Hobbit is a musical animated TV special from 1977 that was produced by Rankin/Bass, famed for their Christmas specials, and animated by…
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November 2022
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Easton Press and the works of Tolkien (video).
Easton Press, which has been creating leather special editions of J.R.R Tolkien’s works in the USA since 1984, is discussed by the Tolkien…
October 2022
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Foam armour: a cosplayers’ creation guide (video tutorial).
Svetlana is here with a handy cosplayers’ guide to creating realistic-looking fantasy/scifi armour from scratch. She was tasked for bringing the Erazer Girl,…
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House of the Dragon: season finale review (episode 10, season 1: The Black Queen).
Here’s the House of the Dragon season finale review (episode 10, season 1: The Black Queen). This is the one where poor old…
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Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, a comic-book retrospective (video format).
Ed and Jim return to bring us a comic-book retrospective of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter which was first released all the way back in…
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Tolkien’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (fantasy novel retrospective: video format).
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a Middle English romance written by JRR Tolkien and originally published in 1925, is still in print…
September 2022
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Talking Tolkien: a deep dive on the Fantasy-Father (documentary: in full).
J.R.R Tolkien is regarded by many as the father of the modern fantasy genre, and his Middle-earth universe still inspires us (perhaps a…
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Six Lost Worlds: The Dramatic Adaptations Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Novel : film comments by Mark R. Leeper.
[Originally published in Argentus, Number 3, Summer 2003] Imagine a land so isolated from the world that it was beyond the reach even…
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Three Thousand Years of Longing: a fantasy film review by Mark Kermode (video).
Mark Kermode, our man of many movies, visits the cinema to see the arty fantasy film Three Thousand Years of Longing. On a…
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Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power reviewed (Amazon Prime fantasy TV series).
It cost a lot of money and it’s finally here… Amazon Prime’s fantasy TV series, Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power.…
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The new edition of ‘The Complete Guide to Middle-earth’ is discussed by Ted Nasmith and Robert Foster (author/illustrator interview).
The Tolkien Collector’s Guide team sits down for a conversation with Ted Nasmith, artist, and Robert Foster, the author of the new HarperCollins…
August 2022
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House of the Dragon, first episode review (video).
House of the Dragon has now landed on the streaming schedules, and it’s time to look at the first episode. Any good? Do…