Tag Archives: The Lord of the Rings

Getting Ready for TOLKIEN: John Garth and Other Resources

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I don’t know if it is rumour or just the coolness of the social media age, but über Tolkien fan Stephen Colbert has been sent a copy of John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged Derek Jacobi, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, Lily Collins, Lord of the Rings, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Jackson, TCBS, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tolkien and the Great War, WWI | 32 Comments

The First Cut is the Deepest: Thoughts about Editing, the Morning After #writingwednesdays

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just come out of a marathon editing session. I am a fairly prolific writer. This is my 890th post on A Pilgrim in Narnia, which is conservatively around 500,000 words, perhaps as much as 750,000. When I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Atlas Shrugged, autoethnography, Ayn Rand, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, J.R.R. Tolkien, On Writing, Stephen King, The Lord of the Rings, The Stand, writing | 28 Comments

TOLKIEN Official Trailer: Tentative Hope

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m actually starting to get excited about this. Coming from a place of deep skepticism, I am a bit of a late adopter to the idea of this film. Or most any biopic, actually, if I know the main characters. … Continue reading →

TOLKIEN, the Teaser Trailer: A New Biopic by Fox Searchlight (Friday Feature)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

There has been buzz about this for a few months now, and really years of wondering and wandering on Hollywood-quality biopic of Tolkien. Fox Searchlight has picked up the idea and has finally announced a release date of May 10th. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, News & Links | Tagged J.R.R. Tolkien, TCBS, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, WWI | 22 Comments

The Words C.S. Lewis Made Up: Grailologist

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

We all know C.S. Lewis as the Narnian, but behind the children’s work was his experience as a teacher of English literature, a writer about the history of literary movements, and a tinker in other forms of fiction. In that tinkering, … Continue reading →

Posted in Studies in Words | Tagged Arthuriana, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Earthsea, Harry Potter, Inklings and King Arthur, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jung, King Arthur, literature, Narnia, Ransom Cycle, Selected Literary Essays, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature, Studies in Words, That Hideous Strength, The Lord of the Rings | 16 Comments

Drawing the Hobbit (Update)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

The purists among my colleagues, blogmates, and digital friends are horrified at Jackson’s adaptation, for the most part. Many of them are still angry about The Lord of the Rings, which they felt betrayed Tolkien’s artistry, majesty, and, ultimately, his … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reviews | Tagged Bilbo Baggins, books, film adaptation, hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Peter Jackson, publishing, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, writing | 14 Comments

“What Have We Done?” A Review of The Desolation of Smaug (Hobbit Part 2)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

These words are breathed in the dying moments of the second installation of The Hobbit adaptation, The Desolation of Smaug. Inevitably, this is the question that true Tolkien fans expect Peter Jackson’s adaptation team to be asking of themselves right … Continue reading →