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Forum: The Movies
08-30-2010, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 266
Views: 136,466
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davem
Interesting trivia - McCoy played the Fool...
Interesting trivia - McCoy played the Fool opposite Ian McKellan's Lear at the RSC in 2007 - http://www.rsc.org.uk/explore/past-productions/king-lear/2007-video-a1s5.aspx |
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Forum: The Books
08-30-2010, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 22,330
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davem
Exactly - & in Tolkien's case that would have...
Exactly - & in Tolkien's case that would have meant no HoM-e - in fact, no Sil as we have it at all - there would have been no multiple drafts for him to play around with, return to, amend, switching... |
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Forum: The Books
08-30-2010, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 22,330
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davem
Not wanting to come across as some kind of loony...
Not wanting to come across as some kind of loony socialist, but I suspect that publishers don't think very much about those too poor to be able to afford an e-reader (let alone an ipad). They're... |
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Forum: The Books
08-29-2010, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 22,330
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davem
The real significance for me in this story is...
The real significance for me in this story is that a book which Tolkien himself worked on may be reaching the end of its real life & about to take on a virtual one. Wonder what his thoughts would be? |
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Forum: The Books
08-29-2010, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 22,330
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davem
Oxford English Dictionary 'will not be printed again'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/7970391/Oxford-English-Dictionary-will-not-be-printed-again.html Can't help wonder what Tolkien would make of this, given his time working on... |
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Forum: The Books
08-18-2010, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,073
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davem
Fairly sure this is from the same 'shoot'...
Fairly sure this is from the same 'shoot' http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6560000/newsid_6561400/6561405.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=6561405&bbcws=1 - seems to be an out-take (probably... |
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Forum: The Books
08-16-2010, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,073
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davem
BBC Tolkien in Oxford
Yep - the Beeb have finally gotten around to making one of the most important pieces of Tolkieniana available. Tollers himself on film. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/writers/12237.shtml |
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Forum: The Movies
06-17-2010, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,566
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davem
I don't know - there was a gardening programme on...
I don't know - there was a gardening programme on BBC2 the other week, & the next day we had gangs of kids wandering around planting begonias & laying decking. There was an £15 million investigation... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-14-2010, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,566
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davem
Smoking ban....
We had a similar story a while back about Liverpool Council, but now Plymouth is in on the plans Films featuring smoking could be given 18 certificate in bid to stop children taking up habit ... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-04-2010, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 22,447
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davem
Seems like MGM are clinging on to TH like grim...
Seems like MGM are clinging on to TH like grim death - even letting Bond go hang http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/03/1988361/how-the-wall-street-crisis-hit.html but... wanting to get it done isn't... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-03-2010, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,159
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davem
Money, Money, Money (& New Line)
First indications of the results of the court case the Tolkien Trust won against New Line for their 'creative accounting' - the Charity commission site shows their income for last year- £24,536,138 .... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-10-2010, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,560
Posted By
davem
Bill Hicks
Just found this piece about the comedian Bill Hicks http://www.movies.ie/features/The_life__times_of_Bill_Hicks. Never realised he was a Tolkien fan I was aware of Hicks' stuff (saw him on a... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-03-2010, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,466
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davem
Closest I can find is in the BBC interview with...
Closest I can find is in the BBC interview with Denis Guerolt from 1971: |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-28-2010, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,292
Posted By
davem
Going Underground
Map of Middle-earth based on the London underground map http://scifi.about.com/b/2010/04/28/having-trouble-getting-around-middle-earth-try-the-tube.htm Close up... |
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Forum: The Books
04-17-2010, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,516
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davem
I suspect there may be some restrictions on it...
I suspect there may be some restrictions on it for copyright reasons - & one should be very careful of infringing copyright: |
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Forum: The Books
04-17-2010, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,793
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davem
The Blue Wizards picture is on the cover of the...
The Blue Wizards picture is on the cover of the new Harper Collins paperback of Unfinished Tales, & is the March picture on the 2010 Tolkien Calendar. I love the landscape but, as with most of Ted's... |
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Forum: The Books
04-15-2010, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,516
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davem
Nicol Williamson's Hobbit
On Nicol's official site is his reading of The Hobbit. http://www.nicolwilliamson.com/?p=125 This is an abridged reading, but quite lovely. Give it a go. |
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Forum: The Books
04-14-2010, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,793
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davem
I have that documentary on the original VHS...
I have that documentary on the original VHS release & I know that many fans have been desperate for it to be made available for a long time. I wish it could be released on DVD (though I know it would... |
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Forum: The Books
04-14-2010, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,793
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davem
Are those of you on the other side of the pond...
Are those of you on the other side of the pond (in North America & North North America :p ) able to watch the video on the page I linked to? This is a very important film, made back in 1992, & only... |
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Forum: The Books
04-13-2010, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,793
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davem
New Harper Collins Tolkien site
Check this out - http://www.tolkien.co.uk/features/Pages/JRR-Tolkien.aspx |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-11-2010, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,681
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davem
Use Firefox or Chrome with the Lazarus extension,...
Use Firefox or Chrome with the Lazarus extension, which will recover your 'lost' text with a click! Anyway.... Long time since I saw the series, but didn't it turn out that The Vorlons were... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-10-2010, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,681
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davem
Long discussion here...
Long discussion here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5_influences. I remember picking up on lots of Tolkien references while watching the series. The 'Technomage' quoting Gildor ('Meddle not in... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-17-2010, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,983
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davem
Tolkien Trust finances Inner City clinic
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/Inner-city-clinic-gets-boost-from-Tolkien-Trust-88222782.html |
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Forum: The Movies
03-15-2010, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 323,170
Posted By
davem
The best way to experience the series if to set...
The best way to experience the series if to set aside a full day & listen to it right the way through (which I've done twice), setting out with the Hobbits in the morning, & returning to Bag End with... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-15-2010, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 323,170
Posted By
davem
I like the eagle! Honestly, the way the song...
I like the eagle! Honestly, the way the song intercuts the action is perfect as far as I'm concerned. I love the whole episode, & its a perfect example of how radio drama, done right, is a true art... |
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