Sir Pithlewick of Monotreme
By G. Connor Salter Editor’s Note: The following text has been reconstructed from three fragments. The first fragment was discovered in 1994 by the Earl of Manchester while his workers were excavating a privy. The…
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Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 10
Click here to read part 9. Concluding Thoughts: What Changed with Peter Jackson? It’s hard to make a case that any pre-Jackson takes on Lord of the Rings is a classic. Some (the Finnish miniseries…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 9
Click here to read part 8. The Hobbits (1993, directed by Timo Torikka) Hobitit, a nine-episode miniseries released on Finnish TV, is probably the most difficult of these media to find—at least through legitimate methods…
Fantasy and Sacrifice: A Movie Review of My Father’s Dragon
By G. Connor Salter Irish animation company Cartoon Saloon may be the best animation company you’ve never heard of. Through their venture group Lighthouse Studios, they’ve contributed to several shows or films you’ve heard of…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 8
Click here to read part 7. Treasures Under the Mountain (1991, unreleased, directed by Roman Mitrofanov) Russia seems to have had a particular fondness for Tolkien during the Soviet era. This may be related to…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 7
The Keepers (1991, directed by Natalya Serebryakova) Click here to read 6. Khraniteli, better known by its transliterated title The Keepers (as in “The Keepers of the Ring”) was a two-part miniseries released on Lengingrad…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 6
Click here to read part 5. The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit (1985, directed by Vladimir Latyshev) Eight years after Rankin-Bass’ take on The Hobbit, Leningrad TV released a live-action adaptation for children.…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 5
Click here to read part 4. The Return of the King (1980, Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass) While the Rankin-Bass adaptation of The Hobbit has its moments, the Rankin-Bass adaptation of Return…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 4
Click here to read part 3. Lord of the Rings (1978, directed by Ralph Bakshi) Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings is interesting, influential, but not entirely successful. Time Out included it as a qualified entry…
Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 3
Click here to read part 2. The Hobbit (1977, Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass) Created by the team who went on to produce fantasy film The Last Unicorn, and also known for…