The lack of diversity in the latest film is a backwards step. Adaptations of Tolkien’s epic must reflect our times
There is trouble in Middle-earth – again. So far, all of the actors announced for the…
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The Hunt for Gollum is being criticised for its all-white cast. Blaming Tolkien is the wrong answer ⊖
The Lord of the Rings author’s debt to Norse mythology is simply irrelevant when it comes to the appearance of hobbits and elves on screen today
Casting has come a long way since the early 1980s when …
37 days ago
Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need ⊕⊕
Andy Serkis has picked the perfect actor for the next iteration of the Lord of the Rings franchise. But if Tolkien didn’t linger over this subplot, should we?
Let’s be honest: Anya Taylor-Joy would m…
67 days ago
‘He had a unique ability to be human’: late-night TV says goodbye to Stephen Colbert ⊕⊕
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The Late Show, and its much-loved host, will bid farewell this week after a controversial cancellation leaving behind a challenging TV landscape
Hugh Jackman sang a parody of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caro…
83 days ago
Olivia Wilde reacts to cruel comparisons to Lord of the Rings character Gollum after concerning red carpet appearance ⊖
Olivia Wilde has reacted to a viral red carpet video that depicted her with wide eyes and a gaunt face, prompting trolls to compare her to Gollum from Lord of the Rings.
4 months ago
Will Stephen Colbert’s Lord of the Rings film be Tom Bombadil’s time to shine? ⊕
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The US talkshow host’s script will focus on chapters three to eight of Tolkien’s first volume – a section Hollywood originally thought disposable but is now circling back to monetise
As I write this, …
5 months ago
The Hunt for Gollum looks like a step too far for the endless Lord of the Rings franchise ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
As the film-makers behind the seemingly neverending river of Tolkien adaptations seek to wring every last drop of story from Middle-earth, it risks running the whole thing into the ground
Now in his 8…
Everything new heading to Netflix in February - including the scandalous America's Next Top Model documentary that's already broken the internet ⊖
February is not the month for dinner plans or pub trips - it's the month for laying on the sofa, huddled under a blanket and looking like Gollum.
7 months ago
Saunas, skating and celebratory toilet seats: 25 ways to get into the Christmas spirit ⊕
Are you feeling festive? If not, here are some great and unexpected shortcuts, from fish pie to ‘intermittent wrapping’ to watching a seasonal film every day of December
If I haven’t wrapped up warm a…
14 months ago
The Spin | Phones, sweets and sandpaper: a pocket history of cricketers’ unusual items ○
The mobile that fell out of Tom Bailey’s trousers when he was batting isn’t the strangest thing players have secreted in their whites
When Tom Bailey’s mobile phone fell out of his pocket on Saturday …
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