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Bilbo the Billionaire: A Short History of J.R.R. Tolkien's Greed Wars

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[An early draft of this ongoing intersection between avaricious art and life has been published over at HuffPo.]

‘Really you know,’ said Bilbo in his best business manner, ‘things are impossible. Personally I am tired of the whole affair.’

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien legendarily wrote one Oxford [...]

Daniel Clowes + Wilson + Death Ray = Hollywood Comics Smarts

It’s been years since director Terry Zwigoff brought Daniel Clowes’ alternately poignant and smartass comics to the silver screen, giving indie cred to Scarlett Johansson, an Oscar nod to the Oaksterdram-based Clowes and more. But then came the playboys into pantsuits, armored and otherwise, and all kinds of post-traumatic stress disorder broke loose.

But at last [...]

Resurgent Lord of the Rings Rules Fantasy

Thank Gandalf! J.R.R. Tolkien’s riveting fantasy epic Lord of the Rings is once again hypnotizing Earth. As I write, Peter Jackson is booting up its cinematic prequel The Hobbit, probably with The Office and Sherlock straight man Martin Freeman in Bilbo’s furry feet. Jackson’s Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings bonanza is out on Blu-ray. I’ve [...]

Five Shamless Sci-Fi Oscar Robberies, Spearheaded By Avatar

UPDATE: This goofy roundup on Avatar‘s repurposed return has also been published by my pals at The Huffington Post and Bright Lights Film Journal. Stop by and mouth off.

Riding on the back of nine minutes of unseen footage, the special edition of James Cameron’s pioneering 3-D masterpiece Avatar returns to theaters Friday. But billions of [...]

Best Concert Films Ever? Screen These Legends

On Apr. 30, Phish 3D hit theaters in a limited engagement, taking concert films into the multiple dimensions of the post-Avatar era. But Phish’s 2D predecessors still have a serious amount of pop-cultural clout.

From Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin to Jimi Hendrix (at right) and Dave Chappelle, they carry so much star power that [...]