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Skip to comments.The anti-Catholicism of the "National Catholic Reporter"
Posted on 01/28/2004 12:46:44 PM PST by heyheyhey
In my opinion, the NCR (different from the National Catholic Register and from the Catholic World Report) appears to be classic type of a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is the most anti-Catholic weekly publication that I know, and yet it continues pretending to be "Catholic." The evidence of NCR's anti-Catholic and anti-Christian agenda is somewhat camouflaged, so let it be dug up and brought to daylight in this thread.
- Why, and who cares? Under normal circumstances I couldn't care less, but very many American priests and religious read the NCR, and it has poisonously influenced a generation or two of priests. When we see the sorry state of affairs in our Church we should know, for our own protection, where the devil dwells. Many screwy things (most of all the disdain for the Teaching Magisterium) originated and/or have been, or continue to be, sponsored by the NCR.
There is only one FReeper, as far as I know, vigorously defending the NCR, so he is rare and dear - let's be respectful to him.
September 24, 2003 - on sexual morality
With so many Catholics rejecting an official church teaching, and the pope insisting on it at the same time, questions of authority and its proper role cannot be avoided. As a matter of fact, the authority issue has been connected to the sexuality issue for more than a quarter of a century, raising the importance of trying to sort out and resolve the human sexuality questions.
There is a tradition within Catholicism that speaks of the sensus fidelium. It literally means "sense of the faithful." It means that the faithful, as a whole, have an instinct or "sense" about when a teaching is -- or is not -- in harmony with the true faith. At a minimum, the sensus fidelium has been demanding that the church reconsider its teachings on human sexuality.
Prominent Catholics have made repeated efforts to do just this since the 1968 papal encyclical. Those who have dared enter these waters have more often than not been denigrated by church authorities for setting forth. Connected to any reassessment has been considerable fear and trauma. Theologians who have dared have found their careers thwarted. As a result, as pressure has grown to probe church teachings on sexuality so has the resistance by key authority figures.
October 10, 2003 - on Church authority
The process reminds me of a statement that the spiritual guru, Edwina Gately, once made, referring to today's Catholic hierarchy. "The God they give us is too small to worship."
November 18, 2003 - on priestly celibacy
Our bishops have become cafeteria Catholics. They seem to think we can do without the Eucharist......
The bishops, however, are so resistant to considering optional celibacy that they view Catholics who raise the issue as "having an agenda," implying that those who seek change really, deep down, want to hurt the church, not extend its mission to build the Reign of God.
This is crazy. No, it's worse. It's scandalous. Let me be clear: to place an arbitrary church discipline in the way of the building of Eucharistic-centered Christian communities is offensive to God.
November 20, 2003 - on homo "marriage,"
We who profess a relationship with a Diety must be especially diligent to remind ourselves that no one has the full picture, no one can claim an inside track. Believers and non-believers alike will be better off when humility reins in certainty, when policies are shaped by attempts to understand and offer care to the hurting and insecure.
How about the current issue and "Liturgical coup is a lousy way to do business"
Five years ago, when our now Vatican writer John L. Allen Jr. first began to uncover exactly how the revisionists were attacking the reform, he discovered that a secretly appointed committee of 11 men -- no women included -- met quietly at the Vatican to overturn decades of work on translation, work that had been done under the approving mandate of Pope Paul VI.
Of those 11, only one held a graduate degree in scripture studies, two were not native English-speakers, one of the advisers was a graduate student and several had a history of objecting to inclusive-language translations, including two of the American archbishops and the lone scripture scholar. A rather poor representation of scholarship and pastoral sensitivities,, given the dimensions of the English-speaking segment of the church.
What has also become clear, our story reported, is that the elaborate consultative process used in developing English-language translations for nearly three decades meant little. Powers in Rome handpicked a small group of men who in two weeks undid work that had taken dozens of years.
The unfortunate thing is that the new translations, or the return to old translations, is being done in the style of the pre-Vatican II church, heavy-handed and at the whim of those in power.
Its a lousy way to do the churchs business -- and it doesnt withstand the scrutiny of serious, adult, educated Catholics in the early 21st century.
Round off whining and condescending pieces like the above with regular contributors like Gumbleton, Chittister, McBrien and you got yerself National AmCatholic Distorter!
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Oh no, johnb2004, you must be one of those uneducated childlike and non degreed members of the great unwashed who can't think for yourself, has to have rules and is positively rigid and medieval.
And you probably like Mother Angelica and Bishop Bruskewitz, appreciate Latin and tradition. Don't take this personally or anything. ;-)
I know :)
Here's what I found,
January 27, 2004 - Rita Larivee, NCR associate publisher wrote,
The universe is a sacred dance involving all of creation. Quantum theology invites us to be participants, encouraging us to suspend for a moment our inhibitions in fear that we might miss a step or stumble and fall. We must go beyond a comparison of the great wisdom traditions, as if sharing notes on who said what first and stopping there. Quantum theology is suggesting that the solutions to our world and church problems can only be found in the mosaic of the world community.No comment necessary.
Imagine what we could learn if we accepted to discuss the issues of war, abortion, and homosexuality from the perspectives of Jainism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Is it possible that part of the reason we cannot find answers is that we are asking the wrong questions? Quantum theology is not for those seeking to justify a particular perspective. It forces us to go beyond our usual comfort zone and to venture onto a dance floor whose music we have yet to understand.
Your serve.
Means little? They sell themselves short. This "consulative process" that they enjoy serves as a case study of how NOT to do things.
Measured against the expectations of many educated Catholic women, however, especially in the developed world, the pope has often seemed a disappointment. The sense of alienation can be profound.
Naturally, not every Catholic woman feels this way. Some believe the pope, with his doctrine of male-female complementarity, as well as his defense of life and of the family, coupled with his fierce devotion to the Virgin Mary, has pointed the way to a more authentic new feminism. Defenders also point out that the pope has appointed an unprecedented number of women to pontifical councils and academies.
In 1988, John Paul even published an encyclical letter on the dignity of women titled Mulieris Dignitatem, which affirms the contemporary womens movement as a positive sign of the times, though it also warns against the masculinization of women.
At the end of the day, however, even the staunchest defenders of John Paul tend to acknowledge that the Catholic church has a problem with women. A bishops-sponsored survey of Australian Catholics in 1999 reached a conclusion that has parallels across much of the Catholic world, finding a widespread sense of pain, alienation and often anger resulted from a strong sense of womens marginalization, struggle, disenfranchisement, powerlessness, irrelevance and lack of acknowledgement in the church.
... many American bishops feel reservations about some aspects of John Pauls pontificate, especially the way in which it seems to have operated at times on an adversarial model with respect to bishops and bishops conferences. The symbol of this approach would be the 1998 document Apostolos Suos, which held that episcopal conferences have no right to teach on matters of faith and morals in their own name.Personally, I thank God that the Bishops' Conferences do not constitute ecclesiastical authority. In the U.S. for each relatively sound document or idea they come up with at least three heretical ones. Most recent "nugget" is the National Review Board assisted by a bunch of ("former") FBI agents overseeing the bishops.
Most Americans, along with a large chunk of the rest of the Catholic world, regarded this a classic exercise in raw power politics. Faced with a wealthy, respected and influential national conference in the United States, and equally impressive regional conferences in Latin America and Asia, the Vatican wanted to cut them off at the knees. Many American Catholics were proud of the accomplishments of their bishops conference in the 1980s, with well-received documents on the economy and on peace. The idea that their bishops were being punished for such success was galling.
Seriously, though, I think the most important thing we can say about the folks at NCR is: they need our prayers most urgently.
Translated to human language it means "the Church doesnt ordain women priests and doesnt allow abortions."
Well said!
And lets not forget the many souls affected by the NCR spew.
Priests and bishops especially.
Darn hard to tell.
I've never heard of "quantum theology" but I'm pretty sure I know what it'd say about homosexuality ;)
I believe the NCR to be the most anti-Catholic publication. Good thing you got out, but there are still many church people under their influence.
The pro-abortion piece, and I know the NCR is "pro-," would be valuable for this thread.
Oh, darn... I just broke my pledge to be charitable ;)
Bet she has sensible shoes on though. Only way you can tell she is a nun.
Here goes my NCR January 17, 2003 sampler of quotes,
Strategies to break abortion stalemate - EDITORIAL,
The bishops should find a way to work productively with pro-choice Catholics in high office. Politicians like Sens. Tom Daschle and Ted Kennedy and Rep. Nancy Pelosi should not face banishment from public events held on Catholic soil because of their public policy views, nor should they fear refusal at the Communion rail. Theres a lot of good work that can be done outside the abortion arena, and quiet respect, not burnt bridges, is both the prudent and productive course of action.Medical advances enliven stalemated abortion debate by MARGOT PATTERSON,
Christine Gudorf, a professor of religious studies at Florida International University and the author of Body, Sex, and Pleasure: Reconstructing Christian Sexual Ethics, said there is increasing recognition among feminists that the basis for Roe v. Wade was made on the wrong grounds -- of privacy rather than a womans welfare.Back to the future: Post-Roe world would look a lot like todays by Joe Feuerherd
A pro-choice Catholic, Gudorf came to her support for abortion rights through personal experience. Twenty-eight years ago she went to her doctor to get fitted for a diaphragm and was told she was six months pregnant. She had just adopted a terminally ill child and had been recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Although Gudorf eventually decided to go forward with the pregnancy, she said the experience led her to support the pro-choice position.
It would not have been right for me not to have a choice at that point. Making that choice was an important part of choosing who I was going to be. And that had to be my choice, Gudorf said.
The loss of Roe would be a terrible thing, said Catholics for a Free Choice president Frances Kissling, but that does not mean that abortion would not continue to be legal in the United States.
According to Kissling, It would be extremely difficult for any state, no matter how conservative it might be to make abortion largely illegal without facing the wrath of the citizens of that state.
The express purpose of this thread to show that the NCR IS NOT the Church :)
Were not certain why this recent flurry of activity has taken place, but it is one of the healthiest signs we have observed in the priesthood in some time. In an institution aching for leadership, some priests are finding the courage to step up and, in a true example of pastoral service, to raise the deep concerns of the people they serve.Writing stupid diatribe against 2000 years old Catholic moral teachings is "flurry of activity" and "one of the healthiest signs" according to NCR.
Perhaps no step has been as remarkable or courageous as that taken by 23 Chicago priests who signed a letter strongly objecting to the increase in the use of violent and abusive language in Vatican declarations directed at gays and lesbians.
The "National Catholic Reporter" is somewhat mistitled because there is not really much about it that is Catholic--at least not much that supports the Catholic faith as promulgated by Rome. The "Reporter" plumps for women's ordination, an acceptance of contraception, a more "democratic" structure in the Church, and so on. It's all quite predictable: the Catholic variant of the Democratic Party at prayer, although the "Reporter" does not favor abortion.
The last part needs an update.
Occasionally, I come across Catholic websites that feature the NCR in their Catholic links. I always e-mail them and tell what I think about NCRs catholicity. I was successful a few times - the links disappeared ;)
Perhaps John Pauls comparatively enlightened approach to women -- appointing women as his spokespersons at international conferences, opposing discrimination against women in public policy -- is the most one could reasonably expect from a Polish church leader of his generation and life experience.Allen doesn't expect too much from the Pope because he is a Pole? What a dude Allen is! I would like to see this dude use comparable phrase for a ......... (fill in the blank ;)). I think he knows what the "career killer" is.
Measured against the expectations of many educated Catholic women, however, especially in the developed world, the pope has often seemed a disappointment.
Allen uses a catch phrase, "Educated Catholic Women." Once I went to a discount store with the slogan "An educated consumer is our best customer." The customers there didn't look particularly "educated," but the slogan was nice to any customer.
Allen implies two things, 1. To dislike the Pope is a sign of education, 2. A woman fond of the Pope must be uneducated.
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What has me irritated beyond belief is when I was dumb enough to see if they wanted to make a deal on a new truck because the salesman called me twice & said that he would make everything right. BS. I stopped & told him that I did not even know why I was checking with him because I had 2 great offers already & just had to decide which to take. He swore that he would beat both. After 30 minutes, he finally showed his great offer. several thousand dollars more than the other two. I told him that he was crazy & started to leave. He followed me out the door & told me that if I could prove the offers that he would beat it by $500. He told me to go sign a contract to buy one & bring back the contract & he would beat it by $500. I said to put the $500 offer in writing. He said that he would but then changed refused. So, I decided to call his bluff. He got into the truck and I called the other Chevy dealer down the road 8 miles on the blue tooth speaker in my truck. I asked the salesman to give me the prices again because I misplaced them. He did & Heinrich's salesman clearly heard it. So I said, match it plus $500. Needless to say, they refused. The manager inside would not even discuss it. The salesman started coming up with all kinds of bull sh* about it. All of the trucks involved were within a couple hundred dollars which is nothing on a $39,500 sticker. I had no intentions of dealing with them once they had asked me to sign a contract with a guy then screw him out of the sale a couple hours later. Just because they have a low standard on their promises that does not mean that I am going to lower myself to his standards. He kept saying it is OK every body does it.
This is not the first time they pulled this kind of stunt. Last year, when my wife went to buy a car she brought home all of their numbers. When I went over them I found a mistake in their math. So I called to verify everything at 4:30 Saturday just prior to closing. He agreed with the figures and the corrected quote. However, when she showed up to get it everything was lost & nobody knew a thing. He was not even on the property as he told us. The manager was the only one there to help her. It might be because I corrected the math for them where they made a $3000 subtraction error on the price. It was agreed on Saturday that we were correct so come pick it up on Monday. How did all copies of the offer get lost between closing on Saturday & opening on Monday? Why was he not there after making the appointment? As it turned out we were lucky because we ordered a NEW car that had better options for less and it was factory new not a end of prior year left over.
Of course this is just my opinion but STAY AWAY FROM THEM drive 8 miles south on Transit for a great deal from Dennis & Mike.
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Skip to comments.Media elite just don't understand feelings of the majority
Posted on 11/10/2004 1:00:58 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
As the depth of President Bush's victory became apparent last week, I wondered exactly how the Democratic Party would spin the results. Although the DNC itself has been somewhat reserved, its spinmeisters in the press have been in full throat. Many of these nationally recognized editorialists have become completely unhinged by Bush's victory; some actually accusing those us who voted for the president as being part of an American religious jihad.
This broad-brush swipe at conseratives just shows the inability of the media elite to understand not only why they lost this election, but also why they will continue to lose at the national level for years to come. They truly do not understand what a majority of Americans feel in their gut.
There are many conseratives like myself. Although we rarely go to church, we certainly identify with many of values that our church-going brethren espouse. We are not bigoted because we disagree with same-sex marriage. We are not intolerant because we believe that life begins at conception. We are not monsters because we understand the value of ridding the world of tyrants, regardless of how the French feel about it.
It is fitting justice that this president was re-elected despite the efforts of the media, Hollywood, and Eastern establishment elites. Many of us feel vindicated by the defeat of these groups that still look down their noses at "fly over" country. It's time that they take a long hard look at themselves. They are the true minority.
(Excerpt) Read more at sptimes.com ...
Well, yeah, but I mean...are they just now figuring that out?
To put it bluntly, the mainstream media believe their own BS.
They cannot even comprehend another viewpoint. Such it is when they edit copy using the liberal style guide.
We are not the far right,by and large we are the center. This shows how FAR LEFT the dems have gone, they think the middle is far right.
good article.....maybe us here in 'fly-over' land should purge and ban these COASTAL-MSM OUTLETS and MEDIA conglomeRATS that all carry the same message.
HENCEFORTH, We 'fly-overs" shall deem them unworthy messengers and PURGE, DENY, EXTINGUISH their LIBERAL agenda...just like JOHN KERRY did with his OWN BOOK "THE NEW SOLDIER".
The MainScumMedia understand nothing but the script put in front of them (if even that).
I'm thinking the smart thing to do would be to make sure we keep copies of all of the trash they are spewing to bring up again during the next election cycle.
"They are the true minority."
The people around us who are leftists are members of the media, academia, radical feminists organizations, the gay movement, and the environmentalists, of course, in addition to the Hollywood elites. People in the vast Heartland of America are sick of the "fringes" ruling through the courts to effect the will of the minority on the majority. It has never has worked throughout history and it will not work now. The silent majority has finally become alarmed enough to begin to stand up and be counted.
The one thing I have observed about the left is that they are exhititionists and they think if they throw ridiculous immature tantrums and make ridiculous remarks, then, the majority will become uncomfortable and let them have their way as though no election ever occurred. Well, 9/11 changed everything and the majority will not cave in this time.
I agree with you. I think the majority are in the middle and that we split into 'rational' groups of the more traditional and the progressive. The dems seem to be now governed by the totally left radical groups whereas I really think the Republicans have conservatives under the umbrella but are more governed by the traditional rather than extreme conservatives.
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I never knew that widows went in for that sort of thing. :o)
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True, but some tasks are worth the effort, since you know we're gonna be looking for the stuff to counter the new improved versions of themselves that they're gonna come up with.
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Ah, The St. Pete Times. Must be killing them to report Bush won.
By the way, my "free" St. Pete Times Sunday edition showed up on the day they endorsed Kerry, and I continued to get a free edition of the Times for the next two Sundays as they put forth their reasons to vote for Kerry and all things Democrat.
Then suddenly, this past Sunday (after Bush had won the election)...no more free Times waiting for me in my driveway, LOL.
Were they trying to influence the election, of course...but my measure of whom to vote for has always been to vote for the opponent of whomever they endorse.
I'm not talking about the media bias, so much as I'm talking about the left planning on faking a "moral" message.
My "n" is stuck! lol
I thought the St. Petersburg Times only gave free deliveries when the sun didn't shine!
"We are not the far right,by and large we are the center. This shows how FAR LEFT the dems have gone, they think the middle is far right."
Yeah, I've thought that for a long time.
Another thing that means is that the situation boils down to, the left against the rest of us. If you're not a leftist, they regard you as an enemy, and it can be counterproductive to worry whether somebody is "too far" to the right.
The left has long held, "No enemies to the left."
We, on the other hand, fly into a fine tizzy any time somebody gets too extreme.
You know what I mean by "too extreme," right? That means they really, strongly oppose the left.
That was the Evening Independent, their afternoon paper, actually.
They did away with the afternoon edition years ago, and I think they also did away with their "sun doesn't shine" policy.
Now they only give them away when they want to influence the election, LOL.
They're = their
What a pity.
That would mean they're giving away a lot more papers.
The Washington Post has a deal where you get the paper FREE all week and just pay $1.00 for the Sunday edition.
They have to get their propaganda out there, even if it means giving it away.
So, you have a sticky "n", eh? I know that feeling. I'm afraid I abuse keyboards terribly. My latest is a cordless, wireless model. I spilled a bunch of soda in it when it was less than a week old. Thank goodness pouring mass quantities of alcohol in it & letting it dry out for a couple of days worked. That was months ago.
About a week ago a couple of my keys started to act strange. I halfway took the thing apart & found some little broken plastic thingy wedged where it didn't belong, so after removing it, I reassembled & most of the idiosyncrasies have stopped. It's still not quite right, but there is something just wrong about a keyboard's first set of batteries lasting longer than the keyboard.
I hope that is the case, but I'm afraid there are too many of us with the attention spans & memories of gnats. It's why I think it might be a good idea to collect the instances where they've let their masks down.
They're openly showing their future strategy right now. Someone needs to keep copies of the "Jesusland" maps to hang around the necks of blue staters who try to speak the language of faith.
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Lavie Tidhar's 'Osama,' 'The Weird' anthology win World Fantasy Awards
Lavie Tidhar's 'Osama' was voted the year's best fantasy novel this weekend at the World Fantasy Convention in Toronto. It won over stiff, worth competition that include Jo Walton's "Among Others," which had already won this year's Hugo and Nebula Awards; George R.R. Martin's "A Dance With Dragons," the latest installment in his "A Song of Fire and Ice" series; and Stephen King's "11/22/63," a popular and bestselling Kennedy assassination time-travel tale.
Tidhar is an Israeli-born writer who now lives in London. i09.com's Charlie Jane Anders described his novel as "a strange pulp-oriented alt history about Osama Bin Laden." »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Outstanding in the Field schedules its first Milwaukee-area dinner, at Pinehold Gardens
Outstanding in the Field -- the group that organizes cross-country, mobile pop-up dinners typically set on farms -- will have its first Milwaukee-area dinner in August, at Pinehold Gardens in Oak Creek.
The group also will have a dinner at Shooting Star Farm in Mineral Point. Outstanding in the Field has organized dinners on farms in the Madison area/Driftless region for at least five years. »Read Full Blog Post
Rappers Fabolous and Pusha T headed for The Rave
East Coast rapster Fabolous and mixtape master Pusha T will perform at The Rave at 7:30 p.m. May 10.
Fabolous has been building his hip-hop credentials since his hit "Can't Deny It." Pusha T's debut album "Fear of God II: Let Us Pray" was released in 2011. »Read Full Article
'Israel at 65' celebration includes rides, cooking demos
The Milwaukee Jewish community will celebrate "Israel at 65," on April 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
The celebration includes family activities such as a climbing wall, camel rides, photo booth, bouncy house, face painting, Israel puzzle map, and archeological dig. »Read Full Article
Artist Dana Schutz at MIAD tonight
Artist Dana Schutz, known for her lushly painted grotesques and bizarre situations, is one of the most intriguing artists working in America today. Coming off of a critically acclaimed traveling retrospective, Schutz is visiting the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design this week and will speak publicly about her work Tuesday evening.
Schutz once told an interviewer she was hesitant to translate her strange artistic visions from drawings into paint. She was worried the work might be garish or "hugely embarrassing." »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Two Women's Prize for Fiction nominees plan Milwaukee visits
The Women's Prize for Fiction, the successor to the former Orange Prize for Fiction, has released its longlist of 20 nominees for the prize.
It includes a few of the most popular novels of the past year, notably Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" and Hilary Mantel's "Bring Up the Bodies," as well as a raft of other promising works from established (Zadie Smith, Barbara Kingsolver) and emerging writers (Elif Shafak, Bonnie Nadzam, Shani Boianjiu). »Read Full Blog Post
More than 50 print exhibits across city
From Albrecht Durer to Shepard Fairey, from the halls of the world's greatest museums to paste-ups on brick walls down the street, the enduring romance of the print has attracted great artists and art lovers for centuries.
On Tap Today: Return of the alt-country angel (and friends)
Tuesday's generally not much of a day for music, at least not during this stubborn Milwaukee winter (c'mon, spring - get here already). But today's not an ordinary Tuesday.
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell - two of American music's singular voices who, by the way, are longtime friends - are at the Pabst Theater tonight at 8, sharing music from their new album, "Old Yellow Moon." Their opening act ain't no slouch either: singer-songwriter-guitarist-legend Richard Thompson, performing with his Electric Trio. »Read Full Blog Post


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In many ways, Beagle's story -- an artist, taken in by a con artist -- is as classic as his writing.
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In many ways, Beagle's story -- an artist, taken in by a con artist -- is as classic as his writing.
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A first edition of The Hobbit by J. R.R. Tolkien, which the author had given to a former student, was sold at auction for £137,000 breaking historical sales records for the copy. Sotheby's expected the rare book to go for between £50,000 and £70,000.
The copy was one of a handful of copies that the author had signed. This copy contained a list of family members, colleagues, friends and students he planned to give copies of the book. Here is more from Sotheby's:
The recipient of this copy was Miss Katherine ("Kitty") Kilbride (1900-1966) who had been one of Tolkien's first students at Leeds University in the 1920s. Kitty Kilbride was, recalled her nephew, "…an invalid all her life and was much cheered by his [Tolkien's] chatty letters and cards. …books were given to her as they were published". Her set of The Lord of the Rings(inscribed to "C.M. Kilbride") was sold in these rooms 19 July 1982, lot 315 and, later, Sotheby's New York, 10-11 December 1993, lot 581. An autograph postcard to her, dated 24 December 1926, was sold at Bonham's, 12 June 2012, lot 150. Kilbride's letter of acknowledgement for the present volume is preserved in the Tolkien papers in the Bodleian Library (MS.Tolkien 21, f.66). She notes "what fun you must have had drawing out the maps".Add a Comment
I know what MY favorite thing about fantasy books is: fantasy books often have the most exciting, epic, earth-shattering battles. In worlds where anything is possible, magical creatures, logic-defying supernatural abilities, and even nature itself can turn any old argument into a knock-down, drag-out fight to save the universe. It's so exciting!
Fight scenes in fantasy books always leave me wondering what I would do if I had the abilities or strengths that the characters have. Would I try to save the world, too? Or would I go on silly adventures instead? Probably a little bit of both!
Today's Fantasy Books Festival post is all about special abilities. Everyone loves a good collision of fantasy universes, so do a little imagining yourself: who would win in a fight between these fictional characters?
Who are your winners? Why? What are your suggestions for fantasy face-offs? Share in the Comments below!
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Fellow Boomerang Blogger, Romi Sharp recently congratulated me on hitting my first century. Gob smacked! I mean I don't even own a cricket bat, let alone know how to hold one. She meant blogs of course. I hardly noticed. They rack up and slip by like birthdays these days. Nonetheless, even numbers deserve celebration (especially […]Add a Comment
The 20th anniversary edition of the conference will present some major industry players.
Warner Bros dumped a bunch of stills from 2013 ovies the other day, including this first look at The Hobbit II: The Desolation of Smaug that shows Martin Freeman as Bilbo lounging about on Smaug's gold hoard. That can't end well.
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (Peter Jackson)
Because the other photos include Ryan Gosling, Henry Cavill and a very troubling looking Sylvester Stallone, here are the rest of the photos:
Gangster Squad (Ruben Fleischer)
Starring MICHAEL PEÑA as Officer Navidad Ramirez, RYAN GOSLING as Sgt. Jerry Wooters, ROBERT PATRICK as Officer Max Kennard, ANTHONY MACKIE as Officer Coleman Harris and JOSH BROLIN as Sgt. John O'Mara
EMMA STONE as Grace Faraday and RYAN GOSLING as Sgt. Jerry Wooters. That won't inspire any tumblr posts, no sir.
Walter Hill directs this graphic novel adaptation! It's based on the French Du Plomb Dans La Têteby Matz and Colin Wilson. It stars Sylvester Stallone who has clearly taken an axe to his head which left his eyebrows in suspended animation. Seriously, Sly. WTF!!!! You are 66 years old and it's been a hard life but…AIEEEE. Co stars include Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christian Slater, Jon Seda, Weronika Rosati and Jason Momoa
HSD-04802r: SYLVESTER STALLONE as Jimmy in Warner Bros. Pictures', Dark Castle Entertainment's and IM Global's action thriller "
That's Sarah Shahi with Sly's eyebrows. Also he has the felt hair of a G.I. Joe figure. Why do we suspect this will not be one of the more PRESTIGIOUS comic book movies?
Richard LeGravenese directs this story of star crossed southern lovers who meet up with supernatural shit. It stars ALDEN EHRENREICH as Ethan Wate and ALICE ENGLERT as Lena Duchannes and does not takes place at TWILIGHT.
Oscar winner VIOLA DAVIS explains that they are in terrible danger from some old artifact I bet.
Jeremy Irons explains that they are in terrible danger.
Emmy Rossum appears as the girl next door in a dress that has useful built in underwear.
Bryan Singer slums from the X-men to direct this fairy tale. NICHOLAS HOULT plays Jack. The rest of the cast includes Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, Ewan McGregor. McShane and McGregor in one picture. Good
42 (Brian Helgeland)
Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey in the story of the first African American major league baseball player.
Baz Luhrmann directs what is sure to be an understated version of F. SCott Fitzgerald's classic tale of Jazz Age overindulgence, with Leo Di Caprio as Jay, Carey Mulligan as Daisy and Tobey Maguire as Nick. Beautiful shirts.
Director Todd Phillips is back as are Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Ken Jeong.
You've already seen this one. Dark broody Man of Steel played by Henry Cavill.
WOW this movie is going to be incredibly toyetic, isn't it? Guillermo del Toro directs a big MECHA VS KAIJU movie, starring the guy from Sons of Anarchy, Rinko Kikushi (who has Knives Chau's haircut for some reason), and Idris ELba because every action movie must include Idris Elba. Also, Rob Kazinsky who was roiginally to play Fili in THE HOBBIT until mysterious health issues forced him off the production. I lked Dean O'Gorman fine as Fili, but Kazinsky would have been more of a "twin" with Aidan Turner's Kili.
THE CONJURING (James Wan)
Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as supernatural investigators who must rescue Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor from a horrible demonic possession in a farmhouse.
WE'RE THE MILLERS (Rawson Marshall Thurber>
Also known as "We're the co-stars of the latest attempt at a Jennifer Aniston vehicle." The co-stars in this case are Ema Roberts and Jason Sudeikis.
GETAWAY (Courtney Solomon and Yaron Levy)
Teen star/Bieber object of desire Selena Gomez teams up with Ethan Hawke for a remake of the Professional a thriller. Hawke is a burnt out race car driver whose family has been kidnapped! Gomez is a young hacker who is the only person who can aid him! Jon Voight plays the Sinister Older White Man. HEY GIRL — a driver who chews on a toothpick? Very original!
SEVENTH SON (Sergei Bodrov)
The Dude is now a full on wizard in this mystical fantasy. Ben Barnes and Julianne Moore also star.
Julianne Moore looks like the evil queen from snow white and the huntsman
Wtf is wrong with sly's legs??? Look at the pic of him with the axe
I've blogged about this fellow before, but it's been a while. There's a young actor in L.A. by the name of Hunter Davis who has a penchant for doing a dead on Ian McKellen imitation. He'll post videos of his antics from time to time, and with the release of the new Hobbit movie you can see that he's extended his repertoire a tad. Apparently it isn't just Ian McKellen. He has a pretty good Andy Serkis as well.
Previous videos include things like the theme to Ducktales, the Magic Dance song in Labyrinth, that sort of thing.
Now I understand that Christmas has come and gone and that if you're anything like me you're just vegetating on your couch watching the snowflakes fall, contemplating the sheer caloric loads you've imbibed in the last week and a half. But insofar as I can tell it is NEVER too late to watch British children's authors singing The 12 Books of Christmas. Here you will find Sarah and Don Conroy, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Michael Emberley, Jane Mitchell, Síne Quinn, Conor Hackett and on ukelele Grainne Clear and Deirdre Sullivan. Their band name?
The Blurbs.
Worth it if only to discover how to pronounce Niamh Sharkey. Thanks to David Maybury for the link.
Finally, for our off-topic video (busy week, not much fodder, somehow I missed this Spike Jonze book-loving bit of stop-animation. In the interest of work friendliness there is some copulating skeleton action over the credits at the end. If your place of business is anti-skeleton sex, forewarned is forearmed.
Thanks to mom for the link!
Oh Fuse. You mean Irish writers. They are all Irish.
Irish! Irish Irish Irish Irish Irish . . . . whoo-boy. Ima just gonna correct that and no one will ever be the wiser. Heh heh . . . heh . . . *sigh*
I won't tell
Now this is really neat. There's a series called BOOKD through THINKR (apparently E's are considered gauche these days) that will take a topic and really go into it with a panel of experts. In this particular case the question is whether or not you should re-read Charlotte's Web. Author Bruce Coville and teacher/blogger/author Monica Edinger (amongst others) give their two cents. Really nicely edited and shot, don't you think?
In other news, I had no idea that the Royal Shakespeare Company had created a staged adaptation of The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban. Hoban died just last year in 2012. I feel a bit miffed that he didn't get to see this. Maybe he got a sneaky peak in some way. At any rate, it look fantastic (love the ending on the second video). I just wonder how they pulled off The Caws of Art. I've two videos here for the same production. Love them both for very different reasons.
Thanks to Stefan for the links!
Sometimes I like to step into an alternate universe where I grew up in the USSR and watched television like this version of The Hobbit. Instead I grew up on the old Rankin & Bass version. Which was better? Um . . .
Thanks to Educating Alice for the link!
And kudos to The New York Times for this lovely Christoph Neimann illustrated video of an interview Sendak conducted with NPR.
When I die, let's do that. That would be fun. Make a note of it.
And finally, for the off-topic part, gold gold goldy gold. I don't even know if you could label it "Off-Topic" since it involves a child reading. Or rather, a three-year-old child "reading". I know it's three minutes but I seriously sat down and watched the whole thing because it's a fascinating case study in what words kids pick up on when they hear stories. The "but then" particularly amuses.
Many thanks to Stephany Aulenback for sharing that.
Hmmm… Manny the Rat looks uncomfortably like the Russian Gollum. Just kidding. So excited to see those trailers for the RSC's MOUSE AND HIS CHILD production, one of my all-time favorite books. And more than the Caws of Art, how about the Last Visible Dog?
Love that Vivi reading! Pasgetti for dinner?! I see a future children's librarian here; did you see the way she held up the book to show the pictures while she was reading?! So cute!
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Is it the sense of experiencing reality that makes movies so compelling? Technological advances in film, such as sound, color, widescreen, 3-D, and now high frame rate (HFR), have offered ever increasing semblances of realism on the screen. In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, we are introduced to the world of 48 frames per second (fps), which presents much sharper moving images than what we've seen in movies produced at the standard 24 fps. Yet many viewers, including myself, have come away with a less-than-satisfying experience as the sharp rendering of the characters portrayed is reminiscent of either old videotaped TV programs (soap operas, BBC productions) or recent CGI video games. What features of HFR create this new sensory experience and why does it appear so unsettlingly similar to the experience of watching a low budget TV program?
One factor that can be ruled out is the potential difference in flicker rate. Moving images are of course created by the rapid succession of still frames, and thus the flicker or on-and-off rate must be fast enough so that we do not perceive any change in illumination between frames. With early silent films, the flicker rate was less than 16 fps, and a noticeable flashing or flickering was apparent (hence the term "flicks" to refer to these early movies). Since the advent of sound, the standard has been 24 fps, though the flicker rate is increased with the use of a propeller-like shutter that spins rapidly in a movie projector so that a movie running at 24 fps actually presents each frame two or three times, thereby increasing the flicker rate to 48 or 72 fps. Thus, with respect to flicker rate we have always watched movies at HFR.
Two factors have motivated the current interest in HFR. The obvious one is that actions recorded at more rapid frame rates, such as a car chase shot at 48 fps vs 24 fps, would reduce by half the distance objects move across successive frames. With HFR we are presented shorter increments of movement, and our brains need not work as hard to extrapolate apparent motion across frames, which may result in a smoother sense of motion. I, however, do not think that it is this between-frame difference that is driving our sensory experience as we watch The Hobbit. A second, less known factor, is that the movie was shot at a faster shutter speed than movies shot at 24 fps. Filmmakers have a rule that states that the shutter speed at which each frame is shot should be half as long as the frame duration. Thus, most movies we've seen have been shot at 24 fps with a shutter speed of 1/48 sec for each frame. Those of you who have played with photography know that this shutter speed would produce rather blurry images when the camera is hand held. On a tripod, a movie filmed with this shutter speed would show fast moving objects (e.g., cars) with a noticeable blur. When movies filmed at 24 fps are shot with a faster shutter speed and less motion blur, actions appear jerky and unnatural.
The Hobbit was filmed with a shutter speed of 1/64 sec, which produced less motion blur and thus sharper images compared to movies shot at 24 fps. At the faster frame rate, the jerkiness associated with presenting sharp images at 24 fps is largely reduced, though I did notice that on some occasions large camera movements and fast movements of actors appeared stilted and unnatural. A psychological study by Kuroki and colleagues showed that in order to perceive naturalistic movements with sharp moving images (i.e., no motion blur) it is necessary to use frame rates of 250 fps or faster. Interestingly, the shutter speed used for The Hobbit closely matches that used for old videotaped TV programs, which were filmed at 30 fps with a shutter speed of 1/60 sec. I suspect that it is this close match in shutter speed (and thus similarity in image sharpness) that creates the impression of viewing a soap opera when we watch Bilbo Baggins and company.
In the future, after years of experiencing HFR movies, will we be able to appreciate the more realistic renderings garnered by this new technology? Will a younger generation without prior associations to videotaped TV programs be enamored by the sharper images? Time will tell, though I'm skeptical. HFR does offer a more realistic rendering than what we've previously encountered at the movies, and further advances may help to refine its use. Yet do we really want to have an entirely realistic portrayal? In most cases that would mean having the experience of sitting next to the director watching actors on a sound stage with artificial lighting, which is exactly the impression I had while watching Bilbo backlit by what was supposed to be moonlight. Instead, we may end up preferring a softer image which maintains the illusion of being engaged in an adventure with our favorite fictional characters and partaking in a wonderfully unexpected journey.
Arthur P. Shimamura is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and faculty member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute. He studies the psychological and biological underpinnings of memory and movies. He was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008 to study links between art, mind, and brain. He is co-editor of Aesthetic Science: Connecting Minds, Brains, and Experience (Shimamura & Palmer, ed., OUP, 2012), editor of the forthcoming Psychocinematics: Exploring Cognition at the Movies (ed., OUP, March 2013), and author of the forthcoming book, Experiencing Art: In the Brain of the Beholder (May 2013). Further musings can be found on his blog, http://psychocinematics.blogspot.com.
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Star Trek into Darkness, 2013 looks to be a good year for movies based on children's and YA books.
Warning: This 36-second video contains the 'F' word.
First Book works tirelessly throughout the year to provide new, high quality books to students in need. One of the true pleasures of this work is to know that volunteers, organizations, and communities across the country are working toward the same goal.
Recently, we received a wonderful letter that highlighted the incredible creativity of one such group.
MJR Marketplace Digital Cinema 20 in Sterling Heights, Michigan, does an annual movie promotion event to benefit an organization of their choice. This year, the movie theater used its promotion for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to help bring books to kids through First Book.
During the movie's opening weekend, several of the theater's managers and staff created a wonderful display of Bilbo Baggins' iconic home, Bag End. One employee went above and beyond to dress up as Gandalf the Grey himself and posed in photographs with patrons for a small donation.
As a result of their hard work and imaginative fundraising, the night turned out to be a huge success. They combined the donations from the weekend with the funds from a year-long soda can recycling program to raise a total of $1,384.66 to help put books in the hands of low-income students.
The staff successfully combined the excitement of a fan base for a movie premiere with the compassion of their audience to help students across the country. It serves as a high bar for the rest of us and makes us think: what are some creative ways we could help the students in our own communities?
If the tale of The Hobbit has taught us anything, it's that you can never underestimate the impact of a small band of friends. In the wise words of Gandalf the Grey: "I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." In this case, let's pretend the 'darkness' he is referring to is illiteracy. First Book could not be happier to have such great friends, with innovative ideas, along to way to create a generation of successful readers!
Woohoo! Another Hobbit video from Peter Jackson.
Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson discussed his upcoming film adaptation of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at San Diego Comic-Con.
Since then, rumors have swirled that Jackson had shot enough footage to turn J.R.R. Tolkein's novel into a trilogy. Do you think the novel could work as a trilogy?
Here's more from Deadline: "On the trilogy possibility, I'm told that while Jackson shot plenty of extra footage, he has already stretched a single book into two movies. His DVD editions of The Lord of the Rings were so compellingly loaded with extended cuts of each film—they actually filled in storytelling gaps for hard core fans–that my bet is he indulges those fans that way again, even though no final decision has yet been made."
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Excuse me, but I need to nerd/geek/dork/whatever out here for a minute because: They are making not one, not two, but three movies for The Hobbit. They finally released the sub-titles this past week causing a flurry of speculation as to how exactly the story is going to enfold. It's like Durin's Day for Tolkien nerds, with secrets like Lee Pace as Thranduil being released, looking pretty and elf-y. The first trailer that debuted months ago still gives me goosebumps during the dwarf song. There are the amazingly perfect gestures of Martin Freeman as Bilbo to consider. I've got some time to analyze Galadriel's knowing smile and Gandalf's concern before the first hits theaters and I'm pretty ecstatic to be able to write that.
Why is it all such an epic big deal? Well, for me, it's because I thought LOTR was the end of it and I considered myself lucky and grateful to have gotten such wonderful adaptations of works I love so much in my lifetime. I was content with having not only theatrical releases but extended, everything and the Moria-sink, versions. I saw the Huorns eat the orcs after The Battle of Helms Deep. I saw the Gray Havens. Cate Blanchett was Galadriel and she was perfect. I have like 12 hours of awesome Middle Earthing to watch whenever I want. How could I ask for more?
Yet, we're getting a lot more. Not one, not two, but three installments of dwarf-y, hobbit-y, dragon-y, goodness. Some people have wondered if there's enough story to do a satisfying trilogy. I would argue an emphatic, YES. Even though The Hobbit is a more straightforward, "simple" heroes quest, with far less world detail and historical density, it's not really a "lite" read. Especially when you consider it within the greater story of LOTR, which it foreshadows, and further consider some of the events that take place off-page, that are helpfully included in appendices in LOTR. The fact that they're actively putting it within that context, in my opinion, roots the story in the world more solidly, grounding it within a framework of larger and more profound consequences.
Depending on when you read The Hobbit and how you interpreted it, I can understand the belief that it's a "kids" story and doesn't need a darker adaptation. As grownups it's easy to view the less sophisticated writing style, especially when compared to the sweeping and layered complexity that is LOTR, and see something "for children." If you're looking at it through the nostalgic lens of childhood, or the assumption that it is child-ish, we can sometimes overlook the fantasy/horror elements that The Hobbit does in fact contain.
First of all, a group of trolls nearly eats all the dwarves in the first third. The goblins (or basically smaller orcs) in the mountains capture and chain up the dwarves, hurt them, threaten them and definitely want to kill them. Gollum, it is implied, has eaten goblins before, and he absolutely tries to brain Bilbo when he figures out he found his ring and tricked him with a non-riddle. After they get out, those same creatures set fire to the trees our heroes hide up, nearly becoming kebabs for goblins if not for the eagles. Then there's Mirkwood with the giant spiders who poison the dwarves so they can, let's face it, drain their blood. Then the elves lock them all up in dungeons. And that's all BEFORE the giant dragon who decimates Esgaroth, The Battle of Five Armies, and the sad yet noble death of a redeemed main character. I'm just not sure you can call that sort of story "lite" toned, exactly.
Granted, there's plenty of humor. I remember laughing every single time I read the exchange between Bilbo and Gandalf about who/what Beorn is, because Bilbo's response is just so completely ludicrous, involving the word "coneys" and his bizarre belief that skin-changers are somehow like furriers. And Bilbo running around invisible with a cold during the barrel ride to Laketown and freaking people out with his "spirit" sneezes and bread stealing? Comedy gold. He has quite a bit in common with Pippin in the pratfall department, really. So, like any good drama, there's levity to break it all up.
However, that just brings us back to the darker themes and story points, like Thorin Oakenshield's entire history and his character arc which gets pretty obsessive and dangerous because of the Arkenstone. They only narrowly avoid dwarves vs. elves because the goblins come sweeping down from the mountains and that's an enemy everyone can agree on because they're pretty gross. There's also some interesting specieism going on with Thranduil,king of Mirkwood, which hints at the larger problems in Middle Earth with the "good" guys being way too divided. And! If you're an attentive reader, at least, you start to gather that Gandalf may have been kind of manipulating events here, especially in the hindsight you gain from information in LOTR that tells you how important it was to deal with Smaug. Plus I, for one, have always wanted to know what happened with the Necromancer while Gandalf was away, so I'm not sorry to have it added in. Basically, there's plenty of story to go around.
Beyond all that, there's also the issue that adapting the The Hobbit today, after LOTR has been made, means you can't dial the story back to a time when this connection didn't exist so concretely in pop culture consciousness. That's just how it is. If you want to view The Hobbit as entirely separate, okay. You can do that. Don't go see the films, read the book as a one-off, and it won't be a problem for you. The films can't actually undermine anything about your personal story interpretation. But there is no way Jackson could be expected to ignore the over-arching context after LOTR and it would be kind of absurd to try. Personally, I'm all for bringing these things together and getting our collective epic on.
At this point my obsessive love of all things Middle Earth should be pretty obvious. I could talk/write/post about it forever. I've loved this world since I was little and it's informed my overall adoration of stories and storytelling a great deal. I appreciate detailed world building because of Tolkien, and one of the things Jackson has done best is realize that world with respect and consideration in a visual medium. That alone would make me a fan, but he also actively went beyond the superficial and made sure it all "feels" authentic and real.
The fact that we'll have The Hobbit in another three films to add to this world, another journey to follow, another group of characters to root for and care about? I just can't ask for more, because I'm already getting so much.
Hell yeah. I'm so glad Martin Freeman signed on because he's just perfect. These films are going to be awesome…as long as they're not in 48fps. Wish Guillermo del Toro was still directing them, though.
Great article! This is going to be awesome. "The Hobbit" was always my favorite, for many of the reasons you've outlined. I've read H+LOTR a dozen times, and it got tedious in quite a few parts eventually, but "The Hobbit" is fun and fresh every time.
I'm right there with you.
And I agree, as I posted in another Hobbit-related post here, fleshing out the Hobbit in this way would not have been possible if the film trilogy hadn't been already completed. Those finished films absolutely demand that the Hobbit match it in tone and be placed in context. Had the Hobbit been done first, none of the additional material would have made sense and been superfluous. But now it can be all included since they foreshadow the completed trilogy.
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And of the fact that these films will barely have Bilbo in them after Film 1?
Drew: That doesn't seem likely to me for a few reasons.
The first film seems to be the start of the journey up until the finding of the ring. Which leaves, depending on what they decided to cover, the trees and Eagles, Beorn, and MIrkwood. Mirkwood alone includes the spiders and elves. Then there's getting to Esgaroth and the bulk of dealing with Smaug for the 2nd film (I assume). That requires a lot of Bilbo. Now, that's also when Gandalf, Galadriel, and Saruman deal with the Necromancer, at least by the timeline in LOTR. So we'll see how they do that if they're including it.
Which leaves The Battle of the Five Armies for 3, and Bilbo doesn't have a huge role there because he gets conked on the head in the book. If they stay true to that, welp, that's less Bilbo for a bit of the story, but he's back after that. And there's his journey home with Gandalf, back at Rivendell for awhile, and then Hobbiton where they're trying to sell off Bag End. It's also possible they'll include Frodo coming to live with him to further match it up to FOTR.
So how much or little Bilbo there will be in 3 is, I guess, somewhat speculative depending on how they adapt it all together. But otherwise, it doesn't seem like he's going to suddenly be absent.
Three films = butter scraped over too much bread.
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Audible has released the first unabridged audiobook version of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, a staggering 54 hours and nine minutes of listening time.
The series is read by Rob Inglis, the actor who narrated audiobooks for Ursula K. Le Guin's The Earthsea Cycle. Inglis also narrated the unabridged audiobook for Tolkien's The Hobbit, an 11-hour listening experience.
Here's more from the release: "Each of these audiobooks is also Whispersync for Voice-ready, which means that if you buy or already own the Kindle version of The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers or The Return of the King, you can now effortlessly switch back and forth between reading and listening to the series that has captivated millions of readers and moviegoers—without losing your place."
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From The Hobbit to Harry Potter, Hollywood loves dividing popular novels into two separate films.
With the second adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn coming to theaters this weekend, we caught up with screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg to find out what it was like to break the novel into two pieces.
She explained in an email interview: "There was a very natural place at which to break the two books. The second movie needed a little filling out, but the book itself offered many possibilities for that. Because the book is all told from Bella's point of view, things sometimes happen off the page and are related by Bella after the fact — for instance, when Jacob tells her father she's a werewolf. In the book, Bella finds out about this conversation after it happened, but in adapting the movie, I got to write the conversation itself."
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Hero Complex has a bunch of interviews about The Hobbit up, which is a reminder that OHMIGOD THE HOBBIT OPENS IN 12 DAYS!!! OH MY GOD! IT IS HAPPENING! DON'T LET ME ALMOST DIE AGAIN!
One interview, with famed costume designer Ann Maskrey reveals that her favorite "look" she designed is for Radagast, the obscure wizard that Tolkienistas have been begging for for decades and are finally getting!
AM: It was lovely doing things for Cate Blanchett, but she could make a plastic bag look good. There are favorite other ones that are coming up on the screen next year. [In the first film,] I'm very fond of Radagast. I'm very, very fond of that one. It's just everything about it. The actor [Sylvester McCoy] I knew before, had worked on a movie with him before. He's a very likable man, and the character's lovely. The costume used every part of the workshop to the fullest. We had embroidery done, we had fabrics made, we had fabrics dyed, the break-down team worked on it, the milliner did a great hat, the boys that made all the footwear did really nice shoes for him. To me, that was one of the most successful ones. And he's a new character.
"I'd be checking over what they were doing for the hobbit accessories or hobbit bodices, and how they were finishing them off, and I'd find that they were doing something that I didn't particularly like, and I'd say, "Why are you doing it that way? I'd like it this way." And they'd say, "That's how we did it before." And I'd say, "Well, 'before' is 10 years ago. And that's not what we're going to do now. We're in 3-D, we want something better. … That was then, and this is now, and you've got to lift your game accordingly."
Together, the brothers are the youngest dwarves in the company, and as many "Hobbit" enthusiasts have noted, the sexiest.
"I think that's pretty relative," O'Gorman said, laughing. "I mean, we're a company of dwarves. The bar's not set very high. … I think the idea was as you get older, your beard gets longer, and your nose gets bigger, but when you're younger, you've got a smaller nose and less facial hair."
While other dwarf actors wore enveloping whiskers and bulging prosthetic foreheads and noses, O'Gorman and Turner had fewer prosthetic pieces to deal with — nose extensions, fake hands and hairpieces with ears.
I'll say no more.
There's hobbitses just around the corner, people. Peter Jackson's Hobbit opus opens next Friday to so far mildly positive reviews (it's currently clocking in at 71% Fresh over at Rotten Tomatoes). In celebration, EW has released four variant covers for this week's issue, featuring different Hobbit principals. Peter Jackson is preparing for the release by defending his choice to show the film at 48 Frames per second while Warner Brothers is already teasing audiences with pics of the second Hobbit movie, in which Orlando Bloom, "returns" (or is it seen for the first time?) as Legolas (via Rotten Tomatoes, EW, and Comingsoon.net)
Get ready! There is a big plot twist coming up on the next episode of Arrow. It's the mid-season finale though, so shouldn't that be expected? In other Arrow related news, casting is underway for an actress to play the DCU character, Shado, an archer and assassin who becomes Oliver Queen's lover. (via InsideTV and CBR)
Joss Whedon was named Entertainer of the Year by Entertainment Weekly. In this naming ceremony, newsy tidbit, EW reveals that Joss' brother, Jed Whedon, and sister-in-law, Maurissa Tancharoen (who were the showrunners of Dollhouse and have co-production credits on Dr. Horrible) will be the showrunners for S.H.I.E.L.D., along with Jeffrey Bell (who has co-production credits on another Whedon show, Angel). The piece also says that Whedon already turned in an outline for Avengers 2 (EW)
Anne Hathaway would love to play Catwoman again. I could get into that. (via Access Hollywood)
And while we're on the subject of Anne Hathaway's turn as Catwoman, it is worth mentioning that Indiewire talked to Christopher Nolan who answered questions about Man of Steel (he's producing) but skirted around any Justice League related inquiries (via Indiewire's The Playlist)
Entertainment Weekly got a first look at the live action adaptation of Orson Scott Card's Enders Game.
Here is a picture of Harrison Ford as Colonel Graff and Asa Butterfield as Ender. The film will be released November 1st, 2013. Enders Game Director, Gavin Hood told EW that they have upped the ages of the children from 6 to 12 because it's just, well, easier all around for everyone. Plus, middle grades are where it's at, just ask any YA author you might know about their latest editorial revisions (via EW)
THR has an interesting read about X-Men: Days of Future Past which speculates as to how Fox might bring back all the now very busy and totally famous X-Men from the original films. It is unconfirmed but rumored, for example, that Halle Barry and James Marsden will be reprising their roles as Storm and Cyclops (via THR)
The USA Network has picked up a World War 2 alien space drama called Horizon, which will be produced by The Walking Dead's Gale Anne Hurd (via Deadline)
And, even though this came out a few weeks ago, just in case you missed it – here is a trailer for Season 2 of Derek Kirk Kim's web series, Mythomania (via Mythomaniashow YouTube Channel)
Have a nice weekend!
"Dillicious" blogger Heath Dill wants to share his recipes for second breakfast with his project, Medium Rare and Back Again: A Tolkien Cookbook. The recipes will be derived from several of J.R.R. Tolkien works, from The Hobbit to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Dill has raised more than $14,000 on Kickstarter to give him time to research, cook, photograph, and write 30 recipes for this book. He hopes to make the online version free and to have a print edition available as well. We've embedded a video about the project above–what do you think?
Here's more about the project: "These recipes will cover different parts of Tolkien's world – light and delicate Elvish recipes like lembas bread, stout roasted Dwarven fare, hearty Hobbit pies and stews, as well as a few oddball recipes like Balrog Wings. Those that I've already blogged about – I'll be doing refined versions of those, as I've learned how to make them even better since then!"
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Published in 1937 The Hobbit was Tolkien's first published work of fiction, though he had been writing on legends since at least 1915. His creation — a mythological race of 'hobbits', in which Bilbo Baggins takes the lead — had originally been intended for children. But from the outset Tolkien's saga also proved popular with adults, perhaps appreciative of the hobbits' curiously English blend of resourcefulness and respectability. The book was published by Stanley Unwin, following the recommendation of his 10-year old son, Rayner, who received a one shilling reader's fee. Its success prompted Unwin to press for a sequel, and Tolkien now began work on The Lord of the Rings — a story that 'grew in the telling' at readings for the famous Inklings circle in Oxford.
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Over the years, I've developed a stable of sick foods for those days—whether self-incurred or sent by nature—when you just can't get out of bed. One of my favorites, frequently referenced here, is Kozy Shack Rice Pudding, a magical substance, each bite of which contains the exactly perfect ratio of creamy vanilla custard and chewy rice grains. Every bite. I've never gotten sick of Kozy Shack Rice Pudding. I've eaten an entire tub of it in one sitting, never tiring of its flavor and texture, savoring each and every spoonful. It's good to the last drop.
The new HOBBIT I movie (An Unexpected Journey) is like Kozy Shack Rice Pudding. It's jsutmore of the stuff I love and I can eat the whole tub on one sitting. To anyone left who wonders if they should see it I would ask "Did you like LORD OF HE RINGS? Didn't you say at some point that you would watch a whole movie of Ia McKellan's Gandalf and Christopher Lee's Saruman reading aloud rice pudding recipes? Yes, you did and this is that movie."
The Hobbit is another helping of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth. It is not an exact replica of Tolkien's Middle Earth, but it is close enough in spirit and texture to be an enjoyable extension of the books. And if you are a hardcore Tolkien scholar, like me, you like ALL OF IT, every creamy, ricey bite of it, from the Cracks of Doom to Dol Guldur, from Aragorn to Feanor. And that's what Jackson is giving us…little bits from the appendixes kitted up to full on battle scenes and character arcs. And I love it!
Now, did I think the opening with Elijah Wood as Frodo and Ian Holm as the older Bilbo was a little too custardy without enough rice? Yes I did. Was I surprised to find that all White Council meetings took placed while the participants were stoned out of their minds and could only talk in long, drawn out syllables? A bit. Was I previously unaware that Bilbo would be mostly a bystander in the film's action as the story shifted over to Thorin Oakenshield and his quest for his homeland? That is surely so.
But was I also excited to find the canonical great orc Azog elevated to sub villain, and stone giants having majestic boulder battles in the mountains, and the scrofulous growths of disgusting goblin kings shaking with laughter and wargs and elves and Mount Gundabad?
You betcha!
To all the haters who say this movie has no story and is way too slow: I think you got the wrong idea. Peter Jackson's three part Hobbit is not a movie. It is a nine-hour mini-series that is being presented in theaters at frame rates only a crankhead can enjoy. The first hour is all set up, the second hour is some journeying, the third hour has some fights, the fourth hour will definitely have more fights, and maybe spider, and perhaps a hearty lunch and so on.
Also, if you don't mind spoilers, I defy you to read this and not want to se Peter Jackson make this movie! If you don't want spoilers here's a peek:
The third movie is apparently going to be nothing but action as a giant battle of men, elves, dwarves, orcs and eagles unfolds, while Gandalf, Galadriel and Elrond go postal on the Necromancer at Dol Guldur. With swoopy camera angles and bigatures! And hot elves! And hot dwarves! And Martin Freeman! Come on now, who does not want to see that?
I was not a fan of Jackson's KING KONG, which was total monkey fanfic and betrayed White Council-like meandering story sense. But here, Jackson's viewpoint meshes perfectly with the source material. There are a lot of Jackson/Walsh/Boyens/del Toro made up things in the HOBBIT but they all improve the film's cinematic flow. They've elevated Thorin, who in the book is mostly a greedy, petty pain in the ass. In Jackson's HOBBIT he's a noble, dispossessed prince trying to get his homeland back—but he's also flawed. He's an Aragorn who doesn't make it. Richard Armitage is fine with the role, and as with the original trilogy, slash and fanfic will never be the same after meeting Thorin, Fili, Kili, Bofur and so on.
Now, I did not see this in the crack-head frame rate, and it seems that everyone who did—including all critics—was repelled and alarmed. I don't generally like 3D but The Hobbit looked fine in that presentation, with Jackson's trademark plunging tracking shots, and WETA's attention to detail holding up well on the screen. (Apparently in 48fps it's really hard to make things look good in cinematic terms.)
And to those who say The Hobbit is a cute kids book and does not need to be three three hour movies, I say, "No, it doesn't so go watch the Rankin Bass version." This movie is all about pigging out on rice pudding, and wallowing in every last detail of Middle Earth. And I'm fine with that.
I wasn't totally fine with Radagast. I liked his bunny sled, which wasn't canon but somehow, kinda fit in with the spirit of other agrarian Tolkien works like Farmer Giles of Ham and Leaf by Niggle. I wasn't entirely in love with his bird shit. Radagast in the books was an oddball but not a hoarder. (And yes every Tolkien scholar in the audience laughed when Gandalf said that there were five wizards but "Hm, I can't remember the name of the other two." )
Other Tokienistas seem to have reacted favorably to An Unexpected Journey. Here's Mariah Huehner's take.
By changing a few things, Jackson gave Bilbo a bit more agency up front (choosing to go on the quest instead of Gandalf basically shoving him out the door, figuring out he should maybe try stalling the trolls until daylight, coming to Thorin's defense). This makes his arc as a character more believable because he does have some of these positive traits already. They just need to be brought out by the circumstances. He starts out fussy, with glimmers of risk-taking and cleverness. Which come up again later in various circumstances (trolls, Gollum, spiders, barrel ride, Smaug, info via thrush to Dale, they all build toward each other). That's how you work a character arc.
The tone is perfect, and they do a really good job of making this "Not Lord of the Rings," complete with the implication that Bilbo likely embellished parts of the story. It's lighthearted without being goofy or dumb, and captures that sense of innocence of a time much less dark and dreary. I suspect this might throw off some who are less familiar with Tolkien's work, who expect every one of his stories to feel like LoTR, but we know better, don't we? There are many different stories in Middle-Earth with many different purposes.
The Hobbit is a single male elf accompanied by male dwarves. How can we make movies where women do not exist?
In another tweet, Jodorowky united the streams:
Al final de "El Hobbit", quien duerme en la montaña de monedas de oro, no es otro que el tìo del pato Donald disfrazado de dragòn.
— Alejandro Jodorowsky (@alejodorowsky) December 16, 2012
which translates (Google tells me) as:
At the end of "The Hobbit", who sleeps in the mountain of gold coins, is none other than Donald Duck's uncle disguised as a dragon.
So anyway, I really enjoyed the Hobbit, I plan to see it at least once more, and when it comes out on Blu-Ray I'll watch it over and over again, especially when Fili and Kili are onscreen, and oh yeah, Andy Serkis's Gollum was amazing.
Now bring on the Kozy Shack!
Here's my review of it
I liked it, but my feeling was that the film was too similar in tone to the LOTR trilogy, losing some of the (relative) charm and innocence of this tale, by trying to maintain some of the bombast of the battle scenes of the other films.
I first read The Hobbit when I was 8 and have read it and LotR many times in the 39 years since then. I watched this movie in 3D and and I never blinked once in 3 hours! I loved every frame and scene and canNOT wait until the next part!
Tolkien gave us the Greatest Epic of all time in book form and Peter Jackson are giving us the cinematic equivalent in their adaptions.
This was just beautiful and I'm sure I will think the the same thing the second and third and fourth etc, etc time I see it.
Great review, and when I do need a snack,
I'll find the rice pudding from Kozy Shack!
I saw it in the crankhead framerate and was not repelled and alarmed. It was strange at first but not uncomfortably so, just different. It did not cheapen the immersive experience. Having seen the movie in normal 2D afterwards it was noticably less sharp in places, especially when long sweeping shots were called for (and of course there are many).
Though I was concerned I might be affected by the high frame rate, I had no problem at all with the high def 3D. I greatly enjoyed the film — and it has stayed with me — though I understand some of the criticism. The movie does play more like a DVD extended version, but I guess Jackson earned the right to do what he wants. I saw it with two people who have not read the books (but enjoyed the movies) and I was surprised and happy that they nevertheless loved the movie.
I saw the HD 3D (or whatever they call it) to see it in the format Jackson clearly thinks is the definitive version. I do agree that at times things were so sharp the picture sometimes did look more like a set than a "real" environment. But it never took me out of the movie.
Having said that, I do wonder what the new format really brings to the movie (or to film itself). I'm not sure it adds anything outside of, perhaps, giving people a Blue-Ray like quality to a movie screen. I was planning to see it again anyway on regular film and am curious how the picture and color is graded in that version relative to the 3D HD version.


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WELL!! They were informed verbally to contact us before racking up any charges. They called us later Saturday afternoon and told us the repair bill would be very costly. My husband told Rich at Pinellas Auto Body that we would have the car towed back home to avoid storage fees until we decided what to do. On Monday morning we called a few local garages that could do the same repairs for half the price. I called Pinellas Auto Body and spoke with Rich to inform him that AAA was going to be picking up the car.
No problem. When I called AAA they suggested that I make sure there were no fees added because if the wrecker driver goes out there, Pinellas Auto Body can't release the car. I did just that. This time I spoke with Jim the manager. I asked him if I owed any money and he told me "no." I called the new garage and informed him that the car was in tow. Hours later no car!! I called AAA and they told me that I owed Pinellas Auto Body $27.00 and they would not release the car to the wrecker driver. I couldn't believe my ears!! I called Jim back at Pinellas Auto Body and was very hostile on the phone with him, and he flat out informed me there was a fee due to "dismantle the car." He claimed he had never spoken with me. I was irate at this point. They were holding my car hostage!!
I asked him why he didn't disclose this information earlier when I spoke with him and he claimed our conversation never took place. I was in shock. He said he would call the owner Mark and see what he could do and Jim would call me back. He called back alright. Jim told me that I could not have the car unless the $27.00 was paid. It's not the amount that bothers me it's the whole point of the matter. They know you're desperate and obviously at their mercy and they take advantage!! If they were to inform me BEFORE there wouldn't have been a problem. I just don't understand why they did what they did. I called Pinellas Auto Body the first time out of sheer politeness to inform them that we were having the car towed and was trampled all over.
To end this story, my husband had to go down there and pay the fee before we could have the car towed to another garage. I think this is an outrage!! I can only imagine how many times they have screwed someone!! AAA was no help either. After all Pinellas Auto Body is practically writing their paychecks for all the referrals! Their prices are outrageous!! I used to know of Mark the owner and he drives around in his Mercedes Benz and Jaquars. Bravo for him for doing so well but I wouldn't say his business was built on brains!! I will tell everyone in my path not to do business with this company.
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