74. Aragorn’s Big Change and The Hobbit Youth Movement
Aragorn is, actually, a very different character in the films than the books. Was it a good decision to make the change? This week we discuss: The Hobbit Youth Movement Aragorn, the Dark and Brooding...
31 Loka 202341min
73. How Peter Jackson Changed the Wizard, the Pranksters, and Frodo’s Best Bud
Michael and I continue to analyze the general changes Peter Jackson made to Lord of the Rings. This week, we look at: Gandalf, the Befuddled Sam, the Best Bud Merry and Pippen, the Pranksters Are we...
24 Loka 202345min
72. Adapting Lord of the Rings, Cutting up the Story, and Dropping the Poetry
We jump into the deep end of analyzing Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings as we look at every film change he made! This week, Michael and I look at the first three: It’s an Adaptation Intercut Storyli...
17 Loka 202338min
71. An Interview with Lord of the Rings Screenwriter Philippa Boyens
In this week’s episode in our series of interviews from the December 2, 2003 roundtable discussions (listen to our Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen episode), we spoke with Lord of the Rings screenwriter...
3 Loka 202340min
70. An Interview with Viggo Mortensen
Here’s the next episode in our series of interviews from the December 2, 2003 roundtable discussions (our Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen episode)! You can tell that Viggo is thoughtful and soft-spoke...
26 Syys 202329min
69. Music is Escape : An Interview with Jeff Johnson – Musician, Composer, Producer
If you haven’t listened to Jeff Johnson’s music yet, you’re missing out. I’ve been a fan of his music for over 20 years, having been first inroduced with his Songs of Albion trilogy — music based on r...
19 Syys 20231h 2min
68. An Interview with Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom
Here’s our 3rd recording from the December 2, 2003 roundtable interviews (our Peter Jackson episode is at https://youtu.be/JqhF91GJbGg)! In this episode, Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom joined us to talk ...
12 Syys 202326min
67. An Interview with Ian McKellen : He Read Tolkien EVERY NIGHT Before Filming
Here’s another recording from the December 2, 2003 roundtable interviews I was invited to join with a few other journalists to speak to the actors and crew of The Lord of the Rings (our Peter Jackson ...
5 Syys 202328min
