Category Archives: Books

Faramir Did Not Shoot First

    All Hail Ken Crane’s and DVD Planet. Because of them I have two copies of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers already in hand. (The widescreen and fullscreen releases, of course, so I can have the … Continue reading

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Fairly Blatant1

    Being naught but an outside observer, I always enjoy when giant corporations make asses of themselves. They do it on such a grand scale. Thus I am taking perverse pleasure in watching Fox News’s (or Faux News, and … Continue reading

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Reel Change

    The latest issue of Australia’s Empire magazine has an interesting cover story. It’s another list of 100 movies; but instead of discussing which is greater, they’re focusing on the movies’ impact on culture or on the industry itself: … Continue reading

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ROTK Footage!!!

    A 95-second taste of Return of the King is available at The One Ring.net. Someone has provided them with this QuickTime MOV file (perhaps off the supplements of the upcoming Two Towers DVD), which provides brief glimpses of … Continue reading

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At Last: Big Spoiler DVD News!

    AICN has some great news about the upcoming Extended Edition of The Two Towers on DVD. The FOTR Extended Edition assuaged a lot of the problems I had with the first movie, and it looks like this release … Continue reading

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Links Roundup (2003/07/09)

   • Reuters: The radio ban on the Dixie Chicks’ music causes Senate action: “[T]he fact that giant radio groups could ban a group’s music because of a political statement was [in the words of Senator John McCain] an ‘incredible, … Continue reading

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Madly Eyeing Moons

    Got this link from The Leaky Cauldron. Purportedly it’s about one scene in the new Harry Potter book, but mainly it’s a chance to read some really cool facts about the moons of Jupiter.    “Some scientists think … Continue reading

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An Order of Order of the Phoenix, Pt II

    Can’t talk. Reading.

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An Order of Order of the Phoenix

    I got confirmation from Amazon that Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix has been shipped. I’m curious if it will actually show up tomorrow, as promised. (I doubt it. But it looks like my weekend will … Continue reading

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The Sorting Hat

    I have to admit I am really looking forward to getting the new Harry Potter book this weekend. I’ve started perusing some of the fan sites this week (which is something I haven’t done much before) and have … Continue reading

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