Tolkienwinkel

Londen, 2012 (maar feitelijk in 2011 gepubliceerd). 1e druk. Paperback. Geïllustreerd.

Fantasy addresses a previously neglected area within Film Studies. The book looks at the key aesthetics, themes, debates and issues at work within this increasingly popular genre and examines influential films and franchises that illustrate these concerns. Recent case study film series discussed will include:

• Harry Potter (Various, 2001-2011)
• Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson, 2001-2003)
• Pirates of the Caribbean (Gore Verbinski 2003-2007)
• The Chronicles of Narnia (Various, 2005-ongoing)

The authors also consider fantasy film and its relationship to myth, legend and fairytale, examining its important role in contemporary culture. The book provides an historical overview of the genre and its evolution, contextualising each fantasy film within its socio-cultural period and with reference to relevant critical theory.

This is the perfect introduction to the world of fantasy film and offers a spring board to investigations into the links and associations made between film and gender, sexuality, psychology, philosophy, religion and more.*

Lulu, 2005. 1e druk. Paperback. Geïllustreerd met foto's.

What should you do if your spouse becomes addicted to the Lord of the Rings movies and swoons at the very mention of Orlando Bloom's name? (Thud. Quick, fetch the smelling salts.) How about taking the advice of a strange apparition that reveals itself in a dream? An apparition that looks remarkably like the director of the movies, Peter Jackson, but not quite remarkably enough to prompt legal action. An apparition that recommends touring New Zealand in an effort to prove that its sheep pastures aren't really filled by frolicking Hobbits. Just sheep and the occasional zorbing local. This is the hilarious tale of such a tour, featuring snow capped mountains and turquoise lakes, flightless birds and flying cattle, bungy jumping grannies and the carrot mafia, strange yellow eyes peering up from a road map and hotel receptionists always desperate to know win you are living. *

Walking Tree, 2007. 1st edition. Paperback.

Following the release in 2001 of the first film of Peter Jackson's adapted trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien's /The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of The Ring/, a wave of "Ring Fever" swamped the world, with reprints of the novel, guidebooks, Internet sites, memorabilia and toys, video and computer games, location tours and extended DVDs. Taking a Cultural Studies perspective, this collection of essays examines the cultural issues generated by Tolkien's novel and Jackson's films. In particular, by applying a variety of cultural, media and literary theories, the essays in this collection attempt to answer the question: How did we in New Zealand become Middle-earth? Topics covered range from fan culture in an age of IT, globalization, transnational capitalism and consumerism to the local socio-political implications of the Rings tale, and the formation of a Middle-earth in our real (or, as argued by the French philosopher Jean Beadrillard, our no-longer real but hyperreal) world.

This book includes a total of twenty-four chapters, as well as foreword, index, filmography and photo illustrations.*

Tijdschrift-formaat promo-boek over de tekenfilmbewerking van The Lord of the Rings, die in 1978 uitkwam. Vol info over Tolkien, de bewerking en de regisseur, Ralph Bakshi. Dit is een pakhuisvondst, dus alhoewel het tijdschrift ruim 30 jaar oud is, ziet het er nieuw uit.*