Lord of the Rings
What's playing in Toronto? Highlighting everything from the classic to the bizarre, from the backroom at Eyesore Cinema to the recently reopened Ontario Cinesphere, we’ve included dozens of screenings taking place all over the city this week.
Page of the Wind Episodes 160 – 166: On Cities
On this week's batch of Page of the Wind episodes, we talk about a beloved fantasy trope featured within these pages: fantasy cities.
Page of the Wind Episodes 153-159:
On Fantasy Religion
Kvothe gives up as Rothfuss twists the knife. We talk about how much it hurts to read the next section of The Name of the Wind, Kvothe's hope, and Jordana's eternal optimism.
Page of the Wind Episodes 139-145:
On Precious Objects
In this week’s episodes of Page of the Wind, we cover Kvothe’s introduction to the mean streets of Tarbean, and how Kvothe makes his hard life even harder!
Shadow of War Walks a Fine Line Between Art and Profit
At what point do financial considerations damage the artistic integrity of a video game?
Captain Fantastic: Viggo Mortensen and Matt Ross Interview
We caught up with Viggo Mortensen and actor-turned director Matt Ross at Cannes to talk about their new film Captain Fantastic.
Lego Dimensions Review
The new mash-up is a ruthlessly commercial yet entertaining cross-fiction fever dream from an anarchic child's imagination.
Murder in Mordor: Uruks are People Too
Should I feel bad about wiping out a civilization of monsters in a video game?
The WhaleCast Episode 18
Eric and Jon talk Shadow of Mordor, Escape the Room games, and the bizarre case of P.T./Silent Hills.
Interview: The Drinking Person’s RPG
Drinking Quest creator Jason Anarchy on game design and the art of questing responsibly.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review
While dividing Tolkien's most childish and thinnest material into three films seems like a strange decision, Peter Jackson makes it mostly work with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which still manages to be a lot of fun. That new high-frame rate 3D? Not so much.
Interview: Richard Armitage
We talk to the lucky actor to get the high profile role of Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's kick off to The Hobbit trilogy, British actor Richard Armitage about working with Jackson, being on set in Middle Earth while being a huge Tolkien fan, and Andy Serkis asking the actor to go the extra mile for gritty realism.
Lego The Lord of the Rings Review
TT Games' latest licensed Lego adventure follows the familiar chronology of the film trilogy, but there's still fun in the expected journey.
Game of Thrones Episode 2.3 Review
Noah Taylor tags in for our weekly recap of Game of Thrones - Episode 2.3 - "What is Dead May Never Die."
The Hobbit Begins Filming, New Pictures Released
The Hobbit, the highly anticipated film based on J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved book, has finally begun shooting today in New Zealand. Late yesterday evening, two teaser photos of director Peter Jackson posing in the iconic circular entrance to Bilbo's Shire crib, were released on Jackson's Facebook page.