Adapting Tolkien
Growing up, I would read J.R.R. Tolkien’s works once a year. Yeah, I was that kid. I wanted to escape to Middle Earth, and unlike other writers and novels (where I was happy with just having the book),...
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Reblogged from The Musings & Artful Blunders of Scott D. Southard: Growing up, I would read J.R.R. Tolkien’s works once a year. Yeah, I was that kid. I wanted to escape to Middle Earth, and unlike...
View ArticlePixar: the Film Studio I Would Sell My Soul to Write For
Being a parent of young children has made me an expert in a few different, new, and exciting fields. You need to talk about superheroes, I am your man. If you want to discuss which lullaby CDs are...
View ArticleJ.R.R. Tolkien: The Crazy and Magical Grandfather
I remember the thought I had when I spied my first glimpse of a picture of J.R.R. Tolkien. Grandfather? There he was, the professor, a chubby old man, white balding hair and a pipe in what looked like...
View ArticleWriting About Tolkien
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! To say, I am looking forward to seeing The Hobbit tomorrow is to not to do it justice. Tolkien and his writing was a major influence on my writing (I discuss this in the post here)....
View ArticleDownton Abbey as Art: Some Thoughts on the Great Series
Reblogged from The Musings & Artful Blunders of Scott D. Southard: Television is rarely art. A big part of that is because of how it is made, this is especially true in America. American television...
View ArticleFinding Comfort in Possessions: 14 Days Until 40
One of the films I loved growing up was Back to the Future. I’ve owned the trilogy a few different times now, and have the current version on Blu-Ray. I believe I bought it that opening week when it...
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