by Neil | Jan 29, 2023 | Books, Fantasy, J.R.R.Tolkien, Reading
Have you read it? As far as we know, there’s no actual law requiring any fantasy writer to read The Lord of The Rings but, equally, there is no law against it. Tolkien’s finest piece of work has achieved a level of cultural awareness belying the fact that, when first...by Neil | Jul 21, 2009 | J.R.R.Tolkien, Life, Personal, Thoughts, Travel
Not an awful lot to report. I spent last weekend in Oxford and, after a somewhat unfortunate incident with the hotel room, had lovely time seeing old friends. It was my first time in the city. It’s a strange place full of contradictions: we passed a mock tudor...by Neil | Jun 15, 2008 | Family, J.R.R.Tolkien, Personal
It’s father’s day. I probably should have mentioned that. I’m never sure about blogging about stuff like this. On the one hand it’s nice to give your folks a shout online, makes them feel like they’re appreciated – and they are...by Neil | Aug 5, 2007 | 1980s, Film, J.R.R.Tolkien, Jack Black, Life, Tenacious D, Transformers
A lazy sweltering weekend is drawing to a close and I have, I must admit, been bunking off. At long last I finally managed to see Transformers, it was a brilliant film on two levels none of which relate to the objective quality of the movie. Firstly I did indeed get...