The second installment of the Goblet of Fire on Pottermore.com was released today. In the twelve new moments, there are several galleons, Wizard Cards, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, potion ingredients, (Ravenclaw) house points, and other magical items to collect, but more importantly, there are three new articles by J.K. Rowling to study. They are: Beauxbatons…
“The gaming world has changed. I feel it in the bandwidth. I read it on the blogs. I hear it in the chatroom.” Sound familiar? It should. That is, if you’ve seen the Fellowship of the Ring. It’s a parody of the opening lines, spoken by the incomparable Cate Blanchett. Upon hearing these opening lines,…
Fantasy is far and beyond my favorite genre. However, my favorite TV show is not rooted in fantasy. Actually, it’s not even rooted in fiction. Instead, it is rooted in science, and it is called MythBusters. I could binge-watch MythBusters, the Discovery Channel’s flagship program, for days. I have seen every episode, but I still…
“Well, that could have been worse.” Crash. The Goblin King falls upon the dwarves (and they still remain uncrushed). Then, a washing machine. Then, a squealing pig. Wait a moment. That doesn’t sound like the movie. Well, except for the dwarves remaining unscathed and uncrushed part. But the washing machine? What could I possibly be…
On December 20th, J.K. Rowling confirmed on her Facebook page a rumor that had been making the rounds online the previous day: that she would be producing a play for the West End (London’s “Broadway”) about Harry Potter. Many were very surprised and excited to hear this news, but for me, I was confused more…
Three weeks ago, I posted about the Middle-Earth Map Chrome Experiment. At that time, one location was still locked. That location, the Lonely Mountain, has since been opened. Honestly, I think that it features the most interesting interactive content yet—of any of the five previous locations. You enter the Lonely Mountain. Smaug addresses you, as…
This review is positively riddled with spoilers, so I would recommend seeing The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug first, before reading this. You’ve been warned. Upon leaving the theatre on the evening of December 13th, having just seen the second Hobbit movie, I forced myself to hold back the deluge of disappointment. I calculated in my head that…
Before I begin comparing and contrasting the two films, let’s make one thing perfectly clear: The Muppet Christmas Carol is a Walt Disney movie too. Therefore, rather than call it “Disney’s A Christmas Carol“, I’m going to refer to the 2009 film as “Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol”. Interestingly enough, another famous adaptation (not reviewed…
Critics say yes. Audience reviews and Twitter reactions say yes. The box office numbers say yes. I say yes. There are two ways that we can answer this question. First, is Catching Fire a better movie? Second, is Catching Fire a better adaptation? Both are valid questions, and both answers are still yes, in my opinion.…
When Google announced that they were creating a Middle-Earth map, I was frankly very excited. The best map that I have of Middle-Earth currently resides within the Lord of the Rings Online video game, and even then, it’s a game map, which means that it’s embellished by game features. It’s a very detailed map, and…