If, in the 1930s, someone had sought to predict the bestselling English author of the 20th century, they probably would not have selected the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien — J.R.R. to most of us — conjured some of the most influential magic of the 20th century. His most beloved works, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, were turned into more ...

The movie "Tolkien" is out July 23 on Digital (with Blu-ray and DVD releases to follow on Aug. 6), and we've got a clip from the film. "Tolkien" follows the early life of author and professor John ...

JRRT A Study of JRR Tolkien is a 1992 documentary narrated by Judi Dench produced to celebrate the centenary of JRR Tolkiens birth It is sometimes called JRR Tolkien A Portrait and JRR Tolkien An ...

On the opening night of Rome’s most talked-about new exhibition this week, top government ministers in sharp suits hobnobbed with Roman socialites in fur coats, and eccentric art lovers rubbed ...

“Tolkien,” a new biographical drama about the early and challenging life of the legendary author and English professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, better known as J.R.R. Tolkien, opened in theaters ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, popularly known as JRR Tolkien, was born on January 3, 1892. In his ...

Biopics are difficult beasts to tackle. To make them something beyond a Wikipedia page with moving pictures, they need to be more than just events in a life telescoped into two hours. They should be ...

Beowulf with the Finnesburg Fragment. Edited by C.L. Wrenn and W.F. Bolton, U of Exeter P, 1992. Bliss, Alan. “Preface.” J.R.R. Tolkien, Finn and Hengest: The ...