Peter Jackson changed Gandalf, Sam, and Merry and Pippen for The Lord of the Rings films -- but how much did he change them, and was it worth it?

We jump into the deep end of analyzing Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings as we look at every film change he made!

Lord of the Rings screenwriter Philippa Boyens discusses her approach to writing the film.

Viggo is thoughtful and soft-spoken, but has a driven personality that allows him to inhabit roles like Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings.

If you haven't listened to Jeff Johnson's music yet, you're missing out.

In this episode, Liv Tyler and Orlando Bloom joined us to talk their thoughts about the films, their careers, and the crazy premiere in Wellington for Return of the King.

Peter Jackson's Gandalf answered our questions earnestly and thoughtfully--particularly when discussing wisdom and fidelity to Tolkien's books.

In this final part of Tolkien's essay, we look at Consolation and Eucatastrophe and how important they are to this literary art.

What are we supposed to recover from? And why do fairy stories provide it? And why do we need to escape? And how do fairy stories break us out?

When Tolkien talks about Fantasy, he doesn't simply mean fiction stories set in sword-and-sorcery worlds.