March 2015 - Legendarium

The Wisdom of Samwise

March 31, 2015 Andy Poole

A hobbit simply walked onto the stage of Ballroom C in the Raleigh Convention Center. Waiting fans arrayed like a legion of orcs shook the room with a deafening ovation. “Wow,” was all Sean Astin […]

Prequel Pitfalls and a Philosophy of Film-making, Part III: But- but, it’s SHINY!

March 31, 2015 Andrew Gilbertson

In the first two installments of this series, we’ve looked at some of the unfortunate baggage that prequels carry with them, both in concept and execution… including one of the most troubling: the tendency to […]

Holodad takes the “family film” to a whole new level

March 31, 2015 Erik Yeager

TUCSON, AZ – Making movies is not for the faint of heart. What is often viewed as a glamorous profession is actually an incredibly difficult, expensive, usually thankless and certainly exhausting undertaking for the […]

“At The Tobacconist’s” – J.R.R. Tolkien Audio Recording 1929

March 31, 2015 Tyler Michael Jonsson

There has been quite a bit of hullabaloo in recent years about ‘lost Tolkien recordings’, but there is a recording of J.R.R. Tolkien that is now readily available that many fans are not aware of. […]

William Shatner on NASCAR, Putting Out Fires, and Standing on Principle

March 29, 2015 Andy Poole

The Priceline.com Negotiator boldly travelled to the WizardWorld Comic Con in Raleigh, NC—though as a man that has travelled across land and space, he had trouble differentiating Raleigh from Charlotte, another major city in […]

When Movie Adaptations Miss the Point: Lord of the Rings Edition

March 29, 2015 Andrew Gilbertson

In many film adaptations- most particularly in those with Christian themes or subtext- it is very common these days to diverge from the original intent, plot-line, or characterization of the source material. Often, it is […]

Renee Witterstaetter Discusses the “Business of Comics”

March 27, 2015 Andy Poole

At the WizardWorld Comic Con in Raleigh, NC, Renee Witterstaetter took the time to go on the record with Legendarium Media. Witterstaetter worked as an artist, writer, and editor with DC, Marvel, and Topps Comics […]