The Tolkien Professor

Maggie and Corey are joined by Ben Davis for an anticipatory discussion of the material to be adapted in The Hunt for Gollum. Thank you for your support for our project. Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Di...

Corey and Maggie return to Narnia and the unfortunate Voyage of the Dawn Treader adaptation in order to address the question: Wherein does its badness consist? Thank you for your support for our project. Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menuOther Minds...

Maggie and Corey return to Narnia to discuss Prince Caspian, focusing on the intro and the summoning of the Witch. Thank you for your support for our project. Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of...

Maggie and Corey turn aside for a discussion we've wanted to have for a long time: Rogue One as an adaptation. Thank you for your support for our project. Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tol...

The Day Has Come! The Night is Passing! Tonight we discuss Episode 11, the first episode of the Battle proper. Let the Unnumbered Tears begin to flow! Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube...

Join the SilmFilm team for a discussion of the script for Episode 10 of Season 7. It's time for everyone to say goodbye! And fight dragons. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube.com/playli...

Tonight the SilmFilm team moves on to Episode 9, "The Death of Laughter". Join us for the uplifting discussion! Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIW4X_6biE...

Corey and Maggie turn to Narnia! Anticipating a new adaptation, we look at the earlier adaptations of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Thank you for your support for our project. Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menu Other Minds and Hands: An Open...

Today Maggie and Corey are joined by Signum SPACE Preceptor Anni Fosberg to discuss anime conventions and the War of the Rohirrim. Thank you for your support for our project. Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friend...

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation Maggie and Corey pop in for a brief update from Principal Photography on the next Rings & Realms project! Thank you for your support for our project. We reached the goal! Join the fun while you can. Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandre...

Corey Olsen and the SilmFilm writers' team discuss the episode outline of Episode 8, in which we return to Ulfang and the armies of the Emperor of Bree. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project: Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...

Corey Olsen and Maggie Parke are joined today by Daniel Falconer, to discuss his work with Weta Workshop on several Tolkien adaptations. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 92, recorded on January 6, 2025.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project: Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www....

Nick and Marie join Corey to discuss Episode 7 of Season 7 -- the second half of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQ

Tonight, Corey and Marie and Nick discuss episode 6 of season 7: the first episode of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

It's Christmas week, and Maggie and Corey return to the Christmas Carol for some close analysis of parallel scenes: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 90, recorded on December 23, 2024.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project: Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohi...

Corey Olsen and Maggie Parke turn at last to a detailed discussion of The War of the Rohirrim! Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 91, recorded on December 30, 2024.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project: Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsan...

SilmFilm is back, and tonight we discuss Episode 5, in which Galadriel does diplomacy with the Emperor of Bree. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Maggie returns from her whirlwind experience on the red carpet in London to discuss the War of the Rohirrim premiere with Corey. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 89, recorded on December 9, 2024.Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.y...

Corey and Maggie are joined today by special guest Leith McPherson, dialect coach for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (and the Hobbit films!).Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 88, recorded on December 2, 2024.We are sorry for the audio issues for this episode. Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQJoin...

Corey and Maggie return to War of the Rohirrim, looking through a couple recent promo videos for the upcoming adaptation. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 87, recorded on November 18, 2024.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/...

Corey and Maggie return to the War of the Rohirrim Tapestry. Thank you for all your help in funding Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 85, recorded on November 4, 2024.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.yout...

Corey and Maggie are delighted to have Jordan Rannells back to talk about his new adaptation project: the Hobbit Soundscape. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 86, recorded on November 11, 2024.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch....

Maggie and Corey are joined by Kirsten Cairns, greendragon from The One Ring dot Net, to discuss the War of the Rohirrim tapestry. Thank you for all your help in funding Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 84, recorded on October 28, 2024.Join us on M...

Maggie and Corey are back from Rings & Realms land, and ready to do some discussion and debrief from the Season 2 RoP experience! Thank you for all your help in funding Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 83, recorded on October 21, 2024.Join us o...

Tonight we are joined by our Australian contingent to discuss more original compositions for Season 6! Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv