The Hall of Fire

"The Fall of Arthur" by J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien. Harper Collins, 2013.

(review moved to dedicated thread oops)

Vikings (2013) History Channel.

It seems to me that if it really was a health issue, they would have said so, rather than leaving it so vague and open to speculation. But I don't claim to be an expert in these things. Well that's the point. If he was injured on set, it would have been in everyone's interest to keep it quiet: the ...

Ha V, I had a feeling you'd reproduce those quotes if I let my imagination run amok.

I thought I'd make a new post here as this is straying closer to gossip... Kazinsky had a bit of a dark cloud over him already when he was cast for The Hobbit as he was fired from his previous gig due to improper use of a camera phone. This alone would have made the local (NZ) insurance houses leery...

Lali, I know what it is you saw, for it is in my mind too.

Hmmm... well as I said when Kazinsky left The Hobbit, the most likely reason he left was that he sustained some sort of injury while shooting the troll scene (to his leg or knee perhaps was my sense at the time). Having had the opportunity to spend time with Guillermo in RL, speak privately with him...

I've seen it a few times now. Daughters, nieces, nephews and my love all thought it was great. I'm still astonished at how real everything looks (even in IMAX 3D); the level of detail and thought that went into every little thing is staggering. Here's my initial reaction (posted first at DTF): From ...

That's not what I see (cue Lali). Wait, yes, yes I see what you mean. [ETA]: I also see something that looks like a totem or fertility icon on its side in the right third (or bottom third if Jude's logic is applied). Such a fascinating landscape and reflection.[/ETA] Nice album Sir V. I like the one...

Do you think it is fair to say that grace enables us to "remember the good?" In other words, would you agree that rapt in the mystery of grace is something, a gift, that is exceedingly practical?

Something's in the air I guess. Just this evening I did a chapel service on the topic of Grace. It is interesting that while grace is a free gift (often unmerited) it does not end there. According to Titus 2:12-14 [Grace] teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-c...

Pacific Rim opens wide this Friday, July 12, and midnight (or 10 pm) Thursday at select theaters. Woot!

How goes the struggle?

Grace. I thank God for the grace He has given me...

A warm welcome to Dr Death. :welcome: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tk_KknnaXkI/Tx45rgj4SNI/AAAAAAAACu4/xMvj24Mtusg/s200/Vincent_Price_Madhouse.jpg Really? Those old Vincent Price movies used to scare the Bejebus out of me! Welcome. ETA: can you really go to medical school for that? or is it a PhD kind...

I like the shape of Smaug's head though his size relative to Bilbo is surprising to me.

The CGI looks a bit dodgy... perhaps it's my display... the blacks aren't there yet. The good news is they have plenty of time to tweak it before December.

Overall it looks like it will be a good instalment.

Smaug has Eye of Sauron eyes.

The CGI will probably look better by December.

Thanks V... yes, I agree. The rocks seem to intrude overmuch in the one on the right.

Frelga, yes I believe there is value in choosing what is right, perhaps especially when it is at odds with how we may be feeling, with how we would rather respond. Lali, regarding the fruits of the spirit (Gal 5:22-23) that you mention, if find the joy one tricky in the face of certain memories and ...

Thank you Voronwë.

Thank you for that post, Sir D. I think a very important point is that our good and bad traits balance but don't cancel each other. That's an interesting point. [rambling thoughts]I'm thinking of a person. The things they did over a decade ago altered my life in a way that causes pain and a sense o...