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...Louis University in Missouri. Its antihero is a dark lord and ancestor of Sauron, the evil figure who torments Frodo and Gandalf aeons later. It also focuses on the interaction between humans and elves, a theme which returns in the hobbit books. And at least one Rings denizen - the elf Galadriel - makes a cameo. Some English professors have been frustrated by Tolkien's reputation as a weaver of children's stories, and they hope the new book will bolster their belief that Tolkien is a literary heavyweight worthy of serious academic study. "The perception is that he was just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Return of the King | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...flooring. The palms of her hands are coated with gymnasts' chalk that is as white as her uniform, as white as her face. She is an infinitely solemn wisp of a girl, 4 ft. 11 in. tall, a mere 86 lbs.; dark circles above her cheeks; a Kean-eyed elf. Then, with no more strain than it would take to raise a hand to a friend, she is airborne: a backflip, landing on the sliver of a bar with a thunk so solid it reverberates; up, backward again, a second blind flip, and a landing. No 747 ever set itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Time For Change | 8/20/2006 | See Source »

...haven't seen this screenplay, but I'd bet handsomely that, on the whole, it doesn't read as funny as it plays. Talladega Nights is a comedy based more in the nuance of the moment than in the power of the punch line. Like Ferrell's Elf, it's not a movie of sight gags and set-ups, but a measured comedy that keeps a steady simmer while poking fun at the quirks of American characters and culture. It's smarter than your average summer comedy, and also a bit shrewder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ferrell, Fast and Funny | 8/6/2006 | See Source »

...Lady is much less enchanting than that. She is a retread of a retread, in a way—a cross between Milla Jovovich’s naively gorgeous goddess in “The Fifth Element” and a cherubic elf from “The Lord of the Rings.” Although this was my first close encounter with Howard, she didn’t awaken me from anything...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: “Lady” Drowning in Cliché | 7/21/2006 | See Source »

Nelly ft. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp “Grillz” Dir. Fat Cats I always suspected that Paul Wall is actually Santa Claus sans beard and outfit. I don’t have any proof. Perhaps the rising cost of elf insurance has forced Santa to work summers in Houston as a grill dealer? After watching him dance, rap, and generally look awful—but ever jovial–in the video for Nelly’s “Grills,” my suspicions are all but confirmed: Paul Wall is none other than...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Popscreen: Nelly | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

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