It’s no simple walk through Mordor as we get a glimpse at the early years of The Lord of the Rings creator J.R.R. Tolkien in Tolkien. There’s a lot of flashing back in the film between the J.R.R. Tolkien’s (Harry Gilby/Nicholas Hoult) childhood, college days, and World War 1. These childhood bonds do play a role when it comes to creating the fellowship in the books. An orphan upon entering King Edward’s School in Birmingham…
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The Journey tells the story of two Irish politicians who couldn’t be further from each other politically. Directed by Nick Hamm from a screenplay written by Colin Bateman, The Journey stars Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Toby Stephens, Catherine McCormack, Ian McElhinney, with Freddie Highmore and John Hurt. This is one of Hurt’s final appearances on screen as the actor died this past January. This is a film that shows us that it is possible to…
"The Journey: What happens when Irish opposites meet?"