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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
‘Anything You Can Imagine’ recounts quest to film Tolkien
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Associated Press
Reaching the final sentence in
film writer Ian Nathan’s 576-page
exploration of movie director Peter
Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings”
trilogy requires the stoicism of
Frodo and the vigor of Gandalf. So
much detail lies along the way that
even the eye of Sauron would need
a shot of Visine to keep going.
That shouldn’t put off fans of
the films that, collectively, gained
30 Oscar nominations and 17 of the
golden statuettes, including a Best
Picture award for the finale, 2003’s
“The Return of the King.” Oh, and
they left behind a worldwide box
office stuffed with a couple billion
dollars, too.
Jackson’s movies are a mar-
vel of cinematic storytelling, likely
to remain so because he came to
understand that the special effects
should be deployed not just to thrill
but also to give emotional life to
novelist J.R.R. Tolkien’s world.
(It’s an epiphany that Jackson
apparently forgot with the bloated
“King Kong” and his overstretched
LOTR follow-up, “The Hobbit.”)
In breezy and often cheeky
prose, Nathan tells a grand story
worthy of the annals of great film-
making: A little-known New Zea-
land director wins over Hollywood
moneymen to translate Tolkien to
film, once thought to be an impos-
sible task given the complexity of
Tolkien’s vision of a place called
Middle-earth and the hobbits, wiz-
ards, dwarves, elves and others
who inhabit it.
Tolkien himself shrugged off
the idea of a movie version in the
late 1950s. A decade later, in 1967,
his books enormously popular on
college campuses, the aged Oxford
professor accepted 104,000 British
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The cover of “Anything You
Can Imagine: Peter Jack-
son and the Making of Mid-
dle-earth” by Ian Nathan.
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celebrates their unique contribu-
tions, not just those of actors Eli-
jah Wood, Viggo Mortensen and
other more easily identifiable par-
ticipants. A chapter on movie music
master Howard Shore is particu-
larly welcome for explaining the
usually overlooked composition of
film scores.
In this age of the director’s
extended cut, a flagging reader
could be excused for wishing for
a downsized edition of “Anything
You Can Imagine.” Yet there is
much to learn, to chuckle over and
to admire as Jackson and his band
of indefatigable Kiwis face down
the naysayers.
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pounds for the film rights in (gasp!)
perpetuity. In hindsight, it’s enough
to make an orc cry.
For decades, however, Tolkien’s
folly appeared to be a good deal
as one effort after another failed
and the rights became a cinematic
albatross. The most fanciful idea
may have come from the Beatles,
who asked “2001” director Stanley
Kubrick to join them in presenting
a music-infused version with Paul
as Frodo, George as Gandalf, John
as Gollum and Ringo as Sam (so
reports Jackson after a chat with
McCartney).
The hero of the quest to film
“The Lord of the Rings” is Jackson,
but he doesn’t set out alone. From
co-screenwriters and producers to
special-effects masters and illus-
trators, those in the fellowship he
assembled matched his enthusiasm
for the years it took to complete the
trilogy. Nathan wisely explores and
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KATU News at 6 (N)
America's Funniest Home Videos (N) Dancing With-Stars "Disney Night" (N) Shark Tank (N)
The Alec Baldwin Show (N)
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(:35) Castle
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America's Funniest Home Videos (N) Dancing With-Stars "Disney Night" (N) Shark Tank (N)
The Alec Baldwin Show (N)
KOMO 4 News (N) (:35) Full Measure
Evening Evergreen Dateline NBC
KING 5 News (N) (:35) Band Seattle
(5:20) NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers Site: Levi's Stadium -- Santa Clara, Calif. (L) 5th Quarter
News (N)
Weekend News (N) 60 Minutes
God Friended Me "Error Code 1.61" (N) NCIS: Los Angeles "Hit List" (N)
Madam Secretary "The Rake" (N)
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(:35) Game On
Weekend News (N) KIRO 7 News (N) 60 Minutes
God Friended Me "Error Code 1.61" (N) NCIS: Los Angeles "Hit List" (N)
Madam Secretary "The Rake" (N)
KIRO 7 News (N) KIRO 7 News (N)
(5:20) NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers Site: Levi's Stadium -- Santa Clara, Calif. (L) Sports Sunday
Inside Edition
Dateline NBC
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(:35) Matter of Fact
Modern Family
Modern Family
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs
Supergirl "Fallout" (N)
Charmed "Let This Mother Out" (N)
News (N)
Pawn Stars
Pawn Stars
Pawn Stars
Oregon Art Beat Oregon Guide
Jamestown (N)
Masterpiece "The Durrells in Corfu" (N) Masterpiece Classic "Poldark" (N)
The Woman in White (P) (N)
The Guilty
Family Feud
Family Feud
The Simpsons
Bob's Burgers
The Simpsons (N) Bob's Burgers (N) Family Guy (N)
(:25) Rel (N)
10 O'Clock News (N)
News (N)
NFL Game Day
Mike & Molly
Mike & Molly
Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Prime News (N)
Prime News (N)
NCIS: New Orleans "The Abyss"
Madam Secretary "The Ninth Circle"
Modern Family
Modern Family
The Simpsons
Bob's Burgers
The Simpsons (N) Bob's Burgers (N) Family Guy (N)
(:25) Rel (N)
News (N)
Q It Up Sports
News (N)
NFL Game Day
(4:00) Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory The Guest Book
The Guest Book
Black-ish
Black-ish
Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Q13 News at 9 (N) Q It Up Sports
Mom
Mom
Two and a Half
Two and a Half
Poker World Series
Poker World Series
SportsCenter (N)
SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (N) SportsCenter The day's news in the world of sports. (N)
SportsCenter
(4:30) F1 Racing United States Grand Prix Basketball: A Love Story Stories about Kentucky, UCLA, the ABA and more.
Baseball Tonight Basketball: A Love Story Tales about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elvin Hayes and more. SportsC Featured
SpongeBob
SpongeBob
Henry Danger
Henry Danger
SpongeBob
SpongeBob
SpongeBob
SpongeBob
Friends
Friends
Friends
(:35) Friends
+++ The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) Chris Sarandon. (:25) Coop & Cami Bizaardvark
(5:20) Monsters, Inc.
Raven's Home
Star Wars (N)
Coop & Cami
Coop & Cami
Andi Mack
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(:40)
Hocus Pocus (‘93, Com) Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler. (:50)
Maleficent (2014, Adventure) Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Angelina Jolie.
(5:40) Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
(5:00) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (‘16) James Badge Dale.
(:55) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (‘16) John Krasinski, Max Martini, James Badge Dale.
(:50) FXM Presents The Fog (2005, Horror) Tom Welling.
The Sinister Surrogate (2018, Drama) Brian Ames, Jaclyn Hales, Kelly Thiebaud.
The Lover in the Attic: A True Story (2018, Drama) Kevin Fonteyne, Molly Burnett. YOU "Everythingship" (N)
(:05) The Lover in the Attic: A True S...
(4:30) DFL Soccer
NCAA Soccer Florida Southern College vs. Virginia
MLS Soccer Real Salt Lake at Portland Timbers
NCAA Football Montana State vs. Weber State
(5:30) MFL Soccer Toluca at Monterrey (L)
NHRA NHRA in 30 NHRA Drag Racing Texas FallNationals NCAA Football Oregon at Washington State Site: Martin Stadium -- Pullman, Wash.
Bar Rescue "Bar Over Troubled Water" Bar Rescue "Silence of the Ants"
Bar Rescue "Ants With Wings, Bro!"
Bar Rescue "Wheels of Misfortune"
Bar Rescue "The Unwanted Saloon"
Bar Rescue "Close, But No Cigar"
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++ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (‘06) John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell.
Movie
(:40)
The Watch (2012, Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller.
Superbad (‘07)
American Pickers "Frank's Birthday"
Amer. Pickers "Double Bubble Trouble" American Pickers "Twin at all Costs"
American Pickers "Frank's Folly"
(:05) American Pickers "Ready to Roar" (:05) Amer. Pickers "Harleys & Indians"
Aliens "Aliens and the Temples of Gold" Aliens "Aliens and Deadly Weapons"
Aliens "Aliens and the Secret Code"
Aliens "Aliens, Gods and Heroes"
Aliens "Aliens, Plagues and Epidemics" (:05) Aliens "Aliens and Lost Worlds"
90 Day Fiancé: Countdown to the New Season (N)
90 Day "The Clock Is Tickin'" (SP) (N)
To Be Announced
Unexpected (N)
American Gypsy Wedd (N)
Alaska/Frontier "When Cows Attack"
Alaska/Frontier "New Frontiers"
Alaska: Exp. "A Predator Strikes" (N)
Alaska/Frontier "Roll Yuletide Roll" (N) SearchAfterlife "Edge of Existence" (N) ExpeditionSearch (N)
King Tut's Final Secrets
Unlocking the Great Pyramid
Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold
Tut's Treasures: The Last Pharaoh (N) Egypt's Sun King (N)
Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold
(3:30) Man of Steel ++++ Suicide Squad (2016, Action) Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Will Smith.
The Last Ship "Somos la Sangre" (N)
The Last Ship "Somos la Sangre"
Unknown (2011, Mystery) Liam Neeson.
Movie
The Walking Dead "A New Beginning" (:55) The Walking Dead "The Bridge"
The Walking Dead "Warning Signs"
(:05) Talking Dead
(:05) The Walking Dead "Warning Signs"
Law&Order: SVU "Spring Awakening" Law & Order: S.V.U. "Personal Fouls" Law&Order: SVU "Surrendering Noah" Law & Order: S.V.U. "Twenty-Five Acts" SVU "The Undiscovered Country"
Modern Family
Modern Family
Halloween "Witch Gets a New Ride"
Guy's Grocery Games
Guy's Game "Guy's Ghostly Games"
Halloween "Halloween Time Travel" (N) HauntGingerbread "Fright Night" (N) Halloween Baking "Hallowedding"
Beach Hunters
Beach Hunters
Beach Hunters
Beach Hunters
Hawaii Life (N)
Hawaii Life (N)
Bahamas Life (N) Bahamas Life (N) Caribbean Life (N) Caribbean Life (N) House Hunters
House Hunters
+++ Jurassic World (2015, Adventure) Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Chris Pratt.
+++ Jurassic World (‘15, Adv) Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt.
(5:30) ++ Independence Day: Resurgence (‘16) Maika Monroe, Liam Hemsworth.
Anthony Bourdain "Far West Texas" (N) This Is Life "Children of Killers" (N)
Anthony Bourdain "Sicily"
Anthony Bourdain "Far West Texas"
This Is Life "Children of Killers"
CNN Newsroom
The Next Revolution
Life, Liberty & Levin
OBJECTified
The Next Revolution
Life, Liberty & Levin
Fox News Sunday
American Greed "Recipe for Murder"
American Greed "Six Feet Plunder"
Amer. Greed "Baby-faced Drug Lord"
Deadly Rich "Bound for Murder"
Deadly Rich "The Dungeon Master"
Paid Program
Paid Program
Married Medicine "Reunion Part Two" Married Medicine "Out of Commission" Married Medicine "Pajama Drama" (N) Married to Medicine "Pajama Drama" Get a Room "The Ghost and the Grotto" Watch What (N)
Married Medicine
(5:00) The Mummy (:45) ++ Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (‘64) Terence Morgan. (:15) +++ Pharaoh's Curse (‘57, Hor) Ziva Rodann, Mark Dana. The Phantom Carriage (1921, Drama)
Movie
+++ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, Adventure) Michael Gambon, Bonnie Wright, Daniel Radcliffe.
(4:30) +++ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Futurama
Futurama
Joey + Rory Show FarmHer
SF Machinery
This Week in AgriBusiness
GA Farm Monitor Gentle Giants
Tractor Pulling
Tractor "Pre-30 Vintage Auction"
Time Life Library