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45 Years Ago, A Forgotten Fantasy Epic Proved That Adapting Tolkien Is Almost Impossible

Two decades before Peter Jackson, 'The Return of the King' dropped. Here's why it still matters.

Inverse

Best cartoons of the 1970s – from The Lord of the Rings to The Rescuers, filmmakers pick their favourite animated movies

Disney had competition from Hayao Miyazaki, Ralph Bakshi and the rise of rotoscope animation.

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Rory Kinnear: ‘I congratulate everyone who is on the brink of baldness’

He was sworn to secrecy on Bond and is about to take on a fan-favourite character in The Rings of Power. But, for all the blockbuster roles, the British actor is a very sensible star

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32 cozy movies for a rainy day

If the rain has canceled your plans, cozy up with a blanket and these amazing movies

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45 Years Ago, a Legendary Director Made a Divisive Fantasy Epic — And Inspired the Greatest Modern Blockbuster

Yes, Aragorn is missing his pants, but Ralph Bakshi's animated epic still rules.

Inverse

Every Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit film ranked

One of the most storied franchises of all time, Middle Earth has brought us some majestic classics...and some duffers

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The 'Guardians Holiday Special' has a secret Star Wars reference

It's not just cameos and musicals that connect the Guardians of the Galaxy to the world of Star Wars.

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Cool World: How the Brad Pitt-starring ‘Roger Rabbit on acid’ became a box office bomb

Thirty years on from the flop that ended his Hollywood career, underground animation legend Ralph Bakshi talks to Kevin E G Perry about casting an unknown Brad Pitt, his friendships with Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola and the wildest adult cartoon you’ve never heard of

The Independent UK

10 Weirdest Porn Film Achievements: Streisand, Stallone And ... Elon Musk?

This year marks the 50th anniversary of two landmark achievements in adult cinema: the premiere of Ralph Bakshi’s “Fritz the Cat,” the first X-rated animated feature, and the premiere of “Deep Throat,” the first (and only) pornographic film to rank among a year’s top 10 grossing films.

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