tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post1564447711119380334..comments2024-02-16T14:01:23.523-05:00Comments on THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: SHORT FEATURE: THE HOBBITEegahInchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-79774367092862205532013-12-18T21:38:08.290-05:002013-12-18T21:38:08.290-05:00You have to kind of piece it all together from var...You have to kind of piece it all together from various sources. For this short in particular I'd start with: http://genedeitchcredits.com/roll-the-credits/40-william-l-snyder/<br /><br />For more on the rights issue, try: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/14/lordoftherings.jrrtolkien<br /><br />Basically, Tolkien thought his books couldn't properly be adapted without ruining them, but was worried about his family's financial future. After rejecting Forry Ackerman of all people, he finally sold the rights to Snyder for two years. One year later, America discovered The Lord of the Rings and Snyder rushed out this short to keep the rights and force Tolkien to pay a hefty sum to buy them back. Tolkien then turned around and sold the rights to United Artists, knowing even as he did so that he wasn't going to like whatever resulted from the arrangement. It was really all just a financial decision because Tolkien wasn't making any real money off the books at the time. Hard to believe, I know.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-53257920084717302232013-12-18T19:12:53.437-05:002013-12-18T19:12:53.437-05:00A frequent commenter at my blog mentioned she trie...A frequent commenter at my blog mentioned she tried find out something about this odd thing, but can't find anything other than the makers secured permission from the "Tolkien estate", which is weird because Tolkien was still alive at the time.Scott W.noreply@blogger.com