How "The Lord of the Rings" Voiceover Was Used to Craft the World of Middle Earth

How do you craft a world? In screenwriting and publishing terms, ‘world-building’ is the idea of creating a fictional location and making it seem real with specific techniques. Social structures, designing landscapes and visual differences from those on Earth build a rich history full of lore. Creating non-human races, the languages they speak, other-worldly creatures and fictional monarchies are world-building techniques of the fantasy genre specifically – breathing life into the idea of a world.

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6 Unique Ways to Boost Your Immune System

Everyone wants to feel good and to be happy, healthy, and energetic. What would you do if you were told that some simple changes could boost your immune system? The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to identify and destroy harmful foreign invaders—like viruses, bacteria, and fungi—that enter our bodies. To keep your immune system healthy, you need to take care of yourself. When you're well-rested and have plenty of time each day for exercise, good nutrition, and spiritual practices like meditation or prayer, then your body can focus its attention on protecting itself from disease.

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Certain Movies Have Boosted Online Casinos

Movies that have featured casino scenes have made viewers want to go and visit an online casino due to the movie encouraging them to do so. A lot of online casinos have seen large numbers of traffic coming to their websites such as when James Bond films are shown for example there are a few casino scenes during the different films which have driven a lot of people to head to online casinos either during or after the film.

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GUEST COLUMN: Differences Between the “Forrest Gump” Film and the Original Book

By Lewis Robinson

The film Forrest Gump solidified Tom Hanks' reputation as a well-rounded film actor capable of performing comedy and drama. The film itself is hard to classify as one or the other. It is a "slice of life" film and, like life, has some funny moments, some tragic ones, and some that are just confusing. If you had already read the book upon which it was based, you may have been even more confused because the filmmakers made some significant changes to the plot and characters when adapting the novel into a motion picture.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Spider-Man: No Way Home

The successes spring forth from the roller coaster of crowd reactions between cheers and tears that you yourself will undoubtedly witness (or share) at your own theater visit. Imagine if everything you eventually see was a protected surprise and that measurement goes through the multiplex roof even further. Top to bottom from a production standpoint and crowned with a smile from ear to ear, this is what big screen escapism and dream fulfillment looks like at the highest level.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "You'll Probably Agree" podcast talking about "Spider-Man: No Way Home"

Mike Crowley of the You’ll Probably Agree website (and fellow 25YL film critic) collected a few movie friends in the exhaling wake of the Chicago press screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Still buzzing, Mike’s digital recorder and microphone array captured the rants and processing compliments of myself, David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel, and Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics. This was boozy, sweaty, and fun! Enjoy this energetic conversation and be sure to follow Mike’s work on 25YL.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's "HawkTalk" YouTube roundtable for Episode 5 of "Hawkeye"

For me, the penultimate episode of Disney+’s MCU limited series Hawkeye felt like the calm before the finale storm that some of us like to call “filler.” Yes, the dreaded TV f-word. In any case, the character development was still strong as was the discussion among “Earth’s Mightiest Critics.” Watch the live-recorded “HawkTalk” Kicking the Seat YouTube roundtable for this fifth episode featuring the talents of Ian, myself, my Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast partner Will Johnson, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics.

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GUEST COLUMN: 7 Adventure Movies You Can’t Wait To Watch This New Year

by Emma Wilson

It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of 2021. And the good thing is people are gradually stepping out of our virtual worlds, although things might never go back to the ‘normal’ before the pandemic struck. But if there’s one thing that’s going back to normal, it’s the numerous new movies coming up. Now, that’s amazing news, especially for all the movie buffs out there.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: "Cinephile Hissy Fit" guests on "Darkseid of the Moon" to talk "The Incredible Hulk"

Irishman writer, author, creator, and podcaster stud Vincent Greene is former editor of mine from 25YL and he’s got a banger of podcast called Darkseid of the Moon, part of his MDK Productions label. That’s “murder, death, kill” for you non-clever folks. He’s been marching through Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and landed on 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. Vinnie’s a big fan of myself, the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast, and fellow 25YL alum Will Johnson. He invited our duo on his podcast to smash up our likes and dislikes for the Edward Norton superhero vehicle, and we are a surly bunch! Follow Vinnie and his plethora of projects on Twitter and Facebook!

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PODCAST: Episode 38 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For our 38th episode and second of two released this week, 25YL film critics, rebooted dads, and heroic school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome bacl special guest Rachel S. for another chapter of a trio of retrospectives of big screen Spider-Man takes on a chatty march to Spider-Man: No Way Home. This back-and-forth convo looks back at the Andrew Garfield/Emma Stone double of The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. There's love and hate to share!

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PODCAST: Episode 37 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For our 37th episode and first of two released this week, 25YL film critics, undead dads, and nimble school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome special guest Rachel S. in the first of a massive three-part retrospective on the big screen iterations of Spider-Man. This first hearty conversation covers the Tobey Maguire/Sam Raimi trio of films from the 00s. See where three very divergent opinions land on this classic trilogy!

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GUEST EDITORIAL: What Makes Movie Characters Iconic?

by Adrian Johansen

There are various aspects of a movie that can cause it to transcend its theatrical run to have a lasting influence on our culture. There are shots so recognizable they become part of the long-term language of cinema. Individual scenes — the shower sequence in Psycho and the canyon ending of Thelma & Louise — make for easy parody and reference because they’re so ingrained in our film history. Even great costumes can have a timeless connection to a single movie.

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