NOW SHOWING – TOLKIEN (Friday, June 7 – Thursday, June 13)

TOLKIEN:

Friday, June 7 – 7 pm / 

Saturday, June 8 – 4 pm & 7:30 pm / 

Sunday, June 9 – 4 pm & 7:30 pm / 

Wednesday, June 12 – 7 pm / 

                                                 Thursday, June 13 – 7 pm  

Tolkien is about the English professor, philologist and author J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, as well as notable academic works. The film explores the formative years of the renowned author’s life as he finds friendship, courage and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including Tolkien’s tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-earth novels.

Insider tip: “The performances are wonderful, especially Hoult and Collins, who exude a charming chemistry, and fans of both the books and the films will find pleasure in this look at the early life of the man whose work still influences artists to this day” (Josh Kupecki, Austin Chronicle).  David Ehrlich, IndieWire, adds: “. . . a sincere attempt to trace the etymology of Tolkien’s work, and to emphasize that where stories come from can be as meaningful as where they take us.”