Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful cinematic experiments in the history of the medium, from all perspectives. As if tackling the iconic stories of J.R.R. Tolkien wasn’t ambitious enough, Jackson and his collaborators filmed all three epic entries in the trilogy back-to-back-to-back, blending together classic filmmaking techniques … Continue reading The Real Reason the Eagles Don’t Fly Frodo to Mordor in Lord of the Rings