[HairOfTheDog]

Right. That is why I can hope he would like the films... But I wonder.

Christopher Tolkien is still living, is he not? - Has he ever spoken on the movies? I am going to poke around and see if I can find anything. They have certainly given the book sales a whole new life for a whole new generation. I hope there is still money to be made by the Tolkien family in this, given the book deals that might have been made years ago.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Yes, all of Tolkien's children are still living, I believe. At least John, Priscilla and Christopher are. Christopher has said he has no interest in the movies, but as reclusive as he is, I doubt he would comment on them even if someone got to him with a DVD of it. The books are no longer part of the family's estate, I believe, but the Histories of Middle-Earth are, and I'm sure they are seeing quite an upturn in sales.