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Cristina Trujillo

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September, 2011
Engish Literature & Hispanic Studies BA
TV, Movies, Music
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About Cristina Trujillo

Cristina Trujillo is a London writer in TV, Movies and Music. They started life as a nerd and will end life as a nerd. They studied English Literature & Hispanic Studies at Queen Mary University of London, and went on to be Online Editor at Guestlist and journalist at The National Student, Earbuddy, Pulse Radio and The Argentina Independent.

Author Details

Cristina Trujillo lives in South London with their Northern Inuit and is an avid fan of any sport that makes you feel a bit like you're flying, apart from the one where you wear a squirrel suit and actually kind of fly. That looks horrible.

Favorite Media

Cristina Trujillo is a Tolkienite through and through with a solid collection of random editions of Lord of The Rings, Histories of Middle Earth and many more of the Tolkien family's collected works building forever on their dressing table. Fantasy, horror and sci-fi are their main focuses as a general nerd and writer.

 

Industry Focus

Fantasy from Game of Thrones and Wheel of Time to the Kingkiller Chronicles and Tolkien, down to Harry Potter and Shadow and Bone is Cristina Trujillo's specialty. Add to that contemporary horror and drama from the likes of Robert Eggers, Jordan Peele and Luca Guadagnino, plus sci-fi like Dune, Star Wars and Alien.

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Charlie Vickers as Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
A Key Lord Of The Rings Movie Scene Was Copied Almost Beat-For-Beat By The Rings Of Power

The Rings of Power didn't make everything up - whether adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien or inspired by Peter Jackson, and one scene proves it.

Sauron holding a dagger in The Lord of the Rings
I'm A Lord Of The Rings Fan, But It Took Me So Long To Realize Sauron Is Holding A Dagger In The Prologue

You all missed one crucial detail in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and it might change what you think you know about the movies.

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Chris crying and looking terrified in Get Out.
Jordan Peele's $256 Million Get Out Follow-Up Is One Of The Best Psychological Horrors You Can Stream Right Now

Get Out is one of the best horror movies of recent years, and it laid the foundations for a Jordan Peele movie that may be even better.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone the first years waiting to be sorted.
The Highest-Rated Harry Potter Movie Is Very Unexpected

Harry Potter is full of standout moments, but there is one movie that is higher-rated than all the others, and it may be a surprising one.

Game of Thrones season 8 cast by the Iron Throne in a promotional photo
6 Years After Game Of Thrones Ended, The Only Character I Still Wonder About Isn’t The One I Expected

Game of Thrones' ending wrapped up the stories of Westeros' biggest names, but one key ing character's fate was more open-ended.

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Bruce Willis as James Cole in Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys.
If You're Tired Of Sci-Fi Movies With Bad Endings, Watch This Excellent 1995 Time Travel Film That Sticks The Landing

Movies in the sci-fi genre may struggle with suitable endings, but one 1995 picture had that covered, even with its time travel premise.

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Supernatural Retconning Dean's Ending 2 Years After The Finale Shows How Easily The Show Can Return

Supernatural's series finale was bound to be controversial, but the franchise eventually made Dean's better and showed how he could return.

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Misha Collins as Castiel in Supernatural.
Misha Collins' Favorite Supernatural Episode Is The Show's Wildest Storyline: "Brilliant And Ridiculous"

Misha Collins declared his favorite Supernatural episode, and it is an absolute fair choice, embodying one of the show's wildest storylines.

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Janelle Monáe in Electric Dreams based on the work of Philip K. Dick.
Prime Video's Black Mirror Replacement Has 72% On Rotten Tomatoes And Comes From A Sci-Fi Master

Sci-fi fans should look no further than one excellent, ambitious series currently available on Prime Video for a Black Mirror-style odyssey.

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Sauron in The Lord of the Rings and the Eye of Sauron.
A Big Flaw In Sauron's Lord Of The Rings Plan Shows Why Morgoth Was The Better Villain

Sauron is the eponymous Lord of the Rings of J.R.R. Tolkien's landmark novel, but not its first villain, nor its best, with Morgoth beating him.

Anthony Hopkins in The Father.
"The Best Acting" Anthony Hopkins Has Ever Seen Doesn't Come From A Movie

Anthony Hopkins is widely respected as one of the finest actors of his generation, so his highest-rated acting may come as a surprise.

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Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester and Jared Padalecki as Sam in Supernatural.
"Dated Before We Got Married": Supernatural's Best ing Character Was Only Supposed To Be In 3 Episodes

Supernatural has a lot of amazing ing characters, but its best one was only going to star in three episodes before he became a fan favorite.

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Sydney Sweeney in the Nocturne trailer.
Sydney Sweeney's 2020 Prime Original Movie Proves She Should Be Hollywood's Next Great Scream Queen

Amazon Prime Video is showing a 2020 movie that shows Sydney Sweeney at her best and proves that her scream queen potential is truly global.

The Eye of Sauron in Mordor as seen from afar in Lord of the Rings.
Morgoth Is In The Lord Of The Rings Movies, But Not The Way Tolkien Intended

Morgoth was The Lord of the Rings' villain long before Sauron, and he featured in the movies in a way, but not as Tolkien would have expected.

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Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester in Supernatural.
2 Years After The Winchesters Was Canceled, The Supernatural Spinoff's Biggest Problem Is Still Shocking

The Supernatural franchise was supposed to continue with The Winchesters, but the spinoff series failed partially due to its biggest story problem.

Britney Spears in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
I Would Have Loved To See Britney Spears On Buffy The Vampire Slayer, But I'm Glad She Turned Down This Role

There were many celebrity cameos in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears would have been a good one, but it's a good thing she didn't appear.

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"That Wasn't Any Fun": One Game Of Thrones Star Preferred Their Character's Brutal Death To Staying On The Show

Julian Glover, who played Grand Maester Pycelle on Game of Thrones, preferred his character's demise to staying on HBO's hit series.

Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn staring at a blade in The Lord of the Rings
The Lord Of The Rings' 10 Greatest Heroes From The Race Of Men

The Lord of the Rings was successfully adapted into a movie trilogy, but not all its heroes made it onto the screen. The movies have a unique top 10.

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Dean and Sam in Supernatural
Supernatural Season 16 Would Be A Challenge, But The Series' First Spinoff Shows How It Could Come Back

Supernatural could always come back for season 16, but there is another way that the popular show could continue with far fewer difficulties.

Galadriel influenced by the Ring in The Lord of the Rings.
Why Galadriel Turns Scary In The Lord of The Rings Movies Explained

Galadriel has some scary moments across Peter Jackson's movies, but not all of those are familiar to readers. Although, they can be explained.