Fantasy adventure. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly and Orlando Bloom. Directed by Peter Jackson. (PG-13. 161 minutes.) Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The ...

NEW YORK – “The Hobbit” has been saved… at least for the time being. “The Desolation of Smaug” is a vast improvement over the first installment and is an excellent return to the level of quality as ...

Furry-footed hero Bilbo Baggins is back for another adventure in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's acclaimed 1937 novel, the second installment in Peter Jackson's ...

When we last left the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and his dwarf companions, they had begun their quest to the Misty Mountains with the aid of Gandalf the Grey. The dwarves were determined to find the hidden ...

to pilfer from a fearsome dragon, in the new movie The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Smaug might be the first decent CG dragon, ever. he seemed ridiculous. I would be honored to be named after those ...

Warner Bros.’ The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug generated $8.8 million from midnight screenings. The studio is calling it “the second biggest midnight numbers ever in December.” Last year, The ...

Often as not, the first step of any journey is bound to be the most difficult, so in retrospect, maybe it shouldn't have been so surprising that last year's trilogy-launching "The Hobbit: An ...

A year ago, Peter Jackson led audiences on an exciting albeit overlong quest in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and like its predecessor, "The Desolation of Smaug" is a welcome return to the lore ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Warner Bros. has released a nifty new banner ...

All of this meant that expectations for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (which I'm calling Desolation for the rest of this review, both for length reasons and because it sounds cool) were, at best ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The second film in director Peter Jackson’s The ...

A heavyset man of gross demeanor lurches out of an inn, gnawing a meat bone, and a chuckle of surprise runs through the audience. Peter Jackson, the directorial lord of The Lord of the Rings, the man ...