A spinner of epic tales he may have been, but when it came to The Hobbit’s climactic engagement, Tolkien wasn’t much for showmanship. The same cannot be said of Peter Jackson, thankfully ...

The Hobbit is a good story ... Middle-earth was digitally shot at double the frame rate of the three earlier movies which concerned this mythic realm’s difficult autumn years.

In 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien created the epic fantasy world of Middle-earth for "The Hobbit" and filled ... up with all the major ...