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‘The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies’ Review: Give Me Back My Precious (Time)
‘The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies’ Review: Give Me Back My Precious (Time)
‘The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies’ Review: Give Me Back My Precious (Time)
Having gone on an unexpected journey and endured the desolation of Smaug, Peter Jackson’s bloated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ finally comes to ‘The Battle of the Five Armies,’ which is less of a climax to this trilogy than a distended epilogue. After spending two movies and 330 minutes building up the dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) as the ultimate antagonist, he’s eliminated from the story completely in the first ten minutes. He’s literally gone before the title appears onscreen.
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Final Trailer: The Middle-Earth Saga Goes Out With a War
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Final Trailer: The Middle-Earth Saga Goes Out With a War
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Final Trailer: The Middle-Earth Saga Goes Out With a War
The final 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' trailer has arrived and, well, it looks like another 'Hobbit' movie. If your faith in director Peter Jackson's vision of Middle-Earth remains unshaken, prepare to get excited. If the previous two films have muted your excitement for the series, prepare to see...more of the same.
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Reveals First Look
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Reveals First Look
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Reveals First Look
We've had an 'Unexpected Journey' and seen the 'Desolation of Smaug,' and now this year Peter Jackson brings us the conclusion of the trilogy with 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.' With six months still left ahead before we catch up with Bilbo and friends, it's about time we get our first look at the final chapter in their story.
‘Doctor Who’ Series 7 Casts Sir Ian McKellen?!
‘Doctor Who’ Series 7 Casts Sir Ian McKellen?!
‘Doctor Who’ Series 7 Casts Sir Ian McKellen?!
'Doctor Who' has never had any trouble attracting the UK's top actors for guest spots, recent years featuring the likes of Michael Gambon, Kylie Minogue and Timothy Dalton, but its greyest star might have outshone them all. We've been following news of the 2012 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special "The Snowmen" for some time, but no news has been so huge as that of Gandalf himself, Sir Ian McK
‘The Colbert Report’ To Do ‘The Hobbit’ Theme Week
‘The Colbert Report’ To Do ‘The Hobbit’ Theme Week
‘The Colbert Report’ To Do ‘The Hobbit’ Theme Week
Tolkien fans around the world are preparing for the December 14 release of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' in many different ways.  Some have gone back to painstakingly watch Peter Jackson's original 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy (even if it takes place afterward), while others continue gluing their own hair to prosthetic feet in preparation for attending the release in costume.  But how is life
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Welcomes Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen!
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Welcomes Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen!
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Welcomes Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen!
Remember back when rumors of Patrick Stewart returning to future 'X-Men' movies as the beloved Professor Charles Xavier were circling, and then the actor pretty much confirmed them at the Montreal Comic Convention? Well, we didn't realize it'd be happening so soon! Actually... we kind of did, but we thought it would just be him. Turns out, Professor X will officially be appearing in 'X-Men: Days o