The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic ...

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” dominated in its debut at the North American box office Friday, rolling up $31 million and putting itself on pace for a three-day total of around $75 million.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANCHOR INTRO: This weekend at the movies, KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando says you can travel to Middle Earth by way of “The Hobbit 2” or to Mars courtesy of the indie film “The Last Days on Mars.” ...

Tolkien nerds, rejoice! The trailer for Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is now available for your viewing pleasure. The clip promises an action-packed ride, showing Bilbo Baggins, ...

Even rote fantasy blockbusters can — and usually do — feature the showdown of good and evil. To conjure true darkness, however, is a trickier feat. Early on in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” ...

In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Bilbo Baggins lives a simple life with his fellow hobbits in the shire, until the wizard Gandalf arrives and convinces him to join a group of dwarves on a quest ...