The Remastered Deluxe Edition of the 1978 adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel is available to preorder for $22.49 at ...

But Bakshi is more commonly known as a vanguard of adult animation, with his films like Fritz the Cat, Cool World, Heavy Traffic, Coonskin, Fire & Ice, Wizards, and American Pop.

Fifteen years after it was originally released on Blu-ray, the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Ringsis getting a reprint. Director Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings is being re-released ...

Before Jackson's trilogy, Gandalf appeared in animated form in Rankin/Bass studio's The Hobbit (1977) and The Return of the King: A Story of Hobbits (1980). Director Ralph Bakshi also tried ...

Eventually, the wizard defeats the creature and transforms into Gandalf the White. In the 1978 animated film, there is a deleted scene depicting the battle, though with far less epic scale.

Return to Middle-Earth once again as the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings gets a remastered Blu-ray release.

However, while Bakshi's LotR is gorgeous and a lot of fun, Ralph Bakshi has an even better-animated fantasy film that far fewer have seen: the weird and wonderful Wizards.

Gandalf still referred to him as Saruman the White, implying that the Wizards' titles did not necessarily correlate with ...

Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings (1978) is probably the most successful animated Middle-earth project ever.There have been a few over the years, including The Hobbit (1977) and The Return of ...

Bakshi's film only adapted The Fellowship of the Ring and part of The Two Towers, ending shortly after the Battle of Helm's Deep.As such, his version of Sam never battled Shelob, carried the One ...