No, we're not talking about the Dec. 21 Mayan prophecy. We're talking about the opening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson's film adaptation (Part 1) of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic ...

While J.R.R. Tolkien's epic saga of Middle-earth often conjures images of weighty quests, his initial foray into this rich world, The Hobbit, is frequently miscategorized as a simple children's tale.

No movie all year arrives with the crazy fan anticipation of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which has morphed from being a straightforward adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien ...

At first glance, Peter Jackson's trilogy of epic films based on "The Hobbit," a slender children's book, might appear to leave its source behind in order to make more capital out of the "Lord of ...

This new edition of The Hobbit follows similar editions of Tolkien’s other books featuring the author’s hand-drawn maps and artwork. There’s The Lord of the Rings Illustrated, which came out ...