Amazon Prime Video‘s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will harken back to Peter Jackson’s original trilogy by relying predominantly on practical effects and prosthetics in bringing the Orcs ...

Now that it's over, finally, we can see that all three parts of "The Hobbit" told a very simple story: Bilbo, a hobbit, is recruited by dwarves to help them steal treasure from a dragon. They do, but ...

Alice is a Lord of the Rings enthusiast who grew up with Tolkien's tales. She loves all kinds of writing, from articles to stories to her debut novel, which she is seeking literary representation for.

In general, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was a much smaller-scale story than its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, but there are still aspects of it that are curious, including the Five Armies. Part of ...

After seeing "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at one of the celebrated midnight showings earlier this month, I experienced the following: joy, frustration, bewilderment and excitement. In the last ...

For a few years now, [Jomegat] has been thinking about Sting, the sword wielded by [Bilbo Baggins] and later [Frodo] in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Sting glows blue whenever an orc is near.

Peter Jackson's epic Middle Earth saga started with a bang with 2001's “Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” but now ends with a whimper in the final chapter of “The Hobbit” trilogy: “The Battle ...

Recently I had the great joy and pleasure of being hosted by a wonderful Catholic family in Saskatoon. The parents and their six homeschooled children, who ranged from 2 to 12 in age (four girls and ...

The Hobbit: Part One: Part Three. It’s a thing. And it’s the best thing of the series, though that’s like saying the best part of being a hostage is when they send the pizza or donuts in for your ...