At long last, Peter Jackson’s final moments in Middle-earth are upon us — and not a moment too soon. Here’s what we can say: The Battle of the Five Armies lives up to its title. It’s two hours and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In retrospect, Jackson faced an uphill battle from the start, but he and his collaborators, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, made a ...

Mon, December 1, 2014 at 10:38 PM UTC As has held true for promised lands of all sorts since time immemorial (and continues to do so), Erebor in the post-Smaug era becomes a contentious destination ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Last month, as part of the regular release of ...

There are three big Middle-earth lessons in “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” Peter Jackson’s final film tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary fable. Firstly: Dragons, even ones as mighty as ...

I cover the film industry. I assume you don't need plot information at this point. But just know that the business with the dragon is dispatched with by the end of the prologue, leaving the rest of ...

Warner Bros has confirmed that there are currently no plans to release LEGO The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies as DLC. There won't be be a standalone game release either. In an interview with ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

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 dwarfs to help them steal treasure from a dragon. They do, but ...

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It is not hard to see right from the start of the film that Battle of the Five Armies is going to be a strange ride. For who knows what reasons, Smaug is killed off almost immediately thanks to some ...

Talk about beating a dead orc. In dutifully completing his prequel trilogy to his three-part Lord of the Rings triumph, director Peter Jackson has sadly saved the worst for last. The Hobbit: The ...