Warner Bros. has released a large batch of high-resolution images from director Peter Jackson’s second film in his The Hobbit trilogy. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventures of ...

Critics suggest a very simple formula for determining whether you’ll like ”The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”: Fans of the first film will be happy, while haters will continue to hate. The second ...

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” opened at No. 1 in all nine overseas markets in which it debuted on Wednesday, Warner Bros. reported Thursday. It took in $8.5 million, three percent better than ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The prospect of Peter Jackson directing an ...

Let’s discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The Good: Firstly, the pacing; a vast improvement over its predecessor. Unexpected Journey struggled to pick up the pace; spending much of its time ...

If ever there was a film that would fall victim to the infamous "Tomb Raider Trap", it is this one. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey disappointed a large number of hardcore fans but still ended up ...

4TH UPDATE MONDAY 1:45 PM, PT: Box office for the top 10 international films this weekend was up versus last weekend, but according to industry data, it’s 25% down on the same frame in 2012. On both ...

The ballad of Bilbo Baggins continues in The Desolation of Smaug, director Peter Jackson's second of three films in his adaptation of The Hobbit. After five films spanning 12 years, Jackson's take on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Hughes is an entertainment writer covering cinema and genre TV. The marketing is likewise working overtime to drive home the ...

Some fans of The Hobbit might remember that last year, this writer went out to Denny's corporate headquarters to check out a special cross-promotion event between Denny's and The Hobbit: An Unexpected ...

Warner Bros.’ The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug generated $8.8 million from midnight screenings. The studio is calling it “the second biggest midnight numbers ever in December.” Last year, The ...

All of this meant that expectations for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (which I'm calling Desolation for the rest of this review, both for length reasons and because it sounds cool) were, at best ...