Those two characters would be Smaug, the last great dragon of Middle Earth, and Gandalf, the wisest and most powerful wizard of the Istari. Gandalf was the one who assembled the team of Bilbo ...

Turn the page to continue reading my review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! Bilbo's journey remains the axis around which the story revolves, and you can feel the tension building as he ...

Mirkwood, the homeland of Legolas from The Lord of the Rings, was once a safe and beautiful forest, so what caused its evil ...

The same cannot be said for the bulk of “Smaug,” a bloated, dawdling and misshapen adventure that throws in so many extraneous characters and subplots, the eponymous hero — Bilbo Baggins ...

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Bilbo’s adventure with Gandalf and the Dwarves ... While the characters no longer have to worry about Smaug, the fate of the Lonely Mountain now hangs in the balance as they wonder who will ...

and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is rated PG-13 and contains content that ...

Smaug is a startlingly well-executed creation, toggling between arrogance, indolence and rage as he uses his wyrm-tongue to try to draw out Bilbo. And once he does, the film kicks into full ...

For anyone who loves adventure, Pittsburgh Public Theater breathes new life into a classic journey with their production of ...

“All good stories deserve embellishment,” Gandalf The Grey (Ian McKellen) tells Bilbo (Martin Freeman ... his fear that dwarf economy-hoarding wyrm Smaug could come into play as a fiery ...