It is time for the concluding chapter of Peter Jackson’s three part adaptation of The Hobbit.  After the defeat of Smaug the Dragon, the company of thirteen dwarves, along with Bilbo (Martin Freeman), reclaim their mountain home of Erebor.  However, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) is inflicted with “dragon sickness” and is driven mad inside the […]

Peter Jackson’s epic three part extended adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit continues with The Desolation of Smaug. Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) continues his journey with the band of thirteen dwarves, lead by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage),  to reclaim the Kingdom of Erebor from the dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch).  Along the way, they […]

More than a decade after The Lord of the Rings first graced the screens, Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth for the first of three films based on, J.R.R. Tokien’s Lord of the Rings predecessor, The Hobbit.  While the original source novel is a relatively brief children’s story, in comparison to the latter books, Peter […]