Five films are nominated for an Academy Award in the “Visual Effects” category this year, and they each offer a nice look at the amazing tricks filmmakers and their effects teams can pull off on the ...

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (EXTENDED VERSION) REACTION – THAT ENDING?! –FIRST TIME WATCHING. Part 1 of 3; continued ...

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 ...

Forget about the divisions between saltwater and freshwater economists. The hottest debate in economics right now is about Smaug, the dragon nemesis in J.R.R. Tolkein's novel "The Hobbit." Frances ...

Over the years there has been tremendous curiosity about precisely how Forbes’ crack team of fictional reporters calculates the value of imaginary fortunes for our annual Fictional 15 ranking of the ...

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 ...

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to pilfer from a fearsome dragon, in the new movie The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Smaug might be the first decent CG dragon, ever. he seemed ridiculous. I would be honored to be named after those ...

A dashing Benedict Cumberbatch walks the red carpet. The actor plays the Necromancer and also voices the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The producer-director's X-Men: Days of ...

Godzilla has fought many a monster -- from giant moths to massive robots to smog incarnate to even King Kong-- and he's lived to roar about it. To break down the matchup, Speakeasy enlisted two ...

As a longtime fan of The Lord of the Rings, I'm a bit jealous of the Game Developers Conference attendees who get to check out Smaug (the great and terrible) in as close a real-life form as possible.