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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

For months, director Peter Jackson has been teasing audiences with fleeting glimpses of the fearsome dragon that lies in wait for Bilbo Baggins and his cohorts in the second part of his epic Hobbit ...

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.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The second installment of "The Hobbit" franchise fired up the box office during midnight showings on Thursday with U.S. ticket sales of $8.8 million, movie studio ...

I guess dragons love gold. In the recent trailers for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (YouTube clip) you can get a glimpse of all the gold Smaug has. Why does a dragon need this much gold? I don't ...