Bilbo Baggins

Middle earth magic: How hobbits and elves are luring tourists to New Zealand

A survey indicated that 8.5 percent of visitors cited "The Hobbit" as one reason for coming and that 13 percent took part in some kind of hobbit-themed tourism like visiting a film set.

The Hobbit's unexpected journey: Bilbo is actually a Bengali babu

Tolkien and Peter Jackson didn't realise it but Bilbo Baggins is a son after every Bengali mother’s heart – fastidious, averse to risk, somewhat anxious about his masculinity, with a handkerchief in his pocket.

Movie Review: The Hobbit suffers from story bloat

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is stuffed with Hollywood's latest technology — 3D, high-speed projection and Dolby's Atmos surround sound system but the problem with the film is that it is overstuffed.

The Hobbit: Will it smash Hollywood box office records?

It took more than a decade, two directors and a lawsuit before The Hobbit made it to the big screen. Hollywood executives are crossing their fingers that the culmination of that journey will help smash movie box office records this year.

The Hobbit trailer promises great things for LOTR fans

Peter Jackson did the impossible in making the Lord of The Rings trilogy even more epic, and it looks like he is all set to do it again with The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey.

Final installment of The Hobbit trilogy in July 2014

The final installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy has been officially named The Hobbit: There and Back Again and will be released in July 2014.