The Hobbit

Viggo Mortensen Hits The Road

Jenna Busch | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment


Jenna Busch

For Viggo Mortensen, the star of the new movie, The Road, the worst part of the demanding role was his fingernails. No mater how much he bathed, he couldn't get them clean.

The Moral of the Story Is...

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 06.18.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

Allow me to fill you in on all the dangerous, deadly, evil subtexts to your favorite fond memories...so that you'll never be so foolish as to enjoy them for what they are on their faces, again!

Obama's Rhetorical Inspirations: Presidents, Poets, and Hobbits

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Aaron Zelinsky

Here are the ten sources behind the most memorable lines of Obama's address.

Ian McKellen To Reprise Role Of Gandalf

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.08.2008 | Entertainment


LONDON — Ian McKellen will again take up the robes of Gandalf the Wizard in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic "The Ho...

"The Hobbit" Gets A Director: Guillermo del Toro

AP | Posted 05.02.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" and its sequel, New Line Cinema announced Thursday. The 43-year-old filmmaker will mo...

Gandalf Hopes For Role In "Hobbit"

AP | Posted 04.05.2008 | Entertainment


WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf the Wizard in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, is hoping to reprise the role in anoth...

Peter Jackson Settles With New Line, Will Produce "The Hobbit"

AP | Jake Coyle | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lor...