The Battle of the Five Armies included an endearing plot thread involving Bilbo Baggins that was absent from the novel.

Ten years ago, Stephen Fry ate balls in the Hobbit films. If that doesn’t ring a bell as something from Tolkien, don’t worry. Not only is it from the second film in the culturally forgotten Hobbit ...

So I have to admit that I was a sucker for the special extended editions of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. To my joy, the extra money proved worth it, given the kind of behind-the-scenes features I ...