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The Hobbit

  1. the essay
    Lee Pace Stays Just Out of ReachThe recipient of this year’s very official Vulture Honorary Degree is a master at making us want more of him.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  2. vulture festival 2022
    Lee Pace’s Time in The Hobbit Made Him Believe in ElvesHe has proof that elves stole his phone.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. animation
    10 Tragically, Irretrievably Lost Pieces of Animation HistoryFrom Disney’s Martha to a Russian version of The Hobbit, some of the most intriguing cartoons have vanished into history’s great scrap heap.
    By John Maher
  4. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Thinks The Hobbit Is Pretty MehHe is ready for your Twitter attacks.
    By Megh Wright
  5. supercuts
    Topher Grace Can’t Stop Editing Star WarsHe’s got a problem!
    By Bethy Squires
  6. movies
    Topher Grace Does Self-Care by Undoing Film FranchisesSome of us do charcoal masks, others recut The Hobbit trilogy into one simple two-hour movie.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  7. dispatches from middle-earth
    A J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic Is in the WorksOne biopic to rule them all.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  8. new ways to spend money
    Congratulations, You Can Spend $800 on LOTRPlus a shelf!
    By Jackson McHenry
  9. One Think Piece To Rule Them All, by Luke Pohjala Three Think Pieces for the Editor-kings under the sky, Seven for the Staff Writers in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Freelancers […]
    By Brian Boone
  10. roll clip!
    Peter Jackson Admits He Was ‘Winging’ The HobbitThings are making much more sense now, thanks to this behind-the-scenes bonus from The Battle of the Five Armies Blu-ray release.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  11. movies
    See Eddie Redmayne Relive His Horrible Hobbit AuditionIt really is the worst.
    By Nate Jones
  12. Watch Stephen Colbert Interview Smaug the DragonStephen Colbert has done some strange interviews over the years, but none have been as weird, witty, and life-threatening as last night’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert’s Interview With Smaug Is FireHow to interview a dragon.
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. comic-con 2014
    Read Stephen Colbert’s Epic Hobbit Speech“If I could only go back in time and show this to my 13-year-old self!”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  15. illegal things
    The Hobbit Was the Most Pirated Movie of 2013The first one.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  16. vulture quiz
    How Well Do You Know J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?Before you see the second installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit movie trilogy, test your recall on the epic source material.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  17. party chat
    Orlando Bloom Suggests Elf-Dwarf Threesome for The Hobbit“Elf sex is Tantric.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  18. primers
    Your Primer to The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugNine things you need to remember before you see The Desolation of Smaug.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  19. movies
    Cumberbatch Studied Lizards to Play a Dragon“Obviously I don’t have a tail, can’t breathe fire, don’t fly, and I’m not made of scales or cold-blooded.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  20. chat room
    Hobbit Screenwriter Philippa Boyens on Dwarf Sex“Dwarves wouldn’t be that patient.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  21. candy
    Watch The Simpsons’ Hobbit-Parodying Couch GagMoe is Gollum, obvs.
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. alternate universe casting couch
    Here’s Willie Nelson’s Gandalf Audition TapeThanks, Conan.
    By Zach Dionne
  23. mix-ups
    Watch The Nerdist Panel Mix Up The Hobbit, LOTRDominic Monaghan played a hobbit, he was not in The Hobbit.
    By Sarah Frank
  24. chat room
    Viggo Mortensen on Beekeeping and The Hobbit“I went on opening day to see it.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  25. hobbit hold-ups
    The Final Hobbit Film Pushed BackNow the trilogy will span a full two years.
    By Zach Dionne
  26. slogans run
    Let’s Give the Oscar Hopefuls Snappier TaglinesArgo: “Faking a Movie in Iran? Shah, Right!” It sells itself!
    By Brian Raftery
  27. your box office explained
    Texas Chainsaw Carves Out Top Spot at Box OfficeAnd Django is likely to become the highest-grossing Tarantino film next weekend.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  28. Could Magic Mushrooms Improve Your Viewing of The Hobbit?A Vulture experiment!
    By Julie Klausner and Matt Toder
  29. your box office explained
    Your Box Office Explained: 2012 Was a Good Year for HollywoodThe industry saw its biggest single increase in admissions in a decade.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  30. party chat
    Why Gandalf’s Backstory Was Missing From The HobbitAnd can we expect to get more of it in The Desolation of Smaug?
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  31. box office
    Les Miz Cleans Up at Christmas Box OfficeWith $18 million.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  32. weekend box office
    Zero Dark Thirty and Amour Start Strong at Box Office And The Hobbit continues to dominate the big movie field. 
    By Andre Tartar
  33. the hobbit
    There’s Got to Be a Way to Remember All of the Dwarves in The HobbitIt’s easy to forget the single dad.
    By Eliot Glazer
  34. Naturally, Here’s a Hobbit–Hunger Games Mash-UpAnd not one braid in sight.
    By Eliot Glazer
  35. the hobbit
    See a Life-Size LEGO Bag EndIf you build it, dwarves will come.
    By Eliot Glazer
  36. vulture investigates
    Will We Ever Get Used to The Hobbit’s 48 FPS?Why does it all appear so odd, so abnormal? And is it actually?
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  37. the hobbit
    How Quickly Can You Name All the Dwarves in The Hobbit?The cast of The Hobbit gets put to the test.
    By Eliot Glazer
  38. chat room
    Peter Jackson on Being a ‘Terrible Ham’ and West of MemphisThe documentary he’s promoting when he’s not promoting The Hobbit.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  39. the hobbit
    See the Most Delicious-Looking Hobbit CupcakesEat ‘em all!
    By Eliot Glazer
  40. your box office explained
    Why Didn’t The Hobbit Make More Money?Not that $85 million isn’t a boatload.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  41. weekend box office
    The Hobbit Has Largest December Opening in History$223 million worldwide.
    By Andre Tartar
  42. the argument
    Was The Hobbit Boring or Exciting? Two Vulture-ites Fight It OutOne blogger thought it was 85 percent eating and walking. An editor thought this was a weird, hunger-based perception of it. Whose side are you on?
    By Jesse David Fox and Josh Wolk
  43. doing your homework
    Lord of the Rings Facts You Need to Remember for The HobbitRemembering these connections and references will help you see how the stories inform each other.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  44. majority opinions
    What the Critics Are Saying About The Hobbit’s High Frame Rate“It looks like Jehovah’s Witness art.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  45. One Man Plays Gandalf and Gollum, Also Covers ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’Freddie would be proud.
    By Eliot Glazer
  46. movie review
    Edelstein on The Hobbit and Its Distracting Frame Rate“The Hobbit probably plays better at the normal frame rate, but how much better?”
    By David Edelstein
  47. the hobbit
    The Hobbit Cast Plays F*ck/Marry/Kill“Killing” it, McKellan.
    By Eliot Glazer
  48. the hobbit
    Here’s Your Hobbit Dwarves Cheat SheetLearn your dwarves!
    By Eliot Glazer
  49. the hobbit
    Watch ‘The Hobbit: The Musical’The Hobbit in song!
    By Eliot Glazer
  50. the hobbit
    So How Much Would the Hobbit’s House Cost?But Bilbo ain’t selling.
    By Eliot Glazer
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