LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small-town hobbit faces larger-than-life challenges in "The Desolation of Smaug," as director Peter Jackson intensifies the action in the second installment of fantasy film ...

'Tis the season for elves, but not the toy-making ones in Santa's workshop. Making a big name for themselves this time are the Middle-earth elves who resemble James Bond and Batman all rolled up into ...

Some little girls want to be actresses when they grow up, but Evangeline Lilly, memorable for her role in TV’s “Lost,” had “dreamed of being an elf.” This self-described “Tolkien­ ­geek” can check ...