The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Jan. 13, 2012

2013-01-12 11:52:00

now playing "Django Unchained" (R). A slave turned bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. TownMall Cinemas (12:50, 4:20, 7:50 p.m.) "Gangster Squad"...

Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Dec. 30, 2012

2012-12-29 16:32:00

now playing "Django Unchained" (R). A slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. TownMall Cinemas (12:15, 3:45, 7:20, 10:50 p.m.) "The...

Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Dec. 16, 2012

2012-12-15 15:57:00

now playing "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (PG-13). Bilbo Baggins begins a journey to reclaim a stolen treasure. With Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage. TownMall Cinemas (11:00 a.m., 12:00*, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00*, 7:00, 7:30*, 8:00*, 10:50...

Google Maps, Golden Globes, the 12-12-12 Concert are rocking the trends today

2012-12-13 06:10:00

Christmas may actually be 11 days away but nerds are getting their gifts early today. Last night, Google released their popular (and relatively danger-free) Google Maps app on the Apple App Store. The wonky and much ridiculed Apple version is still...

Hobbit movie splits critics' reviews

2012-12-14 14:47:00

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, has split the critics, creating a gulf as vast as the one separating Bilbo Baggins and Gollum. Such criticism could be expected from a movie that kicks off a trilogy -- yet is drawn from a novel that ran all of about 330...

The Hobbit: One movie for each 90 pages!

2012-07-31 13:32:00

It was annoying enough to purists when Harry Potter and Twilight books were split into two movies -- a blatant attempt to squeeze more money out of rabid fans -- but now we learn that "The Hobbit" is going to be carved into three movies. If you do the...

Friday Buffet: Vita's big launch, health hazards of Wii and 'Star Wars' nerd-rage

2012-02-24 06:30:00

News Roundup •••• Sony launched the PlayStation Vita on Wednesday in North America and Europe, and analysts are predicting it could actually be a hit for the beleaguered company despite slowing sales in Japan. [Los Angeles Times]...

Moviegoers are showing signs of 3-D fatigue

2011-06-24 15:59:00

Debora Bell would be glad "if 3-D went away." The Rockville printer is just the kind of filmgoer Hollywood wants to keep happy. Her family goes to movies every week. They get to the first screenings they can, usually at the 3-D-equipped AMC Columbia or...

Neeson in 'Hangover 2,' Freeman in 'Hobbit'

2010-10-25 12:16:34

From the blog Michael Sragow Gets Reel: Liam Neeson, who acted with "Hangover" star Bradley Cooper in "The A-Team," has jumped into the role of the Thailand tattoo artist that had been planned for Mel Gibson in " The Hangover 2." Non-"Hangover" Neeson...

‘Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ trailer shows dragon, Orlando Bloom

2013-06-11 15:13:02

See the new Hobbit trailer: 'The Desolation of Smaug' [Video]

2013-06-12 07:22:00

Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" on Tuesday afternoon, offering the first look at the second installment of Peter Jackson's massive adaptation of Tolkein's novel. Judging by the two-minute teaser, there...

Preview Review: 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Trailer

2013-06-11 16:30:04

There's not much Hobbit in the teaser for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." Instead, this first appetite-whetter for Part Two of Peter Jackson's epic J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation overflows with dwarfs, elves, assorted beasties and one very surly looking...

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" joins its franchise kin "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" in the $1-billion movie club, inching over the limit in its 11th week of release. The Peter Jackson-directed film, based on J.R.R.

2013-03-03 14:37:15

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" has topped $1 billion worldwide ticket sales. Martin Freeman, above, stars in the movie.

2013-03-03 13:01:39

Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Serkis Director: Peter Jackson ("The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey") What to watch for: "The Hobbit" hasn't quite lived up to the intimidating legacy of "Lord of the Rings," but audiences still embraced Peter

2013-01-03 23:06:31