But I have a new suggestion for Rings fans who might want to shake things up, or put an all-ages-friendly spin on the tradition: 1977’s The Hobbit. Animated for Rankin/Bass by Topcraft ...

In particular, Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass’ 1977 TV movie of The Hobbit, with a screenplay by Romeo Miller, gets a lot of things right that Peter Jackson’s three-part live-action film ...

Well, I’m hoping we can get at least one good Hobbit movie out of this. Although I have a hard time imagining anything replacing the 1977 Rankin-Bass TV version (above) in my heart. Contact us ...

Peter Jackson's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies made J. R. R. Tolkien's story a household name but took to live-action to ...