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 ...

Still, Rankin/Bass' animated follow-up to The Hobbit is thematically ambitious, albeit often lacking the lyricism of Tolkien's original work — though it may not be fair to compare it to director ...

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 ...

But a proper trilogy it isn’t. Produced for NBC, the 78 minute film of The Hobbit was directed by Arthur Rankin Jr and Jules Bass, who were the studio that made all of those Christmas specials ...

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 ...

Bass and Rankin worked together for decades, crafting stop-motion feature films like “Mad Monster Party” and animated adaptations of “The Hobbit” and “The Return of the King.” ...

Jules Bass, director of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, passed away Tuesday (Oct. 25) at age 87. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the producer and director died at an assisted ...

It was the 1977 The Hobbit animated movie and it was scary as hell, you guys. Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment I can’t tell you the first time I watched this movie. In some ways it feels like ...

Every holiday season, we give thanks for Rankin/Bass, the team behind Christmas TV specials “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” The production company ...