HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Smaug, the Houston Zoo's 17-year-old Komodo dragon was euthanized on Tuesday. The zoo says the decision was made after scans showed a severe lumbar spinal cord compression. The ...

Five films are nominated for an Academy Award in the “Visual Effects” category this year, and they each offer a nice look at the amazing tricks filmmakers and their effects teams can pull off on the ...

One of the most memorable characters in The Hobbit novel is Smaug, the dragon that Bilbo and company had to do battle with throughout the book. Though after it was decided that Peter Jackson would ...

Benedict Cumberbatch plays his second major villain of the year (or third, depending on your feelings about Julian Assange) in Peter Jackson's darker, pacier Hobbit sequel, The Desolation of Smaug.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has released two new promo images. The first image - taken from a HarperCollins book jacket - shows Martin Freeman as Bilbo, reflected in a close-up of the dragon ...

Now, we all know Stephen Colbert is a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkein's fantasy novels, including "The Lord of the Rings." So you can imagine how incredibly excited he was to interview a very special ...