As we head into the final stretch of Peter Jackson-directed “Hobbit” installments—all comprehensive and extravagant three of them—take a moment to remember a time when “Lord of the Rings” was still an ...

In the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf the Grey faces off against the Balrog of Morgoth in the Mines of Moria. The wizard manages to cast it into the abyss, but at the ...

If you were born in the last two and a half decades, there's a good chance Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings is the only film adaptation of the fantasy series you've ever seen. You may not be aware ...

Footage from Ralph Bakshi‘s animated rendition of the “Lord of the Rings” (1978) has been recovered. Back in the 70s, fans of the filmmaker were left hanging on the rampart’s of Helm’s deep when the ...

"You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dûm. Shadow and Flame." Those words, spoken by Saruman the White, are the first mention of the demonic Balrog named Durin's Bane in The Lord of the ...

There are few things I love more these days than weird-ass old animated films. While Disney was busy making glossy family fare for the masses, other animators were pushing the medium in new, ...

The Lord of the Ringsfans who adore one of its most short-lived but iconic villains can appreciate it in style, as the Flame of Udûn: The Balrog is coming in Summer 2026, with pre-orders open now.

If you were born in the last two and a half decades, there's a good chance Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings is the only film adaptation of the fantasy series you've ever seen. You may not be aware ...