Smaug the Dragon is one of the most memorable characters in the "Hobbit" trilogy -- and the actor who brings him to life is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

In Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo Baggins did his best to conceal his goals from the great dragon. He claimed that he had ventured to Erebor not to recover the Arkenstone ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: Tatiana Craine, web editor at our sister paper City Pages, got a behind-the-scenes look at the cosplayers at New York Comic-Con over the weekend. It’s said that you’re never more than ...