The Lord of the Rings books have seen a wide variety of adaptations, but what may be the most controversial hasn't been ...

While aimed at a younger audience, Rankin/Bass' animated version of The Hobbit gets to the true meaning of the story better than Peter Jackson's trilogy, and in only one-sixth the time!

The Rankin-Bass produced Hobbit won a Peabody, and while it received good to tepid response, a sequel was already in discussion before Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings even premiered.

Jules Bass, the director, writer and producer who, with his partner Arthur Rankin Jr., created beloved Christmas specials like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," has died at 87.

Drawing inspiration from his personal legendarium—which would be posthumously released as The Silmarillion—Tolkien released The Lord of the Rings in 1954, and its success has influenced countless ...

Rankin/Bass’s hand-drawn projects include the 1969 holiday special “Frosty the Snowman,” the Peabody-winning TV movie “The Hobbit” (1977), and its sequel, “The Return of the King ...

Together, Bass and Rankin Jr. also created the 1977 animated TV special The Hobbit and its sequel, The Return of the King, both inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings series.

Arthur Rankin Jr., the creative genius behind Rankin/Bass Productions, passed away in 2014 -- now, his widow is parting ways with their 24 W. 55th St. abode.

View The Hobbit Group of 3 Original Storyboards Rankin-Bass, 1977. ... Total 3 by RankinBass Productions, Inc on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by RankinBass Productions, Inc.

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.