![Jacob Hall](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2012/04/jacobhall.jpg?w=300&q=75)
Jacob Hall
![Jacob Hall](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2012/04/jacobhall.jpg?w=300&q=75)
![‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Preview: Peter Jackson (and Stephen Colbert?) Tease the Next Film](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2013/04/The-Hobbit-Desolation-of-Smaug-Preview.png?w=980&q=75)
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Preview: Peter Jackson (and Stephen Colbert?) Tease the Next Film
A few weeks ago, director Peter Jackson held an online Q&A and preview for the upcoming 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.' However, if you wanted to watch or take part, you had to have bought 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' on DVD or Blu-ray and followed the proper instructions (you know, typing in codes and such). Although the entire event remains an exclusive, Jackson has posted a si
![Anne Hathaway Wins Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 Oscars](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2013/02/Anne-Hathaway-Wins-Oscar.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Anne Hathaway Wins Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 Oscars
Everyone saw it coming, but that doesn't make it any less thrilling: Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 Oscars for her heartbreaking work in Tom Hooper's 'Les Miserables.'
![Weekend Box Office Report: Bond is Back on Top](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2012/12/Box-Office-Skyfall.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Weekend Box Office Report: Bond is Back on Top
There's no use beating around the bush here -- this was a pretty dull weekend at the box office. There was only one new release, but it was a dump that bombed rather spectacularly and the rest of the line-up is essentially the same as last week, with only a few titles shuffling around. It's the the quiet before the storm...the storm being 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' which opens in a few d
![Weekend Box Office Report: The Box Office Gets ‘Taken’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2012/10/Taken-2-Box-Office.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Weekend Box Office Report: The Box Office Gets ‘Taken’
'Taken' was the surprise hit of 2009, a January dump that inexplicably made nearly $150 million in the United States and transformed Liam Neeson into an instant action star. Three years later, 'Taken 2' has arrived in theaters on a primo release date and with an advertising campaign that probably cost more than the entire first movie. Well, it looks like the hype was worth it. The first film may h