Meanwhile, the two orphaned children were fending for themselves in the hunting lodge (watching as wolves at their parents outside), when the marauding militiamen broke in, subdued them, and looted the home as war profiteers for its meager supplies.The beast was stirred from its slumber by the thrush opening a nut on a rock.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)A fantasy film from Warner Bros.(New Line) - the first of a three part trilogy of epicHobbitfilms, adapted from J.R.R.Tolkien""s beloved fantasy novel about Middle Earth, first published in 1937.It has inspired many other fantasy tales, including the author""s ownThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy.Guillermo del Toro was originally hired to direct, but dropped out, so Peter Jackson (producer and co-writer) took the job.A summary of heir films from 1935 to 1942 included:Naughty Marietta (1935)Rose-Marie (1936)Maytime (1937)Girl of The Golden West (1938)Sweethearts (1938)New Moon (1940)Bittersweet (1940)I Married an Angel (1942)The film was based upon the Broadway musical (of the same name) that premiered in 1924.Ripley rescued Call by eliminating the attacking monster (aborting it, in a sense) - she caused a small pinhole to open up in one of the viewing windows into space with some of her acidic blood.