Aliya Mustafina couldn't take her eyes off the scoreboard, staring it with pride and delight.

In honor of those true Olympians, those who succeed despite expectations otherwise, I'd like to offer up a few favorite underdog stories.

Opens Friday, Jul 18, 2014 Synopsis: Peter Jackson takes cues from the appendices of The Lord of the Rings to expand New Line Cinema's Hobbit adaptation with this third film completing the epic tale of Bilbo Baggins, as played by Martin Freeman. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood Movie Details Movie Review

How many graduations did you attend this commencement season? Our family was involved in everything from prekindergarten to college, with the final gown worn by grandson Colten.

Audiences love seeing imagined characters performing with actors in the real ­- real in the Hollywood sense of the word - world.

ROTORUA, New Zealand --- As I tumbled down the mountainside in a gigantic beach ball filled with water, feeling somewhat like I was in a washing machine, it occurred to me that there had to be a better way to experience New Zealand.

It's easy to get into the spirit (whoooooo) of spooky when there's a goblin at the door demanding a tiny bag of candy corn, but how can the Halloween enthusiast continue the frightening fun after it has become socially unacceptable to plant zombies in the front yard? It can be tough, particularly after the jack-o'-lanterns begin to dissolve on the doorstep.

Here's a sampling of what's out this week in home video, and a calendar of what's coming?

Douglas Oxford has been playing guitar since 1971.

Brandon McGuiness is a rising junior majoring in commercial music at Belmont University.