Let the Wild Rumpus Start
Just in case you haven’t seen it. Here is the beautiful trailer of “Where the Wild Things Are” chock full of fantastic body puppetry and animatronic goodness.
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AMC – Middle Earth’s Civil Rights Movment
My new column is up at AMC. This week I take a look at ethnic diversity in fantasy films, or the lack thereof. One of the draws to fantasy for me has always been the rich worlds and strange cultures inherent in the genre. Give me the wide world of Middle Earth and I’m a
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AMC Tour Guide to Fantastical Planet Earth
My new column is up at AMC on real world locations for fantasy. Location, location, location. That’s the one piece of advice every real estate agent will give you when talking about where to live or start a business. It’s also an important component in fantasy movies set in the real world. As we’ve discussed
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AMC: Fantasy Fashion in 2008
My AMC column on Fantasy Fashion in 2008 went live this morning, but I was busy hanging out with my mom and my niece in pursuit of fashion. Granted, it was in one of Dante’s unnamed concentric circles of hell — the mall the day after Christmas — so these fashions from Fantasy films might
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Christmas Movies of the SF Writers
Paul Cornell asked a group of SF writers to list their favorite Christmas movies. Answering the question are Lou Anders, Mike Carey, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Steven Moffat, C.E. Murphy, Kim Newman, John Picacio, Chris Roberson, John Scalzi, Stephen Segal, Shanna Swendson, Sean Williams, and me.
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AMC – Why Do Fantasy Movies Always Kill the Parents?
My column at AMCtv.com is up and this week I’m asking the question, “Why do fantasy films always kill the parents?” If you’re like most Americans, you spent yesterday saturated in turkey and surrounded by family. This is the season for family, and as much as we might love our families, there are will be
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Jackie Chan and… no way.
So, you know how I worked on Lazytown? And you know how I have a thing for Jackie Chan? Guess who the villain is in his new film, The Spy Next Door. I have to say, I think this is extremely cool.
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Little Shop of Horrors film vs. stage
Whoa. I’ve just had a long-held notion smashed. See, I’ve always been told that the original end of the film version of Little Shop of Horrors was the same as the stage version. Except…it’s not. Up to this point, I’ve only seen footage of Audrey II rampaging through New York. Fantasy Magazine pointed to the
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AMC – Fantasy Movies for Every Step of Your Relationship
My new column is up at AMC, Fantasy Movies for Every Step of Your Relationship Once upon a time, my brother called to ask if I’d seen Pan’s Labyrinth. I had, and I raved about it, carefully avoiding spoilers. Later I found out that he’d taken a girl to see the movie as a first
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Five Films You Forgot Were Fantasy at AMC
My new column is up at AMC and I’m talking about films that you might not think of when you think of the word Fantasy. Granted, I’m sure that some of these films will come as no surprise to the folk who hang out here regularly. For instance: 1. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
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Mom and Dad visiting
My folks arrived last night to spend the weekend with us. They were supposed to arrive around noon, but the weather out of Atlanta was apparently foul. Normally I would have been distressed to lose those hours with them, but honestly, after the past week having a little extra time to clean was very welcome.
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The Dark Crystal
Last night a group of us went to see the midnight showing of the Dark Crystal. This is the first time I’ve seen it projected since its original appearance in 1982. What amazed me was how well the puppetry stands up. The other special effects? Not so much. I’m not sure if I should chalk
Dark Crystal screening!
Ooo! The Dark Crystal has midnight screenings on October 10th and 11th. Yes, I secured my tickets before telling you. It’s been years since I’ve seen it projected. Edited to add: Here’s a making of video.
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