My column this week looks at the films of Roald Dahl. There are few authors who have had as profound an influence on the fantasy movie genre as Roald Dahl. It's not just that so many of his stories have been adapted for the screen, but also that he was himself a fantasy screenwriter. You […]
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It’s like I’m the Scrooge of Thanksgiving. Leftovers? Bah! Humbug. In America, nothing matches the archetype of “Feast” like the Thanksgiving dinner, which conjures images of tables groaning with food. But all that bounty comes with a price: leftovers. Sure, with that first turkey sandwich you're living the good life. But how long before the
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To give you plenty of time to prepare for Halloween, I cover ten costumes based on Fantasy characters, over at AMC. Swing by and check out Ten Costumes to Make Your Halloween Fantastic.
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Where the Wild Things Are opens today, which I’m pretty excited about. The visuals look exactly right, but… When I first heard Spike Jonze was adapting Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are as a feature, my reaction was along the lines of Buh-Wha? I mean, the story has nine sentences. Nine. You see, in
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This week at AMC I take a look at the Fantasy career of David Bowie, who has done a surprising number of fantasy films. Actually, when you consider the actor, it shouldn’t be a surprise. Check it out. AMC – Blogs – SciFi Scanner – Mary Robinette Kowal – The Fantastic Stylings of David Bowie.
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I’m off to Orlando today. While I’m in transit you can swing by AMC to check out my top 10 list of Fantasy Chick flicks. There are two films that I genuinely like, plus eight that for me range from “run-screaming” to “not my cup of tea.” Can you guess which is which?
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I had the strangest experience while reading Jay Lake’s Green. I kept feeling like I’d read it before while absolutely knowing I hadn’t. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing derivative about the story and the plot turned in ways that surprised me. What it felt like was that this was a book that I’d read
Really, you can probably look at the picture and know what this week’s column at AMC is about. Women in skimpy armor. I’ll tell you, the longer I looked at this, the more irritated I got. These are supposed to be smart, highly trained warriors but look at what they are wearing. I’d love it
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This week at AMC I take a look at the utterly bone-headed things that fantasy heroes do. Like, why does Peter take his helmet off while fighting? Actually, I don’t cover that one, because I could only pick one item from the list of stupid moves in Prince Caspian. But that film is hardly the
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As an antidote to the entrails post, you can swing by AMC to take a look at my column on mothers in Fantasy film. I don’t know about you, but my mom is fantastic all on her own. Mother’s Day is here and lest you need reminding, none of us would exist were it not
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The first dragon I fell in love with was Smaug from The Hobbit. Both clever and fierce, he was a force to be reckoned with, and a character that endeared me to his species. But he’s hardly the only dragon that’s captured my imagination through the years. Fantasy skies are thick with the beasts, and
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At AMC this week I talk about environmental disasters and fantasy film. Think there’s no connection? Ha! I say, ha! Strip-mining, invasive species and famine, oh my. Weather often plays an important role in setting the mood of a movie. I mean, how many times have our heroes battled through wind and rain until they
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Ever have one of those weeks where you just wanted to see carnage and bloodshed? I thought so. It turns out that epic fantasy has the perfect solution. Swing by and let me know what your favorite epic battles are..
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I’ll be honest, Rob does our taxes. Why? Because he’s more likely to follow Rule #2 from my suggestions on how to survive tax season. What, you don’t think fantasy films can offer insight into taxes?
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Gord Sellar was born in Malawi, raised in Canada, and now is living in South Korea, where he works as a professor and is researching the status and development of Korean SF. His writing has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Interzone, and Apex Magazine, among other places, and his story “Lester Young and the Jupiter’s
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