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Watchmen: Next Great Comic-to-Film
By: Jennie Mancinone
Alan Moore's Watchmen is the Holy Grail of comics. Can Hollywood deliver on the most anticipated adaptation in comic book fandom? The countdown to midnight begins! more...
Classic Fantasy Films of the 80s
By: Scott Hayden
Memorable fantasy movies from the 1980s will still delight the thirty something crowd. more...
Movie: The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Arabian Nights come alive in Alexander Korda's classic 1940 fantasy movie The Thief of Bagdad, starring Sabu, Conrad Veidt, June Duprez, John Justin and Rex Ingram. more...
Two-Part Final Harry Potter Film
By: Sarah B. Hood
The final film installment of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series will be made into two films, for release over the winter holidays of 2010 and the summer of 2011. more...
Penelope: Fairy Tale Gets Attitude
By: Rachel Swick
From previews and interviews with cast members, the new film, Penelope, is not your mother's fairy tale. more...
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
By: Trenton Truitt
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is out on DVD March 4th. Despite stars Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, and Jason Bateman, the Film Lacks Magic. more...
Jason (Todd Armstrong) and the Argonauts search for the fabulous Golden Fleece in this 1963 fantasy film featuring special effects by the great Ray Harryhausen. more...
By: Leslie Halpern
Unavailable for 30 years, Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 mystical monstrosity is now part of a box set titled "The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky." more...
By: Leslie Halpern
Alejandro Jodorowsky explains his scandalous 1968 film that caused riots to break out in Mexican theaters. more...
By: Randy Walden
Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards give captivating performances in Chris Weitz's adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel. more...
By: Margaret Burke
The film adapts a fantasy novel filled with armored bears, talking daemons and a controversial message, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. more...
Racism and The Lord of the Rings
By: Jem Bloomfield
It is the changing cultural situation, not the original texts, which have led some people to identify possibly racist elements to the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. more...
Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix
By: Leslie Halpern
The fifth of seven Harry Potter books made into movies might just be the best one yet. more...
By: Steven C Bryan
Based on the popular graphic novel, "Stardust" takes the viewer on a magical journey full of wicked witches and grown-up humor. more...
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