Fantasy Films

As no news may be good news and George Martin's fantasy epic seems to be crawling toward a release, what are the chances of pulling it off?

Dec 11, 2009 - Michael Pantazi

Six years after the third installment of Lord of the Rings hit theaters, New Line Cinema confirms that The Hobbit will officially be made.

Dec 9, 2009 - Jonathan Locke

Twilight vampires come back to haunt us in New Moon, a sequel that falls short of the original film.

Nov 27, 2009 - Iulia Filip

The Twilight Saga: New Moon has beaten out The Dark Knight as the new Box Office Champion, setting the single day record for opening day box office earnings.

Nov 24, 2009 - Nathan Stafford

The second film in the Twilight series has just been released to the public, with advanced screenings beginning Nov 19th in some cities.

Nov 20, 2009 - Nathan Stafford

Yes, we all know "Where the Wild Things Are" is an appealing movie, but nothing like the book. Here's a recap of why it isn't Disney material, but worth seeing anyway.

Nov 12, 2009 - Stephanie Flood

Where the Wild Things Are Director: Spike Jonze Cast: Max Records Catherine Keener Mark Ruffalo Voices of: Lauren Ambrose Chris Cooper Paul Dano James Gandolfini

Nov 4, 2009 - Kyle Leinen

Catherine Keener, and the voices of James Gandolfini, Paul Dano and Chris Cooper, star in Spike Jonze's film version of Where The Wild Things Are.

Nov 1, 2009 - Mckenzie Cassidy

A boy makes the mistake of stealing from a vampire. He soon finds himself drawn into a world of freaks and shatters a truce between the vampires and the vampaneze.

Oct 29, 2009 - Christopher Sharman

Director Jonze has a gorgeous visual style which will make this film a children's classic, but the script by Jonze and Dave Eggers is not so much wild as woeful.

Oct 25, 2009 - Deirdre Swain

Terry Gilliam's latest film stars Heath Ledger in his last role and is also visually brilliant but flawed in its storytelling.

Oct 23, 2009 - Steven Cookson

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus is the eleventh film directed by Terry Gilliam, and the film Heath Ledger was shooting before his premature death.

Oct 21, 2009 - Karl Keely

Anticipation and hopes were high for Heath Ledger's last performance before his untimely death last year. These optimistic hopes, however, were not met.

Oct 21, 2009 - Hannah Osborne

Director Jonze and his co-writer Dave Eggers teamed up with the author of the classic picture book to recreate Max's adventure-fantasy, and his beastly friends, on film.

Oct 16, 2009 - Denise Castillón

A flawless expansion of Maurice Sendak's story, "Where the Wild Things Are" is a film to treasure, discuss and lovingly revisit. One of the decade's best family films.

Oct 16, 2009 - Nick Rogers

Those with a soft spot for Maurice Sendak's beloved meditation on childhood anger will want to steer well clear of this melancholic mess of emo film-making.

Oct 16, 2009 - Sam Hatch

Spike Jonze, director of the film based on Maurice Sendak's popular children's story, delivers a melancholy tale of an insecure, young boy with a powerful imagination.

Oct 16, 2009 - Denise Castillón

Going boldly where so many bad children's book-adaptations have gone before, Where The Wild Things Are stays true to the source material, expanding on it wonderfully.

Oct 15, 2009 - Zachary Herrmann

Going boldly where so many bad children's book-adaptations have gone before, Where The Wild Things Are stays true to the source material, expanding on it wonderfully.

Oct 15, 2009 - Zachary Herrmann

Popular film versions of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" feature a witch and a tasty Gingerbread House, and are perfect for family Halloween viewing.

Oct 15, 2009 - Emily Chauviere

Capturing the essence of a book on the big screen has always been a challenge. But capturing the magic of Hogwarts is even more difficult.

Oct 9, 2009 - Malene Jorgensen

The Worst Witch, The Witches, and Hocus Pocus are three family-friendly movies about witches that are perfect for scary fun at Halloween.

Oct 8, 2009 - Emily Chauviere

Cannon Movie Tales is a series of filmed dramatizations of popular fairy tales featuring new twists on classic stories.

Oct 8, 2009 - Emily Chauviere

With his much-loved books Roald Dahl has fuelled the imagination of children for decades. Some of these books have since become films, and Dahl has also had a hand in wri

Sep 25, 2009 - Jonathan Squirrell

Who'd have thought, on the cusp of closing the Harry Potter franchise, that the films would be so deathly boring? Why, it's enough to make one long for Chris Columbus.

Sep 20, 2009 - Nick Rogers