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The Flight of Dragons (1982)
There’s a good chance that if you grew up in the 80’s and you loved fantasy, you remember The Flight of Dragons (1982). For years, my memory was extremely selective – I recalled an early scene set in a bookstore … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 80's, Animation, Dragon, fairies, Fantasy, Harry Morgan, James Earl Jones, John Ritter, Made-For-TV Movie, Magician, Rankin-Bass, Sword and Sorcery
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Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940) is not an animated film, not by its own description. The film’s narrator, Deems Taylor – an announcer for broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera – describes what you are about to experience as “a new form of entertainment.” … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Inkwell
Tagged 40's, Animation, ballet, classical music, dinosaurs, fairies, Fantasy, Greek Mythology, lovable animals, Magician, Mickey Mouse, Pegasus, prehistoric, Walt Disney
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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (1-25)
First off, this list is entirely personal. You will have 100 of your own. The intention is to draw a broad outline of fantasy films since the start of cinema in hopes that the reader might find some helpful recommendations. … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, Aleksandr Rou, angel, Animation, Arabian Nights, Beauty and the Beast, Bela Lugosi, Charles Laughton, Dante's Inferno, Douglas Fairbanks, Dracula, Dystopia, F.W. Murnau, fairy tale, Frankenstein, Fritz Lang, Georges Méliès, German Expressionism, Jean Cocteau, Magician, Michael Powell, Musical, opera, Powell & Pressburger, Robot, Russian, Science Fiction, Silent, Stop Motion, The Devil, Universal Monsters, Val Lewton, Vampire, Walt Disney, Werewolf, William Cameron Menzies, Witch, witches, Wizard of Oz
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