Wednesday, July 27 2011
Sherlockians, Whovians, Woodies: Summer is the Season for Cinematic Tourists
Each summer they descend upon London en masse. Who are these cinematic tourists, and why do they travel thousands of miles to see where real or fictitious people enacted the stories that captured fans’ imagination?
Wednesday, July 13 2011
Five Songs About Wizards, Witches, and Other Spellcasters
The final Harry Potter film is upon us, so why not spin these magic-tinged tunes to commemorate the occasion?
Wednesday, March 9 2011
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ in the Fantasy Canon
In Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon intentionally set out to blur the boundaries between genres, creating a show that was part drama, part comedy, part horror, part SF, and very definitely part fantasy. Here "Buffy" is analyzed in terms of nature as fantasy.
Thursday, July 15 2010
The Magicians: Forget Kansas—We’re Not Even in Narnia, Anymore
Lev Grossman has created a fantasy epic that calls into question fantasy epics, revealing the secret poisons hiding in Narnia and Hogwarts.
Thursday, February 11 2010
A Modern Promethea: Mike Carey and Peter Gross Pen the Unwritten
Story these days is a battlefield, and Mike Carey and Peter Gross are the new generals.
Monday, February 8 2010
The Word Made Flesh: Chronicling The Unwritten
"Companion Tommy, sound your horn!" A story for the ages and, of course, our age, The Unwritten's goals are lofty indeed, and its creators do not shy from them, lest their work lose validity.
