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Mary Robinette Kowal - Eight Simple Rules for Talking About Fantasy
What are the essential elements of a fantasy flick? What should you wear when questing? Mary Robinette Kowal is here to tell you everything you ever needed to know about fantasy movies. More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - Fantasy's Ten Most Passionate Kisses
In honor of Valentine's Day, Mary Robinette Kowal revisits the smooches from Twilight, Harry Potter and Shrek to find the most passionate, the most pure kiss in all of fantasy. More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - The Ten Best Fantasy Movie Sequels
It's rare a movie sequel that's as good as the original. It's even rarer the sequel that improves upon it. But fantasy flicks like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Toy Story 2 do just that. More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - Call the AARP! Middle Earth's Ageism Needs an Intervention
When it comes to fantasy movies, people of age are typically confined to roles like the wizened adviser (Gandalf) or the comic relief (The Princess Bride's Mad Max). More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - Stop Motion's Pioneers Make Fantasy History One Frame at a Time
CGI may be the go-to special effect for fantasy creatures, but it's based on the work of stop motion puppeteers like Willis O'Brien (King Kong) and Ray Harryhausen (Clash of the Titans). More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - The Top Ten Fantasy Duels
No one knows how to settle a score better than fantasy characters, be they dueling over heads like in Highlander, or for the love of Buttercup like in The Princess Bride. More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter Fill Fantasy's 2010 Slate
With a bevy of fantasy flicks ranging from remakes (Clash of the Titans) to sequels (Voyage of the Dawn Treader) to adaptations (The Last Airbender), 2010 looks to be a fantastic year. More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - The Evolution of Fantasy Musicals
Long before Disney dominated the market, fantasy movies were crossing paths with musicals to create such staples as The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins and David Bowie's Labyrinth. More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - Six Fantastic Candidates for the Next Santa Claus
Should the Jolly Old Elf ever decide to take a year off, there's a litany of fantasy elves from movies like Lord of the Rings, Elf and Harry Potter waiting in the wings to take over. More
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Mary Robinette Kowal - The Many Fantastic Flicks of Mr. Roald Dahl
The late children's author has had a storied fantasy film career, starting with Ian Fleming's James Bond and continuing on through Willy Wonka and 2009's Fantastic Mr. Fox. More
