blogs.amctv.com - 11/22/2008
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Two weeks ago we talked about movies you might not think of as fantasy that do in fact fall into the category. That got me thinking about movies that look like fantasy, but really aren't. In broad definition, a fantasy evokes a sense of wonder by moving you out of the natural world. Sometimes ...
blogs.amctv.com - 11/28/2008
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blogs.amctv.com —
If you're like most Americans, you spent yesterday
saturated in turkey and surrounded by family. This is
the season for family, and as much as we might love our families, there are will be times over the next month when we'll think that life would be ...
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Mary Robinette Kowal - Why Do Fantasy Movies Always Kill ...
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SF Tidbits for 11/22/08
SF Signal —
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Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. examines science fiction's faulty science in his article How Sci-fi Doesn't Work.
Attention Buffy fans: Great White Snark informs us that Amazon is selling Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector's DVD Set (all 7 season) for $70.
Lists: Robert J. Sawyer lists Major Multiple-Book SF/F Authors Living in or Near Toronto. Mary Robinette Kowal lists 4 Fantastic Films That Aren't Quite Fantasy. Topless Robot lists The 5 Reasons Padmé ...
November 24, 2008 Links and Plugs
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... Mary Robinette Kowal on Four Fantastic Films That Aren't Quite Fantasy. (I'm just waiting for Mary to tackle Being John Malkovich one of these days. I mean it combines fantasy and puppetry!) ...
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