Fantasy

I think I’m on a roll with the Indiana Jones thing. This is cool because I’m unearthing some interesting finds, no pun intended. I happened to find a great little short film by an indie film maker Fran Casanova, who is from Tenerife, Canary Islands. He has made a number of short films, some of them winning awards. My focus is ...

The rumors about when the first footage of Episode VII will debut have finally been put to rest! JJ Abrams sent out this picture earlier today, pretty much confirming an 88-second teaser is on the way: So far, only nine theaters in the US have been confirmed to be the first to play the teaser, but there’s still one big ...

If you got emotional just listening to the full version of Billy Boyd’s song, “The Last Goodbye”  (released a few days ago), the new music video for the song is now here to tug on those heartstrings a little more. Combining scenes from the Hobbit movies as well as the Lord of the Rings films, the video really drives home ...

Three writers and artists joined forces Saturday at the 2014 NC ComiCon to share their experiences in building fictional worlds with an audience of fans and aspiring creators. Ben Caldwell, a cartoonist whose credits include “Action! Cartooning,” “Fantasy! Cartooning,” and artwork for Star Wars: The Clone Wars comics, got the panel started. He advised would-be writers and artists to develop ...

Fantasy has long been a way to escape the harshness and cold truth of reality. Why bear the burden of finances, survival, and the eternal quest for love and happiness in the real world when you can be carried away to glory and fortune in a time long past and a place so alien from our own? Thankfully the art ...

Today, LEAH, often called “The Metal-Enya,” announced her new album, “Kings & Queens.” The announcement promises “the heaviest of all her releases” and features “worldly Celtic, middle eastern, and New-Age flavors, while lyrically laced with epic imagery of dystopias, fallen empires, spiritual warfare, love and destiny.” A number of heavy metal celebrities contribute their talents to the project, including Timo ...

“Artists use lies to tell the truth.” These words were spoken by Evey Hammond to the masked terrorist/freedom fighter V in V for Vendetta, echoing Pablo Picasso’s words, “Art is a lie that makes us realize truth […]” Despite the dystopian and relatively fantastical setting of the film, those words spoke truer to me than any lecture I ever sat ...

Shannara TV Series is Coming, and the Lead Role is Cast By David Glenn Fans of Terry Brooks Shannara books are in for a treat. The show from MTV will follow the plot of the second book, The Elfstones of Shannara, which Terry Brooks feels is a good starting point. For those who need a summary the world is set ...

Beware Storybrooke! Villains are on the Rise in Season Four of Once Upon a Time By David Glenn Well Once Upon a Time has certainly had a chilly season four so far with Elsa arriving in Storybrooke and the Snow Queen trying to destroy the town for her own purposes. Even though the story arch with the kingdom of Arendelle ...

Cinderella is easily one of the best loved and most popular fairy tales of all time, and Disney has certainly capitalized on that over the decades. Now, a live-action adaptation of the beloved story is being released from director Kenneth Branagh this coming March. Take a look at the new US trailer below! Sure, it doesn’t look like much has ...