Category Archives: Fantasy

Lotte Reiniger's Fairy Tales ~ Movies You Might Have Missed

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Reblogged from Lily Wight:      German animator Lotte Reiniger created the first surviving full-length animated feature, The Adventures Of Prince Achmed, back in 1926.      An enchanting collection of Reiniger’s paper silhouette Fairy Tale adaptations is now available … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Superheroes

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

Robin Rosenberg grew up with superhero comics. Later she shared them with her children, and after becoming a clinical psychologist, she studied them through the lens of psychology and discovered that “superhero stories are about morality and loyalty, about self-doubt and … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Dummling

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Many of Grimm’s fairytales begin with three sisters or three brothers who have a critical task to perform.  Invariably, the youngest succeeds.    In her introduction to a story called “The Golden Bird,” Maria Tatar, editor of the recently published … Continue reading →

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Cloud Atlas: a movie review

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Synopsis by author David Mitchell: “An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples … Continue reading →

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Fairytales in the 21st Century

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

When you look at our culture, it seems like fairytales have never been more popular.  ”Grimm” and “Once Upon a Time” are starting their second television season.  Earlier this year, we had two movie versions of Sleeping Beauty.  Young adult … Continue reading →

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Some of my favorite English books

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

A tweet from Hannah-Elizabeth, who blogs at The Last Classic  http://sonnemann.wordpress.com  inspired this post. She follows my book reviews and recently asked for a recommendation on something to read. The other inspiration was the Olympics opening ceremony, which got me thinking … Continue reading →

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