Tag 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 →

Rate this:

Posted in art, Fantasy, Folklore, Movies | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Authenticity and folklore

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

In his comment on my review of Once Upon a Time, Calmgrove zeroed in on one of author Max Luthi’s key concepts, that fairytales show us “man’s deliverance from an inauthentic existence and his commencement of a true one.” Luthi … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Characters, Folklore, Imagination, Stories | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

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 →

Rate this:

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Books, Culture, Fantasy, Psychology, Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Annotated Wind in the Willows

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

“The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.” So begins one of the great literary adventures of my life, The Wind in the Willows, published in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. I’ve written about The … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Animals, art, Authors, Book Reviews, Books, Imagination, Novels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

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 →

Rate this:

Posted in Books, Culture, Fantasy, Movies | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Rate this:

Posted in Fantasy, Folklore | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment