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The fantasy film / Katherine A. Fowkes.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.F36 F69 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fowkes, Katherine A., 1962-
- Series:
- New approaches to film genre
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fantasy films--History and criticism.
- Fantasy films.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- Contents:
- What's in a name : defining the elusive fantasy genre
- Once upon a time : a brief historical overview
- A brief critical overview : literary and film fantasy
- Science fiction and horror
- The wizard of Oz (1939) : over the rainbow
- Harvey (1950) : a happy hallucination?
- Always (1989) : Spielberg's ghost from the past
- Groundhog day (1993) : no time like the present
- Big (1988) : body and soul/"hearts and souls"
- Shrek (2001) : like an onion
- Spider-man (2002) : the karmic web
- The lord of the rings (2001-3) : Tolkien's trilogy or Jackson's thrillogy?
- The chronicles of Narnia : the lion, the witch and the wardrobe (2005): a joyful spell
- Harry Potter I-VI (2001-9) : words are mightier than the sword
- Conclusion : imagine that!
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781405168786
- 1405168781
- 9781405168793
- 140516879X
- OCLC:
- 464582546
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