Vincent by Tim Burton

An early vision of a modern master

Episode Notes

Vincent is an early Tim Burton film dedicated to one of those people who influenced him (and later worked with him!) It also might show where things were headed for him!

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Willow by Ron Howard

Really, it's a Warwick Davies film stolen by the over-the-toppedness of Val Kilmer and th ebeauty of Joanna Whaley

Episode Notes

A super-fun film that broke ground visually, allowed for awesome fun over-acting, and was one of the better Fantasy films of the 1980s and 90s!

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Make Mine Music

One of the less-known Disney films!

Episode Notes

Much like Fantasia, Make Mine Music takes musical vignettes and gives them some beautiful animation!

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Field of Dreams

The Fantasy that helps define the American Dream

Episode Notes

Kevin Costner pretty much made his entire career on this film!

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Fantastical Acting

What makes a genre actor a great genre actor?

Episode Notes

There is an art to acting in the world of Fantastic film. What makes a great genre actor, and who are some of the great fantasy actors.

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Spam-Ku

A story of processed meat and phenomenization...

Episode Notes

An incredible short comedy that happens to be an exceptionally smart fantasy in the mold of Kafka and Mike Judge.

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Museums on Film

The Fantasy of the Museum

Episode Notes

The Museum is a place of magic, and there are several films that cross between the reality of the Museum as a place of history and reality, and the world of magic that it can hold.

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