Fantasy Movies

Lord of the Rings prequel of sorts: Born of Hope. Beginning on Dec. 1, the Lord of the Rings prequel of sorts Born of Hope will make its exclusive debut…

Twilight: New Moon box office: Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner pairing breaks box office records – but not a major one. Robert Pattinson costars.

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise box office: Pricy vehicles for the two stars are domestic disappointments, but awards season should give a boost to one of them.

The Thief of Bagdad 1924: Douglas Fairbanks’ classic was 1 of costliest silent films + rumored to have had leading lady replaced by actor’s jealous wife.

Twilight box office: Starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the female-centered romantic fantasy is the year’s most notable sleeper blockbuster.

Esteban Sapir’s black-and-white, near-silent morality fantasy The Aerial / La antena is both daringly innovative and lovingly nostalgic.

Mamma Mia!: Meryl Streep as Amanda Seyfried’s Mamma. But who’s the Papa? In the upcoming musical romantic comedy Mamma Mia!, based on the phenomenally successful stage hit of the same…

Modern Times: Charles Chaplin meets René Clair. The screening of a digitally restored 35mm print of Charles Chaplin’s Modern Times (1936) and a look at rare behind-the-scenes photographs revealing the…

In addition to a screening of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will have another East Asian cinematic event in the upcoming weeks: an…

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep box office: Spielbergian fantasy fails to generate Spielbergian grosses despite its considerable qualities.

The Golden Compass movie box office: Chris Weitz’s costly fantasy adventure bombs in the domestic market, but is an overseas blockbuster.

Enchanted movie box office: Amy Adams romantic fantasy is one of the rare global hits focused on an adult female character. Patrick Dempsey costars.

Poltergeist 1982. A newly struck 35mm print of Poltergeist, the 1982 supernatural classic about the horrors of television – well, sort of – will screen as part of the Academy…

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix box office: The latest franchise entry is on its way to becoming one of the year’s biggest blockbusters.

Julia with Jane Fonda & Vanessa Redgrave A newly struck print of Fred Zinnemann’s moving and beautifully shot 1977 Academy Award nominee Julia will be screened as part of the…

Funny Girl Press Release: The 1968 Best Picture nominee Funny Girl will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Great To Be…

In Alejandro Agresti’s romantic fantasy The Lake House, Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves play two pen pals (a.k.a. platonic lovers) separated not by physical or emotional space, but by an…

Pan’s Labyrinth with Sergi López. “If you expect to get laid after this screening,” Guillermo del Toro told the midnight (actually, closer to 1 a.m.) audience at the AFI FEST…

Lord of the Rings lawsuit: Former professional partners fight over TLOTR profits as Peter Jackson’s Wingnut Films sues ‘wanton’ New Line Cinema.

Brad Silberling’s handsomely mounted fantasy adventure Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a Jim Carrey mugfest. But Meryl Streep is wasted.

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Alfonso Cuarón’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 adaptation proves that CGI and movie magic aren’t the same thing.