The fantasy film /
Katherine A. Fowkes.
- xi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- New approaches to film genre .
- New approaches to film genre. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- 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!. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.