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Disney Animated Movies 59 – Raya and the Last Dragon
It’s been a weird couple of years when it comes to movies. A lot of major movies have been delayed by over a year, including Black Widow of the MCU. Most of the movies that did get released last year … Continue reading
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Tagged asian fantasy, carlos lopez estrada, cgi, daniel dae kim, disney, disney animated movies, disney animation studios, dragon movies, dragons, fantasy, gemma chan, james newton howard, kelly marie tran, movies, namaari, raya, raya and the last dragon, sisu, tong
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
In my previous Hobbit movie post, I teased that the production behind the Hobbit movie trilogy was a mess. It’s time to discuss exactly how much of a mess that was. Because of the massive success that was the Lord … Continue reading
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Tagged balin, benedict cumberbatch, bilbo baggins, dragon movies, dragons, dwarves, evangeline lilly, fantasy, fantasy movies, fran walsh, gandalf, guilleromo del toro, hobbits, ian mckellen, jrr tolkien, ken stott, lake-town, legolas, martin freeman, mgm, mgm studios, middle earth, movie review, movies, necromancers, new line cinema, orcs, orlando bloom, peter jackson, phillipa boyens, richard aritage, smaug, tauriel, the hobbit, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug, thorin, united artists, wizards
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Dragon Movies 3: Dragonheart
When I researched dragon movies for this list, I realized how few good dragon movies there are, and that’s a shame. Dragonheart is probably the most consistently high rated live-action Dragon movie I could find during my research, and it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cgi, david thewlis, dennis quaid, dina meyer, draco, dragon movies, dragonheart, dragons, fantasy, fantasy movies, king einon, movies, online film & television association, patrick read johnson, randy edelman, rob cohen, saturn awards, sean connary
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Dragon Movies 1: Reign of Fire
There aren’t too many mythical creatures more recognizable or as awesome as the dragon. There are also two major interpretations of the dragon. Chinese dragons are generally considered symbols of good fortune, strength and wisdom. They don’t harm humans, they … Continue reading
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Tagged bamburgh castle, christian bale, disney, dragons, fantasy, izabella scorupco, matthew mcconaughey, movies, reign of fire, touchstone pictures
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Disney Associated Movies 7 – Pete’s Dragon (1977)
For my fellow Canadians, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving weekend. We’re now at the half-way point in this blog series, focusing on movies that involved Disney Animation Studios, but aren’t produced by the legendary studio. Some of these … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, animated movies, animation, brazzle dazzler day, candle on the water, disney animation studio, disney associated movies, don chaffey, dragons, elliot, gene siskel, gogans, helen reddy, i saw a dragon, jerome courtland, jim dale, malcolm marmorstein, mickey rooney, movie review, movies, new york times, passamaquoddy, pete, pete's dragon, s.s. field, sean marshall, seton i. miller
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Disney Associated Movies 1: The Reluctant Dragon
While Disney has released hundreds of very successful live action movies over the years, when one talks about Disney, they generally think of their animated movies first. Disney Animation Studios is a singular studio that’s existed since 1923, having released … Continue reading
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Tagged animated movie, animated short, animation, bambi, clarence nash, disney animation studios, disney associated movies, donald duck, dragons, dumbo, goofy, kenneth grahame, movie review, movies, robert benchley, technicolor, the reluctant dragon, walt disney
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Novel Reading – After the Dragon Raid
A year ago, I read the first book from local Author and freelance editor Vanessa Ricci-Thode, The Dragon Whisperer. While it had some action, I would describe the book as a dramatic fantasy more than anything else, with obvious influences … Continue reading
Novel Reading – Magic Bites
This isn’t really a book review. While I’ll state my opinion on Magic Bites, this is more of a writing journal. I don’t read enough of this genre to feel qualified to write a review anyway, nor do I read … Continue reading
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Tagged blood magic, book review, dragons, high fantasy, horror, ilona andrews, kate daniels, magic, magic burns, nerd journal, novel review, novel writing, novels, shapeshifters, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies
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Novel reading – Dragon Whisperer
For someone who is interested in breaking into the novel industry, I probably don’t read enough novels. In fact before this year I’ve probably read one since high school, and I graduated in 2006. That doesn’t mean I don’t read, … Continue reading
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Tagged book, book review, dragon whisperer, dragons, journal, novel, novel review, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, writing
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