> > > Okay guys, here's the plan. I'm doing an independent study this term in modern American fantasy, and I need a reading list. I need at fewest about six works of modern American Fantasy literature, and perhaps some other stuff (movies, et al) to round it out.... suggestions, anyone?
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> > Movies??
> > Check out virtually anything with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. This would include "Clash of the Titans", "Jason and the Argonauts", and a couple Sinbad films (no... not the guy who played Schwarzeneggar's antagonist in "Jingle All the Way").
> > There's also "Legend" with Tom Cruise, "Never-ending Story", and several others I can't think of... I guess "The Dark Crystal" would be considered fantasy.
> > You're probably only wanting one or two movies in your study, so a good book to check would be the "Video Hound Guide" which allows you to simply look up a movie by genre (among a plethora of other criteria). If it's on video somewhere, it's in the book.
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> Movies, eh? Ok then. "Ledgend" and "Dark Crystal" were good suggestians. I would add "Laberinth" and "Excalabur". The "Hercules" and "Xena" TV shows may be filmed in New Zeland, but Raimi is American (I think) and you could use them because they are an American reinteripritation of classic myths. And while I'm talking about Raimi there is the "Army of Darkness". The freaky cartoon movie "Wizards" is fantasy. "What Dreams May Come" was fantasy and very diffrent from most other fantasy stuff.
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ACK! How could you guys forget... forget... dangit, what was that movie called? Inconceivable! I don't remember. Oh, well. Some other time.

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