Fantasy. It is what the Once Upon a Time Challenge is all about. Fantasy in its many shapes and forms. Whether you read fantasy on a regular basis or not, there is one fantasy that almost all of us share every year: the fantasy that this will be the year that we get off our butts, keep those New Year’s resolutions, and get in shape. If you’re like me, the approaching years spell doom if change does not occur now. So I’m proposing an additional challenge to go along with our current reading challenge. What I am proposing is the 10:4 Challenge.
I’ve long been a fan of British television. I like the atmospheric mystery shows like Poirot and Marple. I like the sweet natured comedy of shows like The Vicar of Dibley and As Time Goes By. I like the slapstick antics of shows like Mr. Bean and Fawlty Towers. And lets face facts: I am an American male so it is hardwired into my genes to like explosive action films! The mere fact that Edward Wright and Simon Pegg attempted to do a send up of all these genres was enough to make me want to see Hot Fuzz. The fact that they succeeded so brilliantly in every aspect makes me not only glad that I went to see it now while it is in theatres but also compels me to tell you to go see it.
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings…
~Lewis Carroll, The Walrus and The Carpenter
The Invisible, a film offering from the producers of The Sixth Sense and co-writer of Batman Begins, is an aptly named movie…as many of the things that make a movie work are just that–invisible!
Due to unforseen techincal difficulties on what will be a really cool Friday Favorite, FF will be delayed. Sorry for any dismay this may cause. To entertain yourselves until the situation changes, I give you the following:
