I don’t often do Thursday Thirteens, but I had so much fun doing yesterday’s post that I thought I would do one today. My Once Upon a Time related Thursday Thirteen is:
Thirteen of My Favorite Fantasy Films
In no particular order, they are:
All posts by Carl V. Anderson
A Meme and a Reminder
So, Chris over at Stuff as Dreams apologetically tagged me with this meme last week (though he need not have been sorry) as it is a fun and relatively simple one. So, without further ado, here is the
Booked By 3 Meme
Tuesday Treasures
You may or may not recall my posting this picture of my Alice in Wonderland wall from my office at work. I re-post it just to remind you that I am a fan, most especially of the story elements of Alice, and as an introduction to this Once Upon a Time dinnerware that I discovered while browsing the latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens last night.
Star Wars’ Birthday is Coming!!!
It is a little over a month away from the 30th anniversary of a cultural phenomenon that still has tremendous impact three decades later: the theatrical release of Star Wars. May 25th, 1977 will be the actual anniversary date and as that time approaches I will step away from the Once Upon a Time-ish posts for a bit to concentrate on what has undoubtedly been the biggest influence on the things I treasure in the literary and entertainment world. Enough of that, for now. The reason I am mentioning this today is that I wanted to let the rest of you wonderful readers in on a Star Wars related contest.
The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien
I have to admit that I was initially skeptical when I first heard that a ‘new’ work was being published by J.R.R. Tolkien. I envisioned a book written containing a minimal influence of the master, cobbled together in order to make a buck. Thankfully my cynicism was short lived. It only took a bit of thought to dismiss that as ludicrous. Christopher Tolkien has been nothing but a devoted son to his father in the years since his death, working tirelessly to bring forth the massive works of his father that would otherwise not have seen the light of day. I merely had to think back to how easily I lost myself in The Silmarillion to recall just how much Christopher Tolkien has influenced my love of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.