From Real-Life Ogre to Animated Icon: The Inspiration Behind Shrek!

By |March 12th, 2023|Categories: Animations, Did you know?, Movies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Movie synopsis Disney’s 2001 movie, Shrek, tells the story of an ogre named Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers), who sees his prized solitude shattered by a large group of irritating fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow). In order to save the fairy tale characters’ homes - not to mention his own - Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz) and make her Farquaad's bride. Shrek soon learns that saving the Princess is nothing compared to her deep,

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Reel in the Magic: “Big Fish” Hooks You from Start to Finish, a Tim Burton Classic

By |August 29th, 2022|Categories: Books, Fantasy Movies, Movies, Tim Burton|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Big Fish is a 2003 fantasy movie directed by Tim Burton, that is based on the novel “Big Fish: A novel of Mythic Proportions” by Daniel Wallace. The movie stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Danny DeVito, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Billy Crudup, Alison Lohman, Hailey Anne Nelson, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard. Having recently lost both his parents, Burton found the script to be a touching and relevant project to his state of mind at the time and noted that the story itself was the most unique he had read since his work on 1988's Beetlejuice. At the end

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