This short film is based on a 1949 New Yorker story by Roald Dahl, which has rather more detail, and is discussed on this fan site.
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Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray
The original.Charles Dickens: Little Dorrit (Everyman's Library)
Dense, slow, satisfying.Laura Amy Schlitz: A Drowned Maiden's Hair
A good read on a rainy evening.Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose
Complicated in ways both good and bad.Paul Theroux: The Great Railway Bazaar
The worst formatting job I have ever seen from a major publisher. Still a good book.Haruki Murakami: 1Q84
It has, eventually, sort of a happy ending for some of the characters. Enjoy the ride.Haruki Murakami: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Two odd worlds intertwine...China Mieville: Embassytown
One of the year's big SF novels. Reviewed on It's a First Draft.Chris Adrian: The Great Night: A Novel
A contemporary retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream, in which unhappy fairies and unhappy humans collide with consequences of all kinds for both.
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- Charlie Stross Blog
Opinionated. Nice Links. - Columbia Journalism Review
News about the news. - Copper
An excellent online comic. - Daily Science Fiction
Every weekday, another piece of flash fiction. - Gurney Journey
The blog for the artist/author of Dinotopia - Hawk Watching
A blog associated with an urban hawk nest. Back for 2012. - Hawks on Camera
The live feed from an urban hawk camera. On for 2012 as of 2/1. - IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency's updating page on Fukushima power plant problems. - NHK
Live streaming Japanese news in English - Playing with Mathematics
Fun. - Smitten Kitchen
Food, mostly gourmet. - Sur La Lune
Fairytales. - The Daily Cartoonist
News from the world of cartooning.
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December 14, 2009
Catherine Mintz
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- A Skirt of Many Colors
Today is my last day as a child. I’m going to visit all my favorite places and run as fast and far as I can on the beach. They say I will miss wearing trousers. That’s hard to believe. I have waited so long for my skirt.
Catherine Mintz Bookstore
Catherine Mintz: Here There Be Strangers (The Beyal Translator)
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Recent Posts
Noted or Quoted
Shaun Tan: The Lost Thing
The book that was mined for the short film: spare, and allusive.Treasure Planet
Visually stunning; a bit weak on plotting: not all classics can be improved.Curse of the Golden Flower
Wide screen epic.Travis Tea: Atlanta Nights
A little unique.Chris Van Allsburg: Zathura
There's another game—and a bad case of sibling rivalry.Chris Van Allsburg: Jumanji
A boy finds a game that is more than it first appears to be.Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Collection
Twenty-six well-told stories, many with the chills and thrills of the originals.Akira (Geneon Signature Series)
The film version of the manga, rich in detail and in gore.Spirited Away
A lovely film with a wonderful soundtrack. This DVD is multiple language.Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
A BBC series for children, done primarily by Russian animators, using a variety of techniques.Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales, Vol. 3 - Goblin Cat
Among other stories of the supernatural, this introduces the occult detective, The Medicine Seller.Kiki's Delivery Service
From the people that gave us Spirited Away.The Polar Express (Widescreen Edition)
A modern classic developed from the book by Chris Van AllsburgThe Prisoner: The Complete Series Megaset (Collector's Edition)
The complete original series, plus usual sort of extras.The Golden Compass (New Line Platinum Series Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
The movie of the book. Lovely CGI but, as usual, it scants the plot of the book.Arthur and the Invisibles (Widescreen Edition)
No longer being manufactured, you can still sometimes pick up a copy, although the version on DVD is much edited compared to the version shown in theaters.Steamboy - Director's Cut (Widescreen Edition)
Anime steampunk in the director's cut. Lovely animation.Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Two-Disc Special Edition)
The classic black comedy about the cold war, that has an unsettling resemblance to reality.Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
A steampunk tale of the famous Frenchman.1984
A film adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, filmed in the title year and in many of the actual locations mentioned in the novel.The Anna Russell Album
This album features a dangerously accurate and succinct summary of Wagner's Ring Cycle, among other gems.Warrior Wisewoman 2
Science fiction stories in which a woman is the principal character; includes "Peacock Dancer," by Catherine Mintz.Beauty and the Beast
Disney, for better and for worse. Fine animation and score, some weaknesses in the story as it occurs outside the castle.Opera Imaginaire [VHS]
Splendid animation to assorted songs from opera.
