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Adhisaya Ulagam

Adhisaya Ulagam is a 2012 Tamil language Indian fantasy film written and directed by Shakti Scott and produced by R. Banuchitra.

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend is a 1985 American adventure fantasy film directed by Bill L. Norton and starring William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, and Julian Fellowes.

DBCult Film Institute

The study and the interest of the organization is focused primarily on genre film productions, especially Horror film, Science Fiction film, Action film, Adventure film, Comedy film, Crime film, Mondo film, Drama film, Fantasy film, Mystery film, Noir film, Peplum or Sword-and-sandal film, Sexy, Spy film, Thriller film, War film, Western film, and related subgenres.

Heavenly Daze

In the 1940s the supernatural was a popular fantasy film genre of the departed coming back to assist the living such as Here Comes Mr Jordan, A Matter of Life and Death, Wonder Man, and Columbia's Mr. Jordan sequel Down to Earth.

In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds

In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds is a 2011 fantasy adventure film and the sequel to In the Name of the King.

Janina Faye

She appeared in several major fantasy and horror films when she was very young, such as Hammer Films' Dracula (1958), Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) as well as The Day of the Triffids (1962).

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish horror-fantasy film directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near the Korvatunturi mountain who discover the secret behind Santa Claus.

The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning

The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning (German: Der Puppenmacher von Kiang-Ning) is a 1923 German silent fantasy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Werner Krauss, Lia Eibenschütz and Ossip Runitsch.

The Ghost Goes West

The Ghost Goes West (1935) is a British romantic comedy/fantasy film starring Robert Donat, Jean Parker, and Eugene Pallette, and directed by René Clair, his first English-language film.

The Lost Shoe

The Lost Shoe (German: Der verlorene Schuh) is a 1923 German silent fantasy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Helga Thomas, Paul Hartmann and Frida Richard.

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 American fantasyadventuremusical film written and directed by Ken Annakin based on the books of the fictional character Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren.


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A Serbian Film

A Serbian Film was banned by a court in San Sebastián, Spain for "threatening sexual freedom" and thus could not be shown in the XXI Semana de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (21st Horror and Fantasy Film Festival).

Age of the Dragons

Age of the Dragons is a 2011 fantasy film starring Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones, directed by Ryan Little.

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

It was released in 2004 at the Girona International Film Festival, the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Fantasy Film Festival, Tel Aviv ICon festival and the Spanish Science Fiction Convention.

Fight Batman Fight!

Fight Batman Fight! is an unauthorized 1973 Filipino Batman action-fantasy film produced by Pacific Films (Philippines).

Gisella Marengo

In 2011 she played the role of Maliva - mother of Rose McGowan's character Marique in the fantasy film Conan the Barbarian.

Lilou

Actress Milla Jovovich played a character called Leeloo in the 1997 French science fiction/fantasy film "The Fifth Element", which might also have had an impact on use of the name in France.

Parallax Studio

On March 10, 2012, Parallax Studio announced via Facebook starting pre-production on a full-length fantasy film Everything set for completion in 2014.

Pop pop boat

The pop pop boat featured prominently in the 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film Ponyo.

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

Producer and special effects artist Ray Harryhausen stated in his Fantasy Film Scrapbook that Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor was a major influence on his production of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.

Return to Nim's Island

Return to Nim's Island is a 2013 Australian adventure-fantasy film directed by Brendan Maher and starring Bindi Irwin, Matthew Lillard, Toby Wallace and John Waters.

Rhian Sugden

In 2011, Sugden appeared as a "Forest Woman" in the Danny McBride fantasy film Your Highness.

Ron Garney

Garney worked as the Costume illustrator on the 2007 Will Smith film I Am Legend, and the 2010 Nicolas Cage fantasy film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Sarita Choudhury

She played a lesbian virgin in Spike Lee's She Hate Me and acted as Anna Ran in Lady in the Water, a 2006 thriller/fantasy film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Stella Nova

Philippa Boyens, Norman Cates, Mary MacLachlan, and Wayne Taz Stables are ex-members who have been active in the club's model-making or fan video production, and have since progressed to fantasy film production on feature films such as The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

The Adventure of Sudsakorn

In 2006, the story was adapted into a Thai live-action fantasy film, The Legend of Sudsakorn.

The Last Horror Movie

2004 - Espoo Ciné - Méliès d'Argent, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver - Winner

The Man in Half Moon Street

The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) (remade in 1959 by Hammer Films as The Man Who Could Cheat Death) is a fantasy film dealing with a man who retains his youth and cannot die, living throughout the ages.

Yvonne Gilan

In 1964 she wrote a short fantasy film, The Peaches, starring Juliet Harmer, with a small cameo role for her son, Adrian as a bespectacled chess player.