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Dora's mother is having twins, and Dora can't wait to be their big sister.

University of Michigan professor Eric S. Rabkin discusses the fantastic in its most important modern variety, science fiction, as part of the entire course on fantasy literature.

Bound by a desire to play fantasy game Mazes and Monsters Robbie and his 3 college classmates decide to move the board game into local legendary cavern. But when the game gets out of hand, Robbie begins to have visions and the line between fantasy and reality fuse into harrowing adventure.

Movie summary: Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who...

Documentary that examines the secret codes and symbols of the world presented in the novel "The golden compass," using interviews, animation, and archival footage.

The Fellowship of the Ring Assisted by a Fellowship of heroes, the hobbit Frodo Baggins plunges into a perilous trek to take the mystical One Ring to Mount Doom so that it and its magical powers can be destroyed and never possessed by evil Lord Sauron. The Two Towers Frodo and Samwise press on toward Mordor, and Gollum insists on being their guide. Can anyone so corrupted by the One Ring be trusted? Meanwhile, as Aragorn draws closer to his destiny,...

Profiles English writer, poet, and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, describing the influence the rural English West Midlands where he grew up had on his writing.

A mythic adventure set around 2,000 years ago across a series of islands in the South Pacific. The film follows the journey of a spirited teenager named Moana as she meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together they traverse the open ocean, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.

This darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday. The horror-comedy tells the story of young Max, who turns his back on Christmas as his dysfunctional family comes together and comically clashes over the holidays. When they accidentally unleash the wrath of Krampus, an ancient entity from European folklore, all hell breaks loose and beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own.