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How to Train Your Dragon: Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast
In this week’s episode, Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski debate the merits of domesticated dragons as they bring their combined acumen to bear upon analyzing DreamWorks 3D aerial extravaganza, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. Also on the chopping block: news from the world of horror, fantasy, and science fiction film-making; a look at [...]
How to Train Your Dragon – Review
“Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile.”
That’s a quote by Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) from DreamWorks’ new CGI animated film HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. And I, uh, have to fess up and admit that those words were similar to my sentiments when I first saw the trailer for this one. I didn’t care for the [...]
Sense of Wonder: Cinema’s Scaliest Dragons
Considering the mythical nature of dragons, you would think they would be th superstars of cinefantastique; instead, they have too often been relegated to supporting status in sub-par films. Fortunately, there are a few good dragon movies out there, and even the dramatic disappointments can feature impressively realized reptiles of mass destruction.
How to Train Your Dragon: Craig Ferguson Interview
Actor and talk-show host Craig Ferguson discusses his voice acting role as Gobber, who teaches the young Vikins to fight dragons, in the computer-animated 3D fantasy HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON.
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How to Train Your Dragon: Introducing the Dragons
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How to Train Your Dragon theatrical release
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How to Train Your Dragon trailer #2
How to Train Your Dragon – featurette
How to Train Your Dragon: Craig Ferguson Interview
How to Train Your Dragon – Review
How to Train Your Dragon: Cinefantastique Horror, [...]
How to Train Your Dragon – featurette
Read more about How to Train Your Dragon (2010) by clicking the links below:
How to Train Your Dragon theatrical release
How to Train Your Dragon trailer
How to Train Your Dragon trailer #2
How to Train Your Dragon: Introducing the Dragons
How to Train Your Dragon: Craig Ferguson Interview
How to Train Your Dragon – Review
How to Train Your Dragon: Cinefantastique Horror, [...]
Directing duo discuss dragon-training
Jam!’s showbiz website has an interview with Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, the directing duo who came on to HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON literally after the last minute: the film had already gone into production when the studio decided the story was not working, so DeBlois and Sanders (the team behind LILO AND STITCH) [...]
How to Train Your Dragon trailer #2
Read more about How to Train Your Dragon (2010) by clicking the links below:
How to Train Your Dragon theatrical release
How to Train Your Dragon trailer
How to Train Your Dragon – featurette
How to Train Your Dragon: Introducing the Dragons
How to Train Your Dragon: Craig Ferguson Interview
How to Train Your Dragon – Review
How to Train Your Dragon: Cinefantastique [...]
How to Train Your Dragon trailer
Read more about How to Train Your Dragon (2010) by clicking the links below:
How to Train Your Dragon theatrical release
How to Train Your Dragon trailer #2
How to Train Your Dragon – featurette
How to Train Your Dragon: Introducing the Dragons
How to Train Your Dragon: Craig Ferguson Interview
How to Train Your Dragon – Review
How to Train Your Dragon: [...]
How to Train Your Dragon theatrical release
[ March 26, 2010; ] Paramount Pictures releases this family-friendly fantasy film from DreamWorks Animation, about a young, dragon-hunting Viking who ends up adopting one of the beasts and realizes they are not the fearsome creatures he imagines. Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Kristen Wiig provide the character voices. Dean DeBlois and [...]
Fire & Ice: The Dragon Chronicles (2008) – Fantasy Film Review
Released on Monday 7th September on DVD in the U.K., FIRE & ICE: THE DRAGON CHRONICLES was made by MediaPro Pictures and The Sci-fi Channel, and directed by CATWOMAN director Pitof. Anyone expecting a fantastical spectacle of fantasy and adventure, with amazing mythical dragons and state of the art special effects is going to be sorely [...]
Dragon Wars: D-War (2007) – Fantasy Film Review
A movie does not have to be good to be entertaining. If there were any doubt about the truth of this axiom, along comes DRAGON WARS (subtitled D-WAR on screen), offering up conclusive proof. By no reasonable reckoning can the film be considered a competent piece of cinematic storytelling, yet somehow the movie transcends its [...]
Dragon Wars – Hollywood Premiere
Thanks to the American Cinematheque and Freestyle releasing, Hollywood horror fans got a sneak peak at DRAGON WARS, the Korean produced fantasy film opening Friday. A premiere was held at the venerable Egyptian Theatre, home of the Cinematheque, with many of the cast and crew in attendance: writer-director Hyung-rae Shim and actors Jason Behr, Amanda [...]
