and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist.Born to...
British literature and folklore are heavily associated with theworld of fantasy. So, it's only natural that there would be plenty of British fantasy films that have a lasting impact on audiences and the overall genre. Some are considered some of the most famous fantasy films of all time and ...
•What they've said: Not all writers have thought Shakespeare's so great And, after all that, the plays are still the thing: •Hamlet•Henry IV, Part 1•Julius Caesar•King Lear•Macbeth•Othello•The Merchant of Venice•Romeo and Juliet•The Tempest ...
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Final Fantasy X's voluptuous sorceress, Lulu, took the idea of a black mage to a whole new level. Endowed with some ample cleavage and smoky, sensual voice, Lulu was not onlyFFX's sexiest character, but also one of the most powerful. With the ability to cast spells of all elements and...
The thing about Bogart is that his “iconic line” is basically every line he ever said. His laconic, tough-guy energy gave every line a spin of cool defiance that screenwriters rose to match. He wasn’t the tallest, strongest, or most handsome, and at times he barely seemed to move ...
Bert Berns got his start in 1960 at age 31 as a Brill Building songwriter and went on a run that included hits like "Twist & Shout," the Exciters' "Tell Him" and Salomon Burke's "Cry to Me." Where other writers of the time strove for sophistication, Berns' songs communicated a fie...
While most famously a series of movies, the franchise that becamePlanet of the Apesactually began as French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novelLa Planète des Singes. Boulle himself didn’t consider the novel to be a sci-fi at all but rather more of a fantasy and social commentary on humanity...
A wonderful satire that still works for all ages, despite the savagery of Swift's vision. • Robert McCrum's 100 best novels: Gulliver's Travels 5. Tom Jones Henry Fielding The adventures of a high-spirited orphan boy: an unbeatable plot and a lot of sex ending in a blissful marriage...
and Taylor Swift have all released undeniable classics. So we’ve updated the list, adding those albums while making a few other tweaks. The 2020 list covered many decades of popular music, and was the result of a vote among more than 300 artists, writers, producers and industry figures; ...