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Saturn Award For Best Fantasy Film
The Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy Film is an award presented to the best film in the fantasy genre by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films is an American non-profit organization established in 1972 dedicated to the advancement of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Academy is headquarter .... Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s External linksOfficial Site*Internet Movie Database2nd [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction films and horror films, although the genres do overlap. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. Prevalent elements include fairies, angels, mermaids, witches, monsters, wizards, unicorns, dragons, talking animals, ogres, elves, trolls, white magic, gnomes, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, demons, dwarves, giants, goblins, anthropomorphic or magical objects, familiars, curses and other enchantments, worlds involving magic, and the Middle Ages. Subgenres Several sub-categories of fantasy films can be identified, although the delineations between these subgenres, much as in fantasy literature, are somewhat fluid. The most common fantasy subgenres depicted in movies are Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Saturn Awards
The 5th Saturn Awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror released in the year 1977. It was held on January 14, 1978, and taped for television broadcast under the title ''Science Fiction Film Awards'', which aired on January 21, 1978. This was the first ceremony in which the nominees for the acting categories were more than just a single individual while the category Best Editing was introduced. The event was hosted by Karen Black and William Shatner. '' Star Wars'' won the most awards with 13 wins (7 competitive; 6 special), including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director ( George Lucas) and Best Writing (Lucas), followed by ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'', and '' Oh, God!'' with two wins each. This ceremony is also notable for when Shatner performed a spoken word rendition of the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Adventure
''Arabian Adventure'' is a 1979 British fantasy adventure film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Christopher Lee and Oliver Tobias. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, U.K. Premise An evil caliph (Christopher Lee) offers his daughter's hand in marriage to a prince if he can complete a perilous quest for a magical rose. Helped by a young boy and a magic carpet, Prince Hasan (Oliver Tobias), has to overcome genies, fire breathing monsters and treacherous swamps to reach his prize and claim the hand of Princess Fuleira ( Emma Samms). Cast *Christopher Lee as Voulim Rahbar *Milo O'Shea as Khasim *Oliver Tobias as Prince Hasan * Emma Samms as Princess Zuleira *Puneet Sira as Majeed *Peter Cushing as Wazir Al Wuzara *Capucine as Vahishta *Mickey Rooney as Daad El Shur * John Wyman as Bahloul *John Ratzenberger as Achmed *Shane Rimmer as Abu *Hal Galili as Asaf *Art Malik as Mamhoud *Milton Reid as Jinnee *Elisabeth Welch as Beggarwoman *Suzanne Danielle as Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muppet Movie
''The Muppet Movie'' is a 1979 American musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley, produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was written by ''The Muppet Show'' writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns. Produced between the first and second half of ''The Muppet Show''s third season, the film tells the origin story of the Muppets, as Kermit the Frog embarks on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles, encountering several of the Muppets—who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business—along the way while being pursued by Doc Hopper, a greedy restaurateur with intentions of employing Kermit as a spokesperson for his frog legs business. The film stars Muppet performers Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz, as well as Charles Durning and Austin Pendleton, and it features cameo appearances by Dom DeLuise, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Saturn Awards
The 7th Saturn Awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror released in the year 1980. They were awarded on July 26, 1980. Winners and nominees Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold. Film awards Special awards Hall of Fame * ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' Life Career Award * Gene Roddenberry * William Shatner George Pal Memorial Award * John Badham Most Popular International Performer * Roger Moore Outstanding Achievement to the Academy Robert V. MichelucciWilliam G. Wilson Jr. External links 1980 Awardsat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Official Saturn Awards webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wiz (film)
''The Wiz'' is a 1978 American musical adventure fantasy film directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Rob Cohen. A reimagining of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' featuring an all African-American cast, the film was loosely adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same title. It follows the adventures of Dorothy, a shy, twenty-four year old Harlem schoolteacher who finds herself magically transported to the urban fantasy Land of Oz, which resembles a dream version of New York City. Befriended by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion, she travels through the city to seek an audience with the mysterious Wiz, who they say is the only one powerful enough to send her home. Produced by Universal Pictures and Motown Productions, filming took place in Queens, New York from October to December 1977, with a cast starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson (in his feature film debut), Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watership Down (film)
''Watership Down'' is a 1978 British animated adventure-drama film, written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams. It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions and was distributed by Cinema International Corporation in the United Kingdom. Released on 19 October 1978, the film was an immediate success and it became the sixth-most popular film of 1979 at the UK box office. It features the voices of John Hurt, Richard Briers, Harry Andrews, Simon Cadell, Nigel Hawthorne and Roy Kinnear, among others, and was the last film work of Zero Mostel, as the voice of Kehaar the gull. The musical score was by Angela Morley and Malcolm Williamson. Art Garfunkel's hit song " Bright Eyes" was written by songwriter Mike Batt. Plot In Lapine language mythology, the world was created by the god Frith. All animals were grass eaters, living harmoniously. The rabbits multiplied, and their appetite led to a food shortage. Frith or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lord Of The Rings (1978 Film)
''The Lord of the Rings'' is a 1978 American animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. It is an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy epic novel of the same name, comprising ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' and some material from both books of ''The Two Towers''. Set in Middle-earth, the film follows a group of Hobbits, Men, an Elf, a Dwarf and a Wizard who form a fellowship. They embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron; he has put much of his power into the Ring, and with it would control the whole of Middle-earth, but if it were destroyed, he would perish with it. Bakshi encountered Tolkien's writing early in his career. He had made several attempts to produce ''The Lord of the Rings'' as an animated film before producer Saul Zaentz and distributor United Artists provided funding. The film is notable for its extensive use of rotoscoping, a technique in which scenes are first shot in live-action, then traced onto animation cels. It us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven Can Wait (1978 Film)
''Heaven Can Wait'' is a 1978 American fantasy-comedy-sports film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry about a young man (played by Beatty) being mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel, and the resulting complications of how this mistake can be undone, given that his earthly body has been cremated. It was the second film adaptation of Harry Segall's play of the same name, the first being '' Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941). Beatty was influenced by the beliefs of his sister, actress Shirley Maclaine, in mysticism and reincarnation. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards. The cast includes Beatty, Julie Christie, and Jack Warden, all of whom had appeared in ''Shampoo'' (1975). In 2001, a third film adaptation of the play was done, titled '' Down to Earth'', sharing its name with the sequel to ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941). Plot Joe Pendleton, a backup quarterback for the American football team Los Angeles Rams, is looking forward to leading his team to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Saturn Awards ...
The 6th Saturn Awards were awarded to media properties and personalities deemed by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to be the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror released in the year 1979. They were awarded on February 24, 1979. Winners and nominees Below is a complete list of nominees and winners. Winners are highlighted in bold. Film awards References External links 1979 Awardsat IMDb Official Saturn Awards website {{Saturn Awards Saturn Saturn Awards ceremonies Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizards (film)
''Wizards'' is a 1977 American animated post-apocalyptic science fantasy film written, directed and produced by Ralph Bakshi and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film follows a battle between two wizards of opposing powers, one representing the forces of magic and the other representing the forces of technology. The film is notable for being the first fantasy film by Bakshi, a filmmaker who was previously known only for "urban films" such as ''Fritz the Cat'', '' Heavy Traffic'' and '' Coonskin''. The film grossed 9 million theatrically with a $2 million budget. Plot Earth has been devastated by a nuclear war. It takes 2 million years for the radioactive clouds to allow sunlight in. The humans who survived the apocalypse have been transformed into mutants, while humanity's true ancestors – fairies, elves and dwarves – resurface and live in the idyllic land of Montagar. While her people celebrate 3,000 years of peace, Delia, queen of the fairies, falls into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Cinderella
is an Italian-Japanese 1996 anime television series based on the fairytale of the same name by Charles Perrault and The Brothers Grimm. It was produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Mondo TV. The series originally aired from April 4 to October 3, 1996, comprising 26 episodes. Summary The Story of Cinderella opens as Cinderella's life changes for the worse when her widower father leaves on a business trip. No sooner is he out of sight than Cinderella's stepmother has unceremoniously moved her two own daughters into Cinderella's room, thrown out her things, handed her a servant's dress and put her to brutal harsh menial labor. The series covers Cinderella's trials and tribulations as she tries to adapt to her new life while suffering the abuse of her stepmother and her two stepsisters. All the while, her fairy godmother, Paulette, subtly watches her and tries to influence events to fix Cinderella's life without her noticing. One of her first acts in this is to grant several of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
