The most beguiling promise of fantasy fiction is that of self-knowledge. At some point the protagonist discovers, with the force of a calling from God, that he is no mere mortal, but a wizard, a ...

A prince sets out on a magical journey and discovers wizards, witches, dragons and self-knowledge in "Tales From Earthsea," a first feature for Goro Miyazaki, son of the celebrated Hayao Miyazaki ...

Although they may be set in far-flung worlds, fantasy tales can never truly be separated from their creators and from the lands that created them. Some of the most popular fantasy -- including “The ...

Last month, I addressed “Mansfield Park.” If you’ve seen the 2007 movie titled “The Jane Austen Book Club,” you’ll recall that the lone male member of the book club is a fan of Ursula K. Le Guin, and ...

EXCLUSIVE: A24 and Oscar-nominated producer Jennifer Fox (Nightcrawler, Michael Clayton) are teaming to develop Ursula Le Guin’s acclaimed Earthsea fantasy books for television. A24 is the studio and ...

Not all of producer Robert "Hack Work" Halmi Sr.'s miniseries are awful. But most are -- including his latest abomination, "Legend of Earthsea," which airs on Sci Fi Channel tonight and tomorrow at 9 ...

Carl: To date, I have seen four Studio Ghibli movies; Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and most recently, Tales From Earthsea. All have been visually spectacular, that is ...