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Sjon recommended Stranger Magic in Books (curated)

 
Stranger Magic
Stranger Magic
Marina Warner | 2012 | Education, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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"Throughout my writing life I have relied on Marina Warner to guide me through the hidden realms of literature and culture. She has a wast knowledge of folk stories, religious tracts, legends and classical works from all points of the globe and her analysis of how they continue to be present in our lives and work is always inspiring. In Stranger Magic she tells the story of how Scheherazade’s tales in The Arabian Nights were embraced and appropriated by western culture without ever loosing their original power. As I am working my way towards a new novel which includes the influence of Arabic culture on medieval Icelandic writing Warner has once again provided me with her keen insight into the mechanisms of how stories travel."

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Tim Burton recommended The Omega Man (1971) in Movies (curated)

 
The Omega Man (1971)
The Omega Man (1971)
1971 | Classics, Sci-Fi
6.5 (6 Ratings)
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"Seeing Charlton Heston reciting lines from Woodstock and wearing jumpsuits that look like he’s out of Gilligan’s Island — there are lots of good things. The thing I liked about this is that the vampire characters were played by real people. They had a really cool look to them — black robes, dark glasses. Not Charlton Heston with his shirt off. [laughs] I was kind of obsessed by him, because he’s like the greatest bad actor of all time. Between this and Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green and The Ten Commandments — I know that was a religious film but I always thought it was like the first zombie movie. He starts out like this real person and by the end he’s like this weird zombie."

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Mary Queen of Scots (2018) in Movies

Aug 29, 2020 (Updated Aug 29, 2020)  
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
2018 | Biography, Drama, History
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6.3 (15 Ratings)
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Saoirse Ronan (1 more)
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Usual Hollywood approach to History (0 more)
Queen takes Queen
This isn't the type of film I normally watch but the cast swung me. It's the type of film that will win awards for the costume department and production. Saoirse Ronan really carries the film and without her I would score it a bit lower. Margot Robbie is sadly under used in this.
Tied up in a political, religious and royal game of real life chess as to whom will be heir to the throne of England. There is plenty of scheming and treason by both Royal courts. It's interesting but also at times a little dull. If you like slow period dramas you'll love it, if not you're not missing much.
  
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David McK (3918 KP) rated The River Warriors (The Savage Isle, #2) in Books

Oct 4, 2026  
The River Warriors (The Savage Isle, #2)
The River Warriors (The Savage Isle, #2)
Michael Arnold | 2026
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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Second entry in Michael Arnold's 'Savage Isles' series (after 'The Savage Isle'), with - following the end of that previous entry - the Roman army now having established a foothold in Britain.

You might thinking the 'The River Warriors' of the title refers to a tribe of local Britons, resisting the Roman invasion.

You'd be mistaken - they are actually more the villains of the piece, with the story again following Cullen of the Atrebates, who is dispatched by Aoife the Druid to seek out and return a mysterious religious totem as the two armies prepare for battle on the river Vaga.

I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first, but reckon I still will continue on with the series anyways.