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Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful monsters


Have you seen Pacific Rim yet? If not, you’ve got to go see it! With all the devastation the film’s leviathans wreak, it’s a little hard to get past the adrenaline rush and really appreciate the design and attention to detail del Toro always puts into his creatures. For a closer look, watch this three

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The stakes are higher for Thor in Dark World


I enjoyed the first Thor movie, but I wasn’t overly excited about it. However, the newly released movie trailer for the sequel looks over the top! A new villain threatens to plunge the universe back into darkness (bringing much epic destruction), Thor is forced to ally with his crafty brother Loki (an interesting character I’m

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I saw Pegasus today. And so can you.


I was out for a sunny stroll down on Granville Island today when a mechanical winged horse caught my attention. Being the fantasy geek that I am and a huge fan off all winged creatures––just ask Sithias––I knew this whimsical piece of art was Pegasus right away, and of course I had to investigate its

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Even Stephen King labors over his first lines


Looking back, I think I came up with at least five very different scenes to open Fate’s Fables with. But that was nothing compared to all the first opening lines I wrote, revised and fretted over, before I finally settled on, “The light was fading fast.” I sometimes thought I was putting too much importance

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