Fantasy Film

Readers are transported to a magical world to follow Little Baby Claus on a heartwarming adventure to save Christmas. With the help of his loyal friends— and a sprinkle of holiday magic—Baby Claus must overcome obstacles and prove that even the smallest among us can make a big difference. Filled with whimsy and wonder, this charming tale is sure to captivate young readers as Little Claus and his friends learn the importance of creativity, originality, and imagination. Illustrations burst forth with the holiday spirit.

As the predictions for the end of the world look likely, Mike, a journalist, begins to uncover the scoop of our lifetime, which takes him on an adventure to India, England, and then back to the United States. His story is not taken kindly by many, and his life soon becomes a matter of National Security.

Lyra si sta incamminando sul ponte costruito dal padre, Lord Asriel, verso un ignoto nuovo mondo. Dopo La bussola d'oro, nel mondo delle Oscure Materie lo scenario si amplia: da un mondo intermedio, in cui Lyra arriva attraverso il ponte, la ragazza approderà nel nostro, dove l'aspettano altri incredibili incontri e la soluzione di alcuni misteri. Insieme al suo nuovo compagno di avventura, Will Parry, Lyra rimarrà coinvolta nella più ardita delle guerre e, malgrado i pericoli e le fatiche cui è sottoposta, non esiterà nella sua marcia verso il vero.

Transforming Harry: The Adaptation of Harry Potter in the Transmedia Age is an edited volume of eight essays that look at how the cinematic versions of the seven Harry Potter novels represent an unprecedented cultural event in the history of cinematic adaptation.

Author Michael J. Hayde's definitive work about Superman on radio and television. Hayde is well-known for My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized but True Story of Dragnet and The Films of Jack Webb and Little Elf: A Celebration of Harry Langdon, and this new treasure trove of information on the Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs for the radio series and the original television series, plus the complete story lines for two unproduced television series episodes, and dozens of "deleted scenes" taken right from the scripts.

Varghunden är en av Jack Londons mest älskade klassiker. I norra Kanadas råa vildmarker kämpar valpen Vittand för att överleva i den bitande kylan. Som korsning mellan hund och varg dras han mellan två inre begär – vargens lockelse till friheten i naturen, och hundens inneboende längtan efter närhet och gemenskap. När Vittand blir bortförd av människor kastas han rakt in i en mardröm. Men bland svårigheterna han tvingas gå igenom, upplever Vittand också glimtar av mänsklig värme. Dessa ögonblick får honom att drömma om ett annat liv, ett liv där han kan leva i harmoni med människorna och deras gåtfulla värld.

The Call of Cthulhu", written in 1926, is probably Lovecraft's best-known work. Discovering notes left by a deceased relative, the narrator pieces together the whole truth and disturbing significance of the Cthulhu cult. This release also contains the shorter tales "The Festival" and "The Hound", in which gravediggers bring home more than they bargained for!

Guided by troubling visions and chased by death-dealing horrors, Omen Daenoth and the feisty talking cats find themselves center stage in the city of Ven'taria, a place of uncanny magic and jaw-dropping revelry. But when Omen and his companions -- an eminent Sundragon scholar, the notorious prince of Terizkand, a child prophet, and a paranoid Machelli spy -- unravel the dark source of the Ven'tarian Socerium's incredible powers, a desperate countdown begins.

Claire delights as the fierce, prickly World War II nurse who falls for Jamie, the sensitive Highlands outlaw. He offers more than a fling or even a timeless love, as he guides the heroine to a deeper level of spirituality. Of course, Diana Gabaldon explores much about modern gender construction. Her heroines shoot pirates, while the Highlanders blend courtly gallantry with bloodthirsty battles.

Thirteen-year-old Bran Joseph Lee has spent half his life building the Vale, an immersive, AI-generated, virtual-reality environment using technology created by his inventor parents. It's a lush fantasy world complete with a Blue Forest, a Castle, and adventures with his mushroom-obsessed Elf named Gnomly—a much better place to spend his days compared to his real life, where his parents have suffered through the failed launches of one invention after another.

In der Siedlung Prentisstown ist es niemals still. Ein Virus hat alle Frauen getötet und den Männern die Fähigkeit gegeben, ununterbrochen die Gedanken der jeweils anderen zu hören. Doch eines Tages vernimmt der junge Todd Hewitt etwas Ungewöhnliches: Stille. Die Quelle ist eine junge Frau namens Viola. Doch wie kann sie leben, wo doch der Virus alle Frauen getötet hat? Als Todd die grausame Wahrheit über dieses Rätsel erfährt, schwebt er in höchster Gefahr.

Für den 17-jährigen Tim geht ein Traum in Erfüllung: Er darf am berühmten Mozart-Internat Gesang studieren! Doch dort angekommen, muss er sich nicht nur dem herausfordernden neuen Schulalltag stellen – geführt von mysteriösen Lichtergeistern findet er auch ein geheimes Portal in die sagenhafte Welt von Mozarts Zauberflöte. Hier soll er in der Rolle des Prinzen Tamino gemeinsam mit Papageno Prinzessin Pamina retten, um ihre Welt vor der ewigen Dunkelheit der Königin der Nacht zu bewahren.

Doctor Who is a show about books, TV, and science fiction for the fans within us all: the Tenth Doctor loves Harry Potter, the Eleventh Doctor wears costumes, and Martha Jones wants to record Shakespeare's lost play and sell it on the Internet. As the characters gush over Agatha Christie or tangle with Men in Black, they enter a self-referential world of fiction about fiction, delighting in pure fandom.

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy’s pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). “I was there,” Papa Toto said...

Tristan and Dylan have escaped the afterlife, defying fate: Dylan should have been killed in a horrific train crash while Tristan should still be an immortal ferryman. Now, living in bodies they have no right to inhabit, they discover they’re connected by something stronger than love—their souls are bound together. Alone, they’ll die, but being together has its own difficulties.

Healer. Destroyer. Creator. Mateo Matisse and Chela Hidalgo are not just two teenagers in love—they're powerful gods in human form. Powerful enough to have saved their Brooklyn diaspora community from the wrath of an ancient enemy and to have raised their once-sunken native island of San Madrigal from the sea. But soon they discover that their problems are far from over.

Barry Sutton é policial em Nova York e convive com a tristeza da morte da filha. Ao ser acionado para intervir em uma tentativa de suicídio, ele se depara com uma mulher que sofre da Síndrome da Falsa Memória, uma doença misteriosa que planta na cabeça de suas vítimas lembranças de vidas que elas nunca tiveram.

Jeder kennt Willy Wonka, den genialen Erfinder und Inhaber der legendären Schokoladenfabrik – an der Seite des kleinen Charlie der große Held der weltberühmten Geschichte von Roald Dahl. Wie wurde Willy Wonka zu dem exzentrischen Magier, der die Welt mit seinen Kreationen gleichermaßen bezaubert und verstört? Davon erzählt der Film, den Warner Bros. kurz vor Weihnachten mit einem grandiosen Star-Aufgebot in die Kinos bringt. So viel sei verraten: Seine einzigartige Begabung als magischer Chocolatier hat seine Mutter dem jungen Willy als Vermächtnis mit auf den Weg gegeben.

In alten Zeiten war Kumandra ein sicherer Hafen, in dem Menschen und Drachen in Harmonie zusammenlebten. Doch als eine böse Macht das Land bedrohte, opferten sich die Drachen, um die Menschheit zu retten. 500 Jahre später ist die böse Macht zurückgekehrt. Jetzt ist es die Aufgabe der jungen Kriegerin Raya, den legendären letzten Drachen zu suchen, um das verfallene Land wiederherzustellen und sein Volk zu vereinen. Begleite Raya auf ihrer Reise und erfahre, dass es neben einem Drachen auch Vertrauen und Teamwork braucht, um die Welt zu retten!

A dazzling, inventive literary adventure story in which Captain Ahab confronts Captain Nemo and the dark cultural stories represented by both characters are revealed in cliffhanger fashion. A sprawling adventure pitting two of literature's most iconic anti-heroes against each other: Captain Nemo...