I was travelling for nine hours today, and thus it was great to have a lengthy tale to read, to wit, this awesome fusion/crossover which manages to put the First Class X-Men into the Harry-Potter-verse, shortly after WWII, which means they are all teenagers. The story captures the atmosphere of the Potter books (and the joy of the early ones) and ( Read more... )

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The other day I came across about a great post about Tiana from Disney's "Princess and the Frog. Among the newer Disney heroines (i.e. last decade or so), Tiana is still my favourite, and that article made me go and rent the dvd to rewatch her movie. Yes, still my favourite. And still so unusual in its genre, if you ask me. You've got herones ( Read more... )

Because any combination of Catherine Tate and David Tennant is bound to make me smile with happiness which I want to share, and this includes her having to guess his character's name in the Harry Potter films:

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The L.A. Times informes me that the last but one Elementary episode was indeed, as I had guessed, inspired by Philipp Seymour Hoffmann ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, Gillian Bradshaw, writer of entertaining and quite popular historical and fantasy novels, both for adults and children, posted on her website re: her novel Wolf Hunt:I've now decided that the heroine marries the wrong man, but I think it still works. (See here.) As far as I know - and of course I could be mistaken - this did ( Read more... )

Nominations for the Rarewomen ficathon are discussed here; I wonder whether one can still nominate Judi Dench's M, or whether the fact her letter, if not herself shows upon the juggernaut of Bond/Q stories means she doesn't qualify as a rare woman anymore?

On to some fanfic recs:

Harry PotterOne of the most fascinating aspects of the last HP ( Read more... )

Once Upon A Time:

Sorting the OuaT cast HP style: in which the regular Once upon a Time characters get sorted into Hogwarts houses, and some unorthodox choices are made. Very enjoyable meta, and I agree with most of the picks. Spoilers for the first half of season 3, though, i.e. if you haven't seen it yet and wish to remain unspoiled, you should ( Read more... )

Skyfall:

The Road and the Room: an AU which departs from canon in the Westminster scene. Bond doesn't arrive at the inquiry in time, giving Silva the chance to abduct M. What then? It's an M pov throughout, her weary strength and sharpness captured fantastically well, Silva and Bond ring very true, and so does the way she relates to each. If you' ( Read more... )

Five characters who should quit their jobs (and why).

1.) Severus Snape (Harry Potter). During the time canon was still open, of course. Let’s face it, Snape was a fascinating character but a really horrible teacher, even if you discount anything to do with Harry. The two most glaring proofs about Snape’s unsuitability as a teacher that come ( Read more... )

5 characters that wouldn't do karaoke (even if you paid them).

I'm assuming we're exempting "do karaoke or die a gruesome death!" situations, since most characters are attached enough to their lives to comply in that case. With this caveat, here are my replies:

1.) Rorschach (Watchmen). Never would he ever. Not even during the happiest days of ( Read more... )