Not My Fantasy

Frozen (2013) (ft. Mar de Melo)

Episode 4: Frozen (feat. Mar de Melo )
 
Let's put our queer lenses on and check out 2013's Frozen: the first movie on this podcast with a female protagonist and writer. We delve into how this movie is truly a cultural reset and how it builds off of Hans Christian Anderson's unwieldy but epic Snow Queen fairy tale. 
Shout out to Overly Sarcastic Productions for their amazing summary of the Snow Queen. 
Research for this episode:
https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSnowQueen_e.html
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen. 
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Cover Art by William Callaghan
“Magic in the Air” — Music by geoffharvey from Pixabay

Book of Life (feat. Krizabeth Landaverde)

Episode 3: Book of Life (feat. Krizabeth Landaverde)
 
Cullen, Hannah, and special guest Krizabeth talk about The Book of Life (2014) starring latino actors Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, and Channing Tatum (JK he’s white). Cullen dives into the combination Catholic and folk traditions behind the history of Día de los Muertos. We explore the rich but complex lore of this original IP that pulls from many diverse stories from around the world. Listen to us chat about the onion-like layers of the film, what the real theme of this movie is, and the beef between Cullen and Pope Francis.
 
Happy Hola Halloween! – Cullen’s husband’s favorite 99-cent store 
 
Research for this episode:
https://dayofthedead.holiday/
Also Chaucer and Shakespeare
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.
 
Cover Art by William Callaghan
“Magic in the Air” — Music by geoffharvey from Pixabay
 

The Black Cauldron (1985) feat. Taylor Zaccario of Obscure Obsessions

Episode 2 The Black Cauldron (1985) (feat. Taylor Zaccario of Obscure Obsessions)
 
Today we tackle one of Disney’s biggest flops, an epic Welsh Fantasy called The Black Cauldron (1985) based on the first two books of Lloyd Alexander’s the “Chronicles of Prydain” series. We discuss the charm and lack thereof of some of the characters in an adventure that pulls from several iconic mythological tropes and involves an iconic pig, Maleficent's ex and a virbo that gets totally wrecked. 
 
Check out Taylor Zaccario on Obscure Obsessions (@obscurepodcast and obscureobessionsblog.blogspot.com
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
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The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Episode 1: The Brothers Grimm (2005)
 
Our PREMIERE episode! Cullen and Hannah watch The Brothers Grimm (2005) starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as the namesake juggernauts of European fairy tales and folklore. Cullen walks us through the real brothers’ lives in Germany and their impact on literature, linguistics, and German culture. Then, we dissect the odd acting choices, puzzling plot structure, truly baffling tone of the film, and more. But the question remains… would Harry Styles consider it a movie?
 
Huge shoutout to Grimm Reading for their episode “The Extraordinary Lives of the Brothers Grimm,” which was super helpful in our research!,
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
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Cover Art by William Callaghan
“Magic in the Air” — Music by geoffharvey from Pixabay