Tips to keep your Fantasy World realistic

I don’t want to go into a whole spiel about keeping fantasy worlds realistic because I’m no expert myself. I used to wonder why fantasy worlds need to be realistic in the first place. After all, it is fantasy. Why can’t writers do whatever they want? Well, perhaps realistic is not the right word –
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Capote (2005) vs Infamous (2006)

A recent revisiting of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood sparked some interest in the two films about him that were released in quick succession in 2005 and 2006 — Bennett Miller’s Capote and Douglas McGrath’s Infamous. Being the first released, Capote stole most of the limelight, especially as Philip Seymour Hoffman’s portrayal of Capote won
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(Spoiler Free) Movie Review: Interstellar (2014) (IMAX)

Well, it looks like I have to reshuffle my list of the best movies of 2014 – again. Memento. The Dark Knight trilogy. Inception. Time and time again, Christopher Nolan proven to be one of the most creative and visionary directors of this generation. His latest, Interstellar, is his most ambitious project to date, and also arguably
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Book Review: “Dream Team” by Jack McCallum

I was one of those millions of kids around the world who was awestruck and inspired from watching the Dream Team — the first US Olympic basketball team featuring NBA players — obliterate their opponents at the 1992 Barcelona games. Oh sure, I didn’t quite make the NBA like Dirk Nowitzki or even Pau Gasol,
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