OT While awaiting the hpDVD...

[saintbacchus]

Shahara shares, then asks:

<<
Anyone else have favourite magical movies, especially
less known or newer releases?
>>

You're trying to avoid getting 800 responses of "The
Princess Bride" aren't you? Well, my vote's for that
one. :)

Although I'm also very partial to "Deathstalker and
the Warriors From Hell" as shown on Mystery Science
Theater 3000. I wouldn't advise watching it in its
pure, unadulterated form, though.

I've heard that the BBC miniseries "Gormenghast" is
also really good, and it's got three HP actors in it:
Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, and Zoe Wanamaker
(Petunia & Vernon Dursley and Madame Hooch). I
haven't been able to find it to rent, alas, but it
looks fantastic:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/gormenghast/

I'm reading the first of the books, and it's
wonderfully eccentric...and to think, I'd never
heard of Peake until I stumbled across that site and
started looking at the costume designs.

--Anna