I’m getting more and more excited about The Red Shoes. For an example of why this movie is so gleefully fucked in the head, here’s the video box:
This is the image they used in the children’s section of the video store to advertise the very best of the movie and make you want to rent it for your child.
My memory is not perfect, but I saw this movie on VHS about four years ago, so it’s all pretty fresh. Key elements:
Hans Christian Anderson is summoned to his… Read more »
February 19: Fashion in Fantasy, Fluevog NYC (250 Mulberry St), 6:30pm
February 23: Victorian Gothic, 4-7pm, Cooper Union (41 Cooper Square)
March 20-24: ICFA (Orlando, FL)
May 24-27: WisCon (Madison, WI)
July 11-14: Readercon (Boston, MA)
November 1-4: World Fantasy Convention (Brighton, UK)
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February 18: Rewriting Fairy Tales, WORD Brooklyn, 126 Franklin St, Brooklyn, 7pm
February 19: Fashion in Fantasy, Fluevog NYC (250 Mulberry St), 6:30pm
February 23: Victorian Gothic, 4-7pm, Cooper Union (41 Cooper Square)
March 20-24: ICFA (Orlando, FL)
May 24-27: WisCon (Madison, WI)
July 11-14: Readercon (Boston, MA)
November 1-4: World Fantasy Convention (Brighton, UK)