The Spiderwick Chronicles

Their world is closer than you think…
In cinemas from February 15th.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Here at Fae Nation we are getting very excited about the release of Hellboy II, due to hit the cinemas this Summer. Directed by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) Hellboy II is the sequel to 2004′s Hellboy, and sees the eponymous kitten-loving anti-hero back to save the world from Prince Nuada and his Otherworldly army, after the ancient truce between humankind and the unseen world is broken. The elves are angry, the trolls are marauding, and the tooth faeries are terrifying, and there is worse to come!
Visit the official Hellboy II site to see the trailer.

A Very Fairy Christmas

A Very Fairy Christmas is a charming animated tale sure to entertain all the family over the Christmas holidays.
In the days leading up to Christmas a young girl, Leah Carpenter, moves to a new city with her parents. While at Santa’s workshop in the North Pole, Santa Claus is meeting with Shaily, the youngest fairy ever to be asked to help Santa keep track of all the children on the “Naughty and Nice” list.
Shaily comes to visit Leah and the two become fast friends and although she knows it is against the rules, Shaily takes Leah into the fairy world where their new friendship is tested and their true adventure begins.

Buy A Very Fairy Christmas from Amazon.co.uk

Dinner by David Tarleton

I couldn’t let the Halloween season pass by with out a little spookiness, so here is an excellent short film by David Tarleton entitled ‘Dinner‘.
After the destruction of the old woods in Europe, the trolls, witches, fairies and goblins had nowhere left to go. Thus they did what so many others had done before them: they moved to Los Angeles. Jack, a goth fairy tale fetishist, falls in love with Jill, the daughter of the Russian cannibalistic witch, Baba Yaga. He must enter Baba Yaga’s hut to face impossible quests, hideous monsters, a convenience store troll and even a junkie fairy to win his girlfriend’s hand in marriage.

Fairy Caught On Film?

This is a curious little snippet of film doing the rounds on YouTube at the moment. It shows a walk through the trees of Clapham Woods in Sussex, filmed using Night Vision. All fairly uneventful until the last few seconds when something small and apparently winged flits in front of the lens. It is only visible for a moment, but it does look remarkably Faerie-like.

Spiderwick Chronicles Film Trailer Online

You can get a little glimpse of the forthcoming Spiderwick Chronicles film on the Yahoo Movies site. The film is based on Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi’s best selling children’s series of the same name. The release date is scheduled for February 2008.

Early ‘Fairy’ Caught on Film

You can now view clips of some of Thomas Edison’s early Kinetoscope films online. ‘Serpentine Dance’ features a young lady twirling and dancing in what are clearly fairy wings. The film dates from 1894. The dancer, Annabelle Whitford performed the Serpentine for William Heise, another filmmaker, in 1895. This time she appeared in somewhat psychedelic hand-tinted colour but without the wings.

Stardust Movie Trailer Online

The trailer for Stardust, a film based on the wonderful novel written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Charles Vess, is now available to view online. The star-studded cast includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter O’Toole, Claire Danes and Charlie Cox. Director Matthew Vaughn is more commonly known for his British ‘Gangster’ movies such as ‘Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’ so it will be interesting to see how he pulls off fantasy. The release date is scheduled for August 10th.

Faerie Themed Film Props

For collectors interested in owning a little piece of movie magic, take a peek at the Prop Store of London. They carry a huge selection of items that have actually appeared in films, as well as reproductions and rare crew and promotional pieces. The film selection is quite diverse, but of interest to Faerie fans are a set of photo boards used in ‘Fairytale: A true Story’ (shown above); weapons from Legend; and production scripts from Dark Crystal. New items are introduced regularly – at the moment there are many other props from productions like Lord of the Rings, Brothers Grimm, Chronicles of Narnia and other fantasy film and TV shows.

Arthur and the Invisibles

When Arthur’s family home comes under threat, and with it the Kingdom of tiny ‘Minimoys’ that inhabit the garden, Arthur has no choice but to enlist their help and find the hidden treasure buried by his Grandfather. Directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) and half live action and half animated, ‘Arthur and the Invisibles’ promises to be an entertaining family film, based on Besson’s own books. It stars Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland) and the English-language version features the vocal talents of David Bowie, Madonna, Robert De Niro and Snoop Dogg amongst others. The film opens January 12th.