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Can't believe no one has mentioned Gallipoli, Peter Weir's little Aussie contribution. Makes you laugh, makes you cry. And what about Lawrence of Arabia.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, based on various of the Aubrey-Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian. Captures the spirit of the characters and the feel of the nautical world of His Majesty's Royal Navy in the early 1800's rather nicely. A good adaptation.

Lamenting bygone RPGs - I have to post a huge Vale for New World Computing, authors of my favourite ever series, Might and Magic. Party-based (none of this one character only rubbish) and turn-based, so you could slow down the action to allow spells (and thought) during fighting if you wanted...

Cozy fantasy is a great term - I think it would apply to pretty much everything where the setting is fantasy but the people are real. Real people just aren't up for those big, world-saving, doom-laden swordmaster plots - they pull the covers over their heads, or just keep eating. Their stories...

Would love to agree with you about Elijah Wood, but can't lay the blame on him entirely. I've recently rewatched the films (actually this thread got me in the mood) and then re-read the Hobbit (in enthusiastic preparation for upcoming fillum) and of course got Tolkiened into a LOTR re-read; am...

Jim, you might like this website; the people on here are fond of detail too. The page I'm linking to is about Antarctic sea ice / land ice but you will probably find the entire site of interest. http://www.skepticalscience.com/antarctica-gaining-ice.htm Now - can we please separate the...

Someone Wicked this way went - in the good sense of the word! The ending of an era. The writer may have faded but the stories he wrote will be fresh forever.

Congratulations indeed, a well deserved victory for you both!

More books worth reading for style: Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte The Ill-Made Mute, Cecilia Dart-Thornton Master and Commander, Patrick O'Brian (and its twenty or so sequels) The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold I particularly love the writing of Le Guin, Austen, Kay, Tolkien and...

Probably more SPOILERS I think you're right Grimy. The more we learn about the Koriathain as the books go on, the blacker they are revealed to be, as an organisation. This is in keeping with Janny's free-will theme - setting them firmly against the Sorcerors, who seek permission from the...

The Tales of the Otori series, by Lian Hearn, is a great little pseudo-Japanese fantasy. And beautifully written.

You have to add at least a third side to that, Warren. Readers who are discerning about their padding because they are aware that it is possible to write in a spare manner and still evoke feeling, imagination and depth. That takes real skill though, a certain artistry with words - and it seems...

My vote has gone to Stormfeather and her stunning ocean shot, but special mentions go to Tiffany, Alex, Dave and The Dusty Zebra - most of these were also ocean shots! Clearly I go for drama. Very hard pick though, every shot in the comp was lovely, well done all.

I can't wait to see this fillum. Smaug the Magnificent has been fueling my dragon artwork since childhood.

Could this be the Bridei Chronicles, by Juliet Marillier? I've only read the first book of this series, The Dark Mirror, but the plot you describe rang major bells - that's pretty much how it goes.

What annoyed me was the whole Anakin becomes Darth Vader thing. Basically he became Vader because he was an idiot and a jerk. It made me want to send a message to Future Luke - don't bother saving your father, Luke! Noooo! And this is how you bring balance to the Force? Good god. I wish they...

Karn, you can get this on Smashwords for literally a couple of bucks and its well, well worth it. After the usual "settling in" to period, manners etc, I was quite swept away and I don't think I've enjoyed a story as thoroughly in ages.

Hmm, I'm Mal. I was expecting to be someone shorter.

Call it local flavour. I think you've put it in such a way people should be able to tell from context more or less what's intended, and it isn't a terribly vital detail, or as controversial as, say, thongs.

Be honest Jim - you are questioning the validity of the report. You are implying WWF is publishing data like this simply to validate its own existence. It is true the crisis card has been played many times, and it will probably have a similar effect this time (not much). The bulk of consumers...