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	Wizards (film) - tScholars.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wizards is an animated post-apocalyptic Science Fiction/Fantasy epic movie written, produced and directed by Ralph Bakshi in 1977, and released by 20th Century Fox.
		The film, originally titled War Wizards (later shortened to Wizards to avoid confusion with Star Wars, which was being made at the same time for Fox), was originally to be entirely cel-animated from scratch, but because of budget problems, Bakshi was unable to complete the battle sequences with the budget Fox had given him.
		Wizards is an allegorical comment on the neutrality of technology and the potential destructive powers of propaganda.
	www.tscholars.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Wizards_(film) (1217 words)

	Wizards (film) Biography on DanceAge (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wizards is notable for being the first fantasy film made by Bakshi, who was previously known only for gritty, urban films such as Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic and Coonskin.
		The film was well-received in Japan and Germany.
		Film website Rotten Tomatoes, which compiles reviews from a wide range of critics, gives the film a score of 56%.
	www.danceage.com.cob-web.org:8888 /biography/sdmc_Wizards_(film) (1662 words)

	Horrorview.Com: Wizards
		One of the benefits of the rotoscoping process is it presents animation at 22 frames per second, or, live action film quality, one of the drawbacks to rotoscoping is it looks like crap.
		Wizards comes relatively early in his career and plays sort of like a warmup to his most expansive work, an adaptation of Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings (1978).
		Wizards is a fantasy story pitting the world of mutants who use technology against the world of elves and fairies who use magic in a post apocalyptic Earth.
	www.horrorview.com /Wizards.htm (767 words)

	Wizards (1977) - Film Talk (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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		Wizards is still quite dark, as it is the story of warring brother wizards in a distant post-apocalyptic future.
		When the films were projected on the battlefield, the mutant army was inspired and were no match for the elves that were frightened and confused by the images.
	www.film-talk.com.cob-web.org:8888 /forums/index.php?showtopic=12539 (2098 words)

	Wizards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		"Wizards" is an animation film by Ralph Bakshi who also made another animation film "Fritz, The Cat".
		But his role in "Wizards" is very small: just a few lines until his character - Sean, King of the mountain fairies - got shoot.
		"Wizards" is an animation film for an adult audience.
	www.markhamill.com /movies/wizards.htm (285 words)

	Knowledge Arcana
		While seven of the nine films listed in the opening filmography were produced in the last 25 years, all of them were inspired by the films of Hollywood’s first “Golden Age” of cinema and draw on the rich tapestry of film history.
		Film genres can be both very rigid and somewhat fluid; genre films can become so numerous that their elements can seem formulaic, yet it’s easy for films to have characteristics of multiple genres.
		Film is primarily a visual medium while tabletop based pen-and-paper RPGs are, by and large, a spoken medium (that is, the ideas and images are usually conveyed from DM to player via verbal description).
	wizo.wizards.com /ka/fall04/page15.php (2340 words)

	NEWS: D&D Fan Film Contest
		All eligible films will be posted at www.gamevideos.com, on or about September 15, 2006, and fans nationwide will be able to vote for their favorites until September 30, 2006.
		The top 10 eligible films, as chosen by the fans, will advance to the final judging, where a panel of celebrity fans and members of the independent film community, as well as game developers, will determine the final three.
		Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as Dungeons and Dragons®, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times bestsellers.
	www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=dnd/news/20060726a (614 words)

	The Lord of the Rings Movie Review
		That is, if the story needed to be shortened to make it all fit within the acceptable length for a film, it would be better for scenes and characters to be dropped entirely than for them to be combined, rearranged, or altered.
		Although by the late sixties the film rights had been sold, actual casting and financing were as far away as ever, though the idea refused to go away.
		Wizards is headquartered in Renton, Washington, PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057.
	www.wizards.com /dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020111x (1643 words)

	Wizards (1977)
		His next film would be his greatest break at mainstream acceptance, his ambitious adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1978), but this met with very mixed audience reception and Bakshi never completed the second half of the adaptation.
		In the film Bakshi was clearly drawing on the influence of both sword and sorcery artists like Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo and the whole fantasy comics scene of the 1970s.
		And there are those images that have a touching simplicity - of fairies in flight, the picture of a valley that passes from morning to night in a matter of seconds, and the almost heartbreaking image of a dancing fairy forced to bare one of her straps before boorish soldiers.
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/wizards.htm (669 words)

	D&D Fan Film - Wizards Community
		I too am making a movie, we are filming over the next two weekends and editing for a week and a half then (fingers crossed) we will submit just before the deadline.
		I might add to that list that video has a HECK of a time with high-contrast, so, unless your film is hinging on lack of detail in shadows (or highlights), fill your shadows in with a bounce card or something.
		Many of these films may use swords, daggers, knives, etc. I know you know this, but a gun is a deadly weapon for like, what - 8 pulls of the trigger.
	boards1.wizards.com /showthread.php?t=667441 (2235 words)

	S. Bryan Hickox
		Bryan Hickox, Supervising Producer of Wizards and Warriors, has a plethora of projects and awards (none resembling a unicorn weathervane that we're aware of) to his credit.
		I don’t know any other business where, in the case of a feature film, 60 to 100 disparate people get together for eight or nine weeks, 20 hours a day, six or seven days a week and then and four to six months later the film opens.
		And, relating this all back to Wizards and Warriors, it was particularly challenging task for a production designer because what we were shooting, really, every week was a sword and sorcery feature film.
	www.wizardsandwarriors.org /show/interviews/hickox.htm (4316 words)

	IGN: Wizards Review
		Wizards, his first film in the genre is likely his most beloved work to date.
		But when Blackwolf (a dark wizard) is driven out of the land by his twin brother, the light-hearted Avatar, he returns with his mind set on revenge, backed by weapons and hatred of World War II.
		The film is fiercely anti-war, but the creators haven't created a compelling narrative to drive the idea home.
	dvd.ign.com /articles/527/527195p1.html (711 words)

	WIZARDS - DVD
		This is not to say that it isn't a sleazy Tolkien-meets-Heavy-Metal fantasy riff, but it's one with moments that resonate beyond simplistic sex and violence and wipe the goofy grin off of the normally flighty and gossamer-draped genre.
		In the end, Wizards is a cold slap in the face to those who dream of leading the charge against orcs and empires, offering an attempt to smash the war machine itself instead of stealing it for one's own power.
		Almost as good is Bakshi's feature-length yakker, wherein he generously points out the contributions of the various members of his staff and elucidates the (somewhat thin) thematic motives behind some of his artistic choices--this goes well beyond the "it was cold that day" school of commentary.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/wizards.htm (639 words)

	Wizards Film Review - Time Out Film
		One's good, with a vast ginger beard and a George Burns voice, and is supported by a host of elf and fairy helpers (fairies are the true ancestors of man, we're told).
		The other's evil, all bones and no flesh; he fuels the hatred of his subjects with Nazi propaganda films found along with a movie projector in the rubble of the 20th century.
		But the film shows all the signs of an economic freeze: it has quite lavish backgrounds, but bare, unimaginative character movement, and frequent use of still drawings to fill in portions of the narrative.
	www.timeout.com /film/64728.html (185 words)

	Amazon.com: Wizards: DVD: Ralph Bakshi,Victoria Bakshi,Jim Connell,Steve Gravers,Angelo Grisanti,Mark Hamill,Adolf ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		WIZARDS is a thought-provoking, kaleidoscopic feast for the eyes that will enthrall animation fans and film lovers of all ages.
		The film was rated PG at the time of it's release, so I would be wary of showing it to younger viewers, but I think it's a really wonderful alternative full of heart to the shiny, happy, uber-clean, product tie-in animation put out by the larger profit-driven studios.
		For three weeks the film was a smash hit, when one of those weird accidents of fate happen and Wizards was pushed of the stage by the arrival of Star Wars.
	www.amazon.com /Wizards-Ralph-Bakshi/dp/B0001NBMIK (2550 words)

	Weekend: Even wizards suffer teen angst
		Any apprehensions about Mike Newell's film are erased in the final act, a wonderfully tense action sequence with Ralph Fiennes' serpent interpretation of Voldemort living up to prolonged expectations.
		The spectacle of Newell's film constantly overshadows the personal drama among students, starting with a Quidditch World Cup game in a marvelously conceived stadium and a terrorist attack by Voldemort's army of Death Eaters.
		The inevitability of Voldemort's return in future films is a solid reason for the series to continue.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/11/17/Weekend/Even_wizards_suffer_t.shtml (766 words)

	Wizards active during the film era. - WarSeer Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I think that nothing contradicts the fact that the two unnamed blue wizards were active at the time of the War of the Ring.
		Gandalf was the only wizard known to be actively working on the mission given the Istari.
		During the film era (also known as the Lord Of The Rings...:/), there were up to 6 Maiar in Middle-Earth.
	www.warseer.com /forums/showthread.php?t=91 (1223 words)

	Wizards
		On the afternoon lineup were a couple of Disney movies, a reel of old fl and white cartoons, and this one video to which the store had lost the box.
		I mostly ignored the other films; they were fun, but standard kiddy fare.
		The mutant/robot armies alternate between comically moronic and cruel, and the characters are painted in giant sweeping strokes.
	www.greenmanreview.com /film/film_wizards.html (531 words)

	Wizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wizard (Sword of Truth), a type of person featured in the Sword of Truth series of novels by Terry Goodkind.
		Wizard (novel), a science fiction novel by John Varley.
		The NAB Cup, known as the Wizard Cup from 2002-2005, an Australian-rules football competition that was previously sponsored by Wizard Home Loans, an Australian financial organisation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wizard (644 words)

	A Halloween Treat: WiZARDS! Plays With Silent Horror Film 'The Golem' - University News Service - The University of Iowa
		The film tells the archetypal story of a clay statue that is brought to life to save the Jewish ghetto of Prague.
		When the film was restored in 2000, the composer on the project, Phil Freinhofner, read reviews from the 1920 and '30s that mentioned oboes in the sound score.
		The restored film and score were presented in San Francisco in 2000, with Weiger playing along with local musicians.
	www.news-releases.uiowa.edu /2005/october/102005golem.html (1004 words)

	Wizards
		I loved how the cute characters in the film were just as likely to die as the villains.
		While I was enthralled by the message of the film I did feel that the characters were somewhat compromised in order to deliver this political viewpoint.
		I was expecting Ralph Bakshi: The Wizard of Animation Featurette to be promotional fluff, but instead it is a very involving half hour interview with the man. His thoughts on this film and the animation business in general are fascinating.
	www.compressed-data.com /wizards.htm (493 words)

	DVDFanatic Review: Wizards
		Bakshi’s attempt at making a family film fell a short and created a film that is memorable but for all the wrong reasons.
		Wizards is a film written, directed, and animated by Ralph Bakshi.
		I wonder if Bakshi created a film that was so different that he almost intended for the film to be so “sloppy." One thing that is different about this film is how it combines animation with live action backgrounds.
	www.dvdfanatic.com /review.php?id=wizards (1123 words)

	Film & Society Articles
		Wizards, hobbits, Conan and a beautiful princess make up one of the most popular genres of all time.
		History in film repeats in contemporary films aimed at audiences.
		In this first installment find out what films have lasted throughout the years and have captivated horror fans in their series.
	www.suite101.com /articles.cfm/film_city (266 words)

	FOX Animation Division Should Initiate Production of Wizards II by Ralph Bakshi Petition
		Wizards II as computer animation and straight animation would be a winner.
		Bakshi’s popularity among his older fans and among newer generations as well, should lead to the conclusion that Wizards II would be a feasible and socially applicable project.
		While this project is largely unknown at this time, we, the undersigned feel very confident that once it is advertised and the word is spread that a sequel to Wizards is at hand, fan support will be overwhelming for a film adaptation of what will be a poignant and awe inspiring tale.
	www.petitiononline.com /wizards2/petition.html (510 words)

	Review for Wizards
		This new balance is upset when twin wizards are born to a fairy queen, Avatar is good and kind, Blackwolf evil and hideous.
		After digging up a film projector and a Nazi propaganda film the forces of evil are unstoppable, it's up to Avatar, Elinore, and Weehawk.
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	www.badmovies.org /movies/wizards/index.html (649 words)

	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1988)
		Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II is a story in the same vein as the original: a kid meets up with a warrior hero and other assorted companions, and they all go on a ridiculous quest through sound stages and stock footage until the final lame battle scene when all is well.
		But saving the poor from oppression and killing raging hordes are both fantasy film activities, so they both had to be present.
		Back to the Film Reviews for the 1980s.
	rinkworks.com /movies/m/wizards.of.the.lost.kingdom.ii.1988.shtml (307 words)

	Wizards DVD at Video Universe
		A bizarre and psychedelic meditation on magic vs. technology, this cult film still finds an audience on college campuses and will prove quite rewarding to viewers in the right frame of mind.
		WIZARDS was released during the height of the popularity for role-playing games that involved fantasy and combat.
		A WIZARDS role-playing game was launched after the film's release but has been unavailable for many years.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/movie/pid/6708782/a/Wizards.htm (461 words)

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