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This Is No Game: Tim Story Should Look At Frank Beddor Monopoly Movie Treatment

I was talking with my boss Frank Beddor the other day and our conversation landed on childhood. No, we weren’t comparing trauma, we were talking about board games. I had brought up Monopoly and Frank brought up the fact that he had actually written a Monopoly movie with Eric Laster years prior. I thought he was making a joke but he was actually completely serious. He went on to say that he even had Ridley Scott attached to the project. Which is insane on a couple levels. Surface level being Ridl...

The Looking Glass Wars, Season One Outline: Part III

Redd stalks the imperial hallways, convinced that Alyss is plotting an attack and impatient for The Cat to return with her actual head. Learning of Hatter Madigan’s reappearance, Redd decides—in contrast to the common wisdom of coaches everywhere—that the best defense is an aggressive offense.

On Earth, unable to ignore her memories but still suppressing most of her past, Alice begins to question her history. Where did she come from? Why are her recollections of “fictitious” Wonderland the on...

This is How They Found the Music for the New Alice In Wonderland Project - The Looking Glass Wars

Before I started writing The Looking Glass Wars, I did a lot of research on the cultural impact of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I was struck by the depth and richness of the music influenced by Lewis Carroll’s books.  Artists from Jefferson Airplane and Bob Dylan to Tom Petty to Gwen Stefani have used imagery based on ‘Alice’ in their songs and videos.  I wondered what would it sound like if the true story of Alyss Heart of Wonderland was told through contemporize music?

What if I could ...

The Looking Glass Wars, Season One Outline: Part II

Hatter re-energized and refocused, certain that Princess Heart is alive and in need of him, Hatter regains himself, as it were, and we see his awesome martial ability in a glorious action-escape set-piece. He summons his extraordinary hat back to him and fights through an army of orderlies and guards, dishing out a bloody revenge to those who have imprisoned him. 

Again, setting out in search of Princess Heart, Hatter sails to the Far East. He ends up in a battle against CHING SHIH, female co...

Oh, Dear! Handbags From Wonderland You Simply Must See - Holidays 2022

On Cyber Monday 2022, the web will be brimming with deals, some so good a shopper may think they’ve fallen down the rabbit hole into Wonderland itself. Keeping our favourite fandom close at hand is a must for the savvy Alice In Wonderland aficionados—and what better day to procure the items to do just that? (And all from the comfort of home! Simply frabjous!)

Among the many amazing Alice inspired goods one might acquire, handbags, purses, and totes boast some of the most incredibly Imaginativ...

The Looking Glass Wars, Season One Outline: Part I

Cold Open:

A seven-year-old girl, clutching the hand of a man dressed in a long, flaring coat and top hat, runs through the dark woods. An overly muscled humanoid-feline with a nasty grin pursues them, leaping from tree to tree, all of which seem to whisper and whine in complaint. The girl stumbles. The man picks her up and races out beyond the edge of the woods to a cliff overlooking a swirling, rainbow-colored pool. He holds the girl tightly in his arms, jumps as—
Behind him, the fel...

The Best Alice In Wonderland Gifts To Grab For Black Friday & Christmas 2022

Here come the holidays! The time for feasts and family. For mad tea parties and thoughtful fun. Perhaps you or your loved ones are fans of All Things Alice? After all, you are reading this blog—and so dear reader, let us take a tumble down the rabbit hole of frabjous gift giving with this collection of Alice in Wonderland trinkets and treasures to get your hands on this Black Friday.

Famous Wonderland “Drink Me” Bottle

Any gift giver would do well to support the décor of their friends with...

The Royal Recipes of Wonderland: Baking Recipes You Won't Believe

Good day and good eating to you dear reader,

It is I, Chef Rouxby the royal chef de cuisine at the Heart Castle and your most competent author of this fine bit of cookery know-how. Having survived being a chef to the Heart Queens for many seasons, I wish to pass on my knowledge to all who wish to enchant their tastebuds with the finest food ever Imagined.

I have been informed that this time of year on Earth is when the peoples of your realm gather to feast and make merry, how delightful. S...

The Alice in Wonderland World Is A Fantasy: But This Isn't...

BBC Radio Segment – Transcribed

ANNCR:

On today’s “Tracking the Muse” BBC entertainment reporter Jonathan Owens examines a controversial book that purportedly unmasks perhaps the greatest literary lie of all time.

Jonathan Owens:

For generations, Lewis Carroll’s beloved novels, “ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND” and “THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE,” over the years its popularity has only increased, inspiring numerous and varied adaptations in media ranging from...

Celebrating The Circle of Life

Today I am celebrating my son Luc’s 17th birthday and marking the anniversary of my father’s death. Fifteen years ago, today, he passed on my son’s second birthday. A powerful reminder that we are all a part of this circle of life.

I’m so proud of the young man Luc has become.  He’s an independent, smart, and thoughtful person and is just starting the process of considering colleges to visit. As his dad, I’m excited to see where life leads him, what turns he’d make down an unseen road.  I thi...