IMMP
The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media.
We found 10 episodes of IMMP with the tag “fantasy”.
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150: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
August 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
80s, action, fantasy, john carpenter, movie
For the IMMP's 150th episode, we revel in what may be Ian and Matthew's shared favorite movie: John Carpenter's incomparable BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA.
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149: MAGIC: THE GATHERING (The Millennial Strikes Back)
July 22nd, 2024 | 57 mins 34 secs
90s, fantasy, game, millennial strikes back
Ian takes over to teach Matthew how to play Magic, and to talk about how the classic CCG opens up new ways to appreciate stories
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122: Lego BIONICLE (The Millennial Strikes Back)
July 10th, 2023 | 55 mins 32 secs
2000s, fantasy, millennial strikes back, movie, scifi, toy
This week Ian takes over to show Matthew the 2003 direct-to-DVD movie BIONICLE: THE MASK OF LIGHT, which turns into a discussion of all things related to Lego's BIONICLE line.
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121: CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981)
June 26th, 2023 | 51 mins 41 secs
80s, adventure, fantasy, harryhausen, movie, romance
The IMMP's final Harryhausen Month comes to a close with the final film of Ray Harryhausen's career: the 1981 epic of Greek mythology CLASH OF THE TITANS.
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Bonus Show: DUNGEONS & DUNGEONS & DRAGONS & DRAGONS
June 12th, 2023 | 37 mins 13 secs
2000s, 2020s, adventure, bonus, comedy, fantasy, movie
Of course Ian and Matthew had to see the 2023 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie. But what about the first one, from 2000?
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120: JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
June 12th, 2023 | 55 mins 31 secs
60s, adventure, fantasy, harryhausen, movie
It's June, and at the IMMP that means Ray Harryhausen Month! This year as we near the end of Harryhausen's filmography we enter the realm of swords, sandals and Olympian gods with the 1963 epic JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.
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114: THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER
March 20th, 2023 | 58 mins 32 secs
80s, action, adventure, fantasy, movie
In ancient times of high adventure -- 1982 -- there was a sword. And there was a sorcerer. And their tale was told in a movie with the imaginative title THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER.
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113: TIME BANDITS
March 6th, 2023 | 59 mins 21 secs
80s, fantasy, movie
In 1981 Terry Gilliam’s third feature film took us beyond space and time through cracks in the universe. A strange and silly universe. The week Ian and Matthew talk about TIME BANDITS.
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108: CONAN THE DESTROYER
December 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 20 mins
80s, action, adventure, fantasy, holiday, movie
Christmas with Conan continues! Right on the tail of 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Raffaella De Laurentiis produced 1984's CONAN THE DESTROYER. New villain. New sidekicks. New director. New tone. Same Conan?
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107: CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (1982)
December 12th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
80s, action, fantasy, holiday, movie
Happy Hyborian Holidays! Our December theme is Christmas with Conan, starting with 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.