Fabio is back! After sailing through the Carribean and leaving a trail of wenches in his wake, Fabio felt it was time to get back to work. And so we find him return to our house to determine if it’s inhabitants have been naughty or nice.
He made the most of his journey – this is how we found him.
Relive Fabio’s past adventures
The Patty Jenkins directed Wonder Woman movie has given us a superhero that is refreshingly compassionate and has a certain innocence to counterbalance her superhuman strength and fighting skills.
What struck me the most about the 2017 self-titled blockbuster is that it’s fight scenes ar so delightfully stunning – from the opening scene on ‘Paradise Island’ with the all-female Amazon warriors that remind me of a female ‘300’.
The three main reasons I loved this movie is that it gives a refreshing take on the superhero genre.
Diana shows us a superhero that has far more humanity than we normally see on screen. She weeps for the village that she had previously saved only to have them killed by a poisonous gas bomb, she throws herself into battle to protect the good of mankind.
One of the inspiring scenes in the movie is when Diana defies Steve to cross ‘No Mans Land’. She sticks to her belief that it is important to save lives and protect the innocent people who are being caught in the crossfire.
Battling the patriarchal label that men are stronger and able to fight better than women. A large component of the first half of the movie is spent with the Amazon warriors all female utopia, and you don’t even notice that there is not a male in sight, they are supportive of each other in battle and in society.
It has all paid off. Moviegoers are liking what they see – the movie has broken box office records and taken in $103 million in its opening weekend and the largest by a female director – fighting like a girl has paid off.
Wizardfest is coming to Australia and we now all have a reason (do we need one?) to pull out the ol’ dress robes and costumes to party with fellow fans and muggles.
The May event is being held in Sydney, Perth, and Adelaide with other major cities to follow later on this year.
With Butterbeer, Fire Whiskey and a new drink especially for Wizardfest called the Potent Potion flowing, along with music and prizes for best dressed, it is a fun night out organised by a team of fans aptly named Peeves’ Gang. There is even a chance to pre-purchase souvenir glasses to take home on the night.
I went to the first event last year and was like a kid in a candy store Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes.
Tickets are available online until sold out.
Wizardfest is not an official event of, associated or affiliated with Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling or Warner Bros.
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