Epic films

“The Chronicles of Narnia,” Dungeons and Dragons, the secret behind “The Secret” and other alternative realities.

Actor Andy Serkis on the artistry involved in playing motion capture characters, like the leader of the ape revolution, Caesar.

Visual artist Ra di Martino grew up loving Star Wars. A few years ago, she set out to photograph the ruins of the old sets used to film the movie’s desert scenes. It took her to Morocco, and Tunisia, where she found the house Luke Skywalker lived in.

The World’s Alex Gallafent assesses British fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s views on, not Middle Earth or hobbits, but America.