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Fairy Tales Aren’t Just for Kids Anymore

By admin | Published: August 8, 2012

Photo credit: Universal Pictures There’s something about Snow White that appeals to filmmakers and moviegoers time and time again. Snow White and the Huntsman, in theaters June 1, is the second remake of the fairy tale in 2012 (the other being Mirror Mirror, starring Julia Roberts). but this isn’t your typical take on the Brothers [...]

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Pixar's 'Brave' creates a strong-willed portrayal of princesses

By admin | Published: July 7, 2012

While classic fairy tales are notorious for helpless beauties searching for their prince, the new type of princess seems to be the complete opposite. Recent remakes of fairy tales such as Snow White and the Huntsman as well as Pixar’s Brave are breaking the classic princess boundaries. In developing the character of Princess Merida in [...]

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“Snow White and the Huntsman” Movie Review « Brentiverse Media Reviews

By admin | Published: June 15, 2012

- Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron deliver very strong performances as the huntsman and queen characters respectively. – the action scenes are pretty stylish. – the bleak cinematography is very well-done, creating an incredible sense of atmosphere unlike any other Snow White movie before this. – the movie doesn’t play out like any other Snow [...]

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Brian D. Johnson Unscreened

By admin | Published: June 5, 2012

Mirror mirror on the wall, which is the fairest fairy tale of all? Well, this weekend offers a choice between the Enchanted Forest and the Forest of Disenchantment—between Snow White and the Huntsman, another Hollywood revision of the classic fable, and Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson’s quirky tale of two lovestruck 12-year-olds who elope into the woods. [...]

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Snow White and the Huntsman

By admin | Published: June 4, 2012

And so it goes. “Snow White and the Huntsman” is a re-engineering of the well-known story to fit the dimensions and demands of today’s multiplex screens. Kristen Stewart plays the heroine as a distressed fugitive who discovers her inner Joan of Arc; like Bella in “Twilight” — and because that franchise has made the one-girl/two-guy [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Snow White’ offers fairly ho hum tale

By admin | Published: June 3, 2012

You should never take fairy tales too seriously. this is good advice for anything from consulting pigs about construction materials to making a major motion picture. The movie “Snow White and the Huntsman” (the second film to take a stab at the Snow White fable this year, yea public domain!) fancies itself a weighty, medieval, [...]

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‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ review: This adaptation is no bedtime story

By admin | Published: June 2, 2012

Remember your first Snow White? the movie with the singing dwarves, and “Heigh-Ho!” and all the brightly colored animation? So two generations ago. OK, remember the other one? “Mirror, Mirror,” the one with Julia Roberts, and Nathan Lane and the tongue-in-cheek jokes? So three months ago. No, now it’s time for the latest version of [...]

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How Postmodern Fairytales Fail at Diversity – Movieline – Movieline

By admin | Published: May 9, 2012

Mirror Mirror is about as postmodern as a postmodern version of a fairytale gets these days – “It’s been focus-grouped!,” the prince protests, as the princess defies tradition and sets out to save him. So why is it so very white? It’s especially jarring when Indian director Tarsem Singh ends the movie with a Bollywood-inspired [...]

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Terence Blacker: The new fad for fairy tales shows our retreat from complex reality

By admin | Published: December 14, 2011

It is true. This Spring will see two new film versions of Snow White – a romantic comedy called Mirror Mirror with Julia Roberts, and an adult fantasy Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Charlize Theron. Also on the way is a Tarantino-esque Hansel and Gretel, while Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor are to appear [...]

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Snow Vs. Snow: Which Fairy Tale Will Take The Crown?

By admin | Published: November 23, 2011

Comparing the trailers for next year’s competing Snow White movies – Snow White and The Huntsman and Mirror Mirror, for those who haven’t been paying attention (and who could blame you?) – feels like a lesson in contrasting the two leading schools of thought in mainstream fantasy storytelling these days. but which one is likely [...]

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