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‘Strange Magic’ Review: Lucas’ Loopy Letdown

Philip Brown — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:00:55 +0000

Remember when George Lucas said that he was going to move onto making “small, personal films” after the ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, and then made ‘Howard the Duck’? Or how about when he said the same thing after the prequel trilogy and then made ‘Red Tails’? Well, he said the exact same thing one more time...

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‘Maleficent’ Review: Sadly Deficient

Philip Brown — Thu, 29 May 2014 19:00:57 +0000

There was undoubtedly something inspired about casting Angelina Jolie as the classic Disney villainess Maleficent. In the few scenes in which the actress revels in evil, the film works as promised. Unfortunately, most of the movie is wasted as another tepid Disney fantasy adventure reboot. In hindsight, that was probably to be expected. Though the...

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Now Playing: Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Fairy Tale

Luke Hickman — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:00:37 +0000

For some reason, Disney has tried to disguise its princess fairy tale musicals in recent years. After ‘The Princess and the Frog‘ failed to match the success of the blockbuster princess flicks of the 1990s, it feels as if the studio execs must fear people knowing that they’ve made a musical (but not enough to...

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Weekend Roundtable: Best & Worst Fairy Tale Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:00:53 +0000

Hollywood seems to love mining old fairy tales for movie scripts. This week’s theatrical release of ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ (adapted from ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’) is just the latest example. In today’s Roundtable, we take a look at some of the best and worst examples of this trend. Shannon Nutt Best: It’s a story...

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The Trailer Park: ‘Breaking’ Bad

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:00:09 +0000

This holiday season brings us the finale to an immensely popular ‘tween melodrama. Hopefully, that means we can finally stop talking about it. Then, next year begins with another modern twist on a classic fairy tale. ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2’ I’m actually starting to find the ‘Twilight’ movies fascinating, especially when compared...

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Now Playing: The Fairer ‘Snow White’ Update

Luke Hickman — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:00:35 +0000

If you need your ‘Snow White’ palette cleansed after taking a bite of that poisonous apple ‘Mirror Mirror‘ earlier this year, ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ may be for you. The first thing you need to know about ‘Snow White and the Huntman’ is that it couldn’t be further from Disney’s family-friendly telling of the...

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Now Playing: The Most Miserable Kids’ Movie of Them All

Luke Hickman — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:27 +0000

Look, I know that kids’ movies can’t always be expected to entertain the adults as well as the children, but with quality family entertainment almost consistently being pumped out by Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks, the need to entertain both audiences has never been greater. If all kids’ movies resembled ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks‘, then parents...

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The Trailer Park: Summer’s Looking Real Hot!

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:10 +0000

The summer of 2012 will be filled with superheroes, Greek gods, ’80s action stars, bourgeois vampires, live-action board games, CGI animation, men in black suits, patriotic action figures, and plenty of remakes. Added to the mix, we also have medieval fairy tales and the long-awaited prequel to a hugely popular sci-fi horror franchise. ‘Jack the...

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‘Grimm’ Pilot Recap: “The Stories Are Real”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:00:55 +0000

What’s going on between NBC and ABC this season? First, both networks premiere new dramas set in the swinging 1960s – ‘The Playboy Club’ and ‘Pan Am‘ respectively. The advantage goes to ABC on that one. Now, both networks also have new series about fairy tale characters living in the modern world. The convergence of...

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‘Once Upon a Time’ Pilot Recap: Oh God, Please Make It Stop!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:00:46 +0000

That headline above isn’t a line of dialogue from the episode. No, that’s just me begging for mercy while watching the premiere of ABC’s new fairy tale… thing, whatever it is… ‘Once Upon a Time’. Needless to say, I’m not a fan. The premise of the show, as much as I can understand it, divides...

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Pixar to Take on Fairy Tales with ‘Brave’

Aaron Peck — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:00:57 +0000

Pixar has shown over the years that it’s been able to come up with amazing stories no matter the subject matter. However, with its newly-announced ‘Brave’, will the studio be able to tell a princess fairy tale story that doesn’t feel too much like the work of Disney Animation? Unlike its parent company, Pixar is...

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