Book program helps local youth Nov 7, 2009
Including Shakespeare, Mother Goose and the Brothers Grimm. Dollinger said the concert will include the world premier performance of American composer David Stern s Symphony No. 2. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
* Are scary kids movies too scary? Oct 19, 2009
Ever since the Brothers Grimm, a good scare has been a part of childrens books ... The traditional fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are packed with disturbing twists, while the appeal of Roald Dahls work is inseparable from the dark side of his imagination. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Children's Fantasy Literature on Film Oct 15, 2009
Early versions of Little Red Riding Hood were far darker than the popular Brothers Grimm version, with the wolf being a werewolf who actually eats Little Red Riding Hood. 1. (IGN FilmForce)
Brothers and sisters Oct 11, 2009
From Cain and Abel to the ugly stepsisters and from the Brothers Grimm to the Bronte Sisters siblings have played a powerful role in literature. This week s book list comes with a shout out to the Big Brothers and Big Sisters programs on Kaua i. Thank you for the work you do. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The Man Who Made Oz Sep 22, 2009
A dreamy, sickly child, Baum devoured the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. He told his sisters he would write "a great novel that should bring me fame.". (Slate)
Terry Gilliam Films Sep 14, 2009
Following the Don Quixote debacle came The Brothers Grimm in 2005, but neither an inventive plot featuring con men and fairy tales, nor the presence of acting talent such as Heath Ledger and Matt Damon could lift the film to the heights expected of Gilliam. Tideland (also 2005) was even less successful commercially, although the strange tale of a little girls overactive imagination, has, like many of Gilliam s works, achieved a certain cult status. (Suite101.com)
Louise Gluck Two Poems Sep 12, 2009
ck delves into her German roots to re-imagine the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, in the aftermath; told from the perspective of Gretel; as a lonely, emotionally fragile young woman, haunted by memories of her violent near-death experience with her brother. I hear the witch s cry. (Suite101.com)
Daily television guide Aug 15, 2009
The Brothers Grimm 8 p.m. (38). Matt Damon and Heath Ledger play the fairy-tale writers. (Boston Globe)
Can We Accept Daddy's War Bucks? Aug 7, 2009
This gruesome group takes the cake and sounds like something out of the Brothers Grimm. Maybe they want to be the first on their block to have the wedding reception segue into a funeral cortege. (Slate)
Director Cato sees ‘Ghosts’ in a new light Aug 7, 2009
Next comes The Emancipation of Mandy and Miz Ellie, a world premiere by Lois Roach set before and after the Emancipation Proclamation (April 30-May 22), followed by Grimm, a world premiere collection of short plays by Boston playwrights including Lydia R. Diamond, Melinda Lopez, and Ronan Noone, inspired by their favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales (July 16-Aug. 14). (Boston Globe)
Walt Disney plays to full house at Chautauqua Jul 21, 2009
Daily Journal Online - Park Hills, MO. William Worley performs as Walt Disney on Saturday, the final night of the Big River Chautauqua. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Enough with the princess nonsense! Jul 16, 2009
" In some translations of the Brothers Grimm story "The Frog Prince," the princess lobs the frog against a wall in disgust before it turns into a prince. And in some even more obscure versions, she decapitates the thing before it magically transforms. Like most fairy tales, "The Frog Prince" is a mordant little morality tale that cautiously suggests a lady needn't be so choosy when picking a suitor. Even the more sanitized, and Americanized, versions of "The Frog Prince" offer this moral:... (CNN)
Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra: Following the Pied Piper of our Ramblin town Jun 26, 2009
In Browning s poem and the fairytale of the Brothers Grimm, the North German town of Hameln was tormented with an infestation of rats. To rid them of the pests, a ratcatcher dressed in pied (i. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Script doctor wants to save writers from banal stories Jun 23, 2009
" McKee laments the loss of former staples such as Aesop's Fables and the Brothers Grimm from the family home. He believes that their hard truths comprised crucial designs for life that have been largely shelved in favour of rose-coloured nonsense and empty spectacle. "We live in a world that is far less civilised than it was in the 1950s," he argues. "People's behaviour towards one another is unbelievably brutal and part of the reason is because of the banality and the falsity of the stories we... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Students take original material, adapt for film May 29, 2009
"I chose 'Rumpelstiltskin' to adapt," she explained of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. "But instead of film, I wanted to change it into a Slam Poetry presentation from Rumpelstiltskin's point of view.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Drag Me to Hell Film Review May 29, 2009
It s easily his best film in more than a decade, and the brothers Grimm would take pride in this cautionary fable he s co-written (with brother Ivan) and directed. It s flooded with formaldehyde, flies and more funky-denture action than seemingly possible. (Suite101.com)
Ledger's Last Performance Shown At Cannes May 23, 2009
" Ledger's death by an accidental prescription drug overdose on Jan. 22, 2008, left Gilliam with some of the biggest hurdles he has faced in a career filled with tough breaks. Gilliam fought prolonged battles with studio executives over both "Brazil" (1985) and his previous Ledger collaboration "The Brothers Grimm" (2005). In 2000, Gilliam saw his fantasy epic "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" shut down after a few days of shooting because of a string of mishaps. On Friday, the director said he... (Click2Houston, TX)
Wizard of Oz a true classic for young and old May 8, 2009
It appears Baum took the same path of telling fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson before him one that my favorite childrens author, Roald Dahl, also took. Baums tale of Dorothy and her friends has some oddly sadistic aspects to it. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Hot author: Gillian Flynn probes murder, families and more May 7, 2009
Early influences: "I always loved the Brothers Grimm. I was obsessed, starting at about 6 or 7. I loved the stories about the bad things that can happen even to good little girls. I was the kind of kid who likes to scare herself.". On writing dark novels, which she says are not autobiographical: "Somehow, I've always been attracted to the underside of human nature.". (USA Today -- Life)
A-E Classic Children's Literature Apr 16, 2009
Lewis Carroll, Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen ... C Children s and Household Tales (1812) or Grimms Fairy Tales (1857) by the Brothers Grimm. (Suite101.com)
Jealous of My Bombshell Daughter Apr 16, 2009
Dear Supergirl's Mom,In the initial telling of the Brothers Grimm story about the young girl whose stepmother ordered her killed because she had replaced the older woman as the fairest in the landthe stepmother was actually her mother. I mention this not because your feelings are despicable but because they are archetypal. (Slate)
CSCC students present four one-act performances Apr 10, 2009
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Spectacular performance will take place at 7 p.m. April 23-24 in the Ledbetter Auditorium ... On April 23-24, students Kristen Surratt, Jake Foster, Casey Favors, Fisher Oakes, Alston Huff, Jeffrey Dickenson and others perform The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Spectacular ... This is a comedy one-act merging the many characters and fables of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales with a modern twist, said Lenig. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Review - Inkheart Apr 6, 2009
The Brothers Grimm didn't shy away from nastiness and nor does she. Her villains have set themselves up in a hilltop fortress that has a dungeon and plenty of dire punishments are hinted at, if not actually carried out. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A Barber, a Barista and Their Bicycling Dream Mar 22, 2009
Randall's main ulterior motivation for making this trip is a simple, ingrained curiosity for the unexplored--about the world as a whole: "My sense of adventure, my eager curiosity, were definitely seeded in early childhood with tales from Herge (Tintin), Andrew Lang, and the Brothers Grimm, among others. Books have always been a subtle, yet irresistible invitation to travel and seek one's fortune, as it were, abroad. Now, like knights and adventurers of old, we go to fight dragons in the forms... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Fairy tales do come true at Stonington High School Mar 22, 2009
Into the Woods is a story that intertwines the plots of several fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. The main characters are taken from the stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Cinderella, tied together into a more original story involving a baker and his wife and their hope to begin a family. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Fairy tale takes the stage at Lamb Productions Mar 13, 2009
Even the Brothers Grimm incorporated "Beauty and the Beast" into their fairy tales anthology. Disney kicked the story up a notch, introducing dancing tableware, menacing wolves, and singing furniture. (Sioux City Journal)
Book review: "Every Man Dies Alone" Mar 5, 2009
Falada was the name the Brothers Grimm gave to a slaughtered horse in the story "The Goose Girl," whose head, nailed on a city gate, speaks to its former mistress, a princess who had been betrayed by her servant. The king of the realm, overhearing the talking head, rights the injustice that caused the horse's death. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard - A Re... Feb 22, 2009
However, as in the later books of the series this volume does embrace some mature themes and in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm, there is also a touch of the gruesome. One tale in particular, The Warlock's Hairy Heart, has a rather violent ending and may not be suitable for younger readers. (Suite101.com)
Books with a Past set to close next month Feb 20, 2009
But her fondest memories are of the customers the children coming in with their parents and gravitating toward the books by Dr. Seuss, the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson as their parents headed for the Concord Authors or classics. The interactions with the people is what I ll miss the most, she said. (Concord Journal, MA)
'Myth Project' dance project focuses on fairy tales Feb 19, 2009
The Brothers Grimm wrote some of the creepiest stories that ever made their way into children's story books. Fairy tales from the 15th to the 18th centuries provided the inspiration for North County choreographer Patricia Rincon's latest dance work, "My Project IV: Fairytales From the Fringe," which premieres this weekend in San Diego, then moves to Encinitas in early March. (North County Times)
Awards rain down on `forever young' Heath Ledger Feb 15, 2009
Some of the best films he appeared in were Marc Forster's Monster's Ball (2001), The Four Feathers (2002) by Shekhar Kapur, The Brothers Grimm (2005) by Terry Gilliam, Australian-made Candy (2006) by Neil Armfield, and Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee), which shot Ledger to world fame. The film won three Oscars including Best Director at the 2005 Academy Awards; although nominated for Best Actor, Heath missed out to Philip Seymour Hoffman. (Jakarta Post)
Movie: Atlantis, the Lost Continent... Feb 11, 2009
George Pal (The Time Machine, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm) directed. Russell Garcia created the semi-original music score, some of which was reused from 1960's The Time Machine. (Suite101.com)
Heath Ledger Fans Call for Joker's Retirement From Film Feb 10, 2009
Let's make sure no-one else plays a gay cowboy, one of the Brothers Grimm, Ned Kelly, a hero Knight, a petty criminal or a hunky school jock. And while we're at it, Henry Fonda nailed the old guy role in On Golden Pond. (Wired News)
