The Brothers Grimm

Terry Gilliam's skewed fantasy is pure jabberwocky.

"...often separate the filmmaker from his vision. The Brothers Grimm is no different. Despite the film’s muddled story, we..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ballet Austin's Grimm Tales Gets Brutally Frank

Stephen Mills and company embody an artist’s fabulous vision

"...that had long ago been gathered by the Brothers Grimm, as rendered by a former inhabitant of the city:..."

March 29, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sistering the Brothers Grimm

Austin-born artist Natalie Frank makes fables viscerally visual in her exhibition at the Blanton

"...30 original pieces inspired by tales from the Brothers Grimm, illustrating the liminal zones that cleave those ancient narratives..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

“Marianne Levy: Grimm Re-Articulated” at the Dougherty Arts Center

This exhibition of ceramic sculptures recasts fairy tales with animals who are more human than the people in the originals

"...In "Grimm Re-Articulated," the show of ceramic works by Marianne Levy..."

July 10, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Grimm Guignol

Ryan Gosling's directorial debut melds fantasy and realism

"...refracts the classic story of American decay through Brothers Grimm folklore, making the city both immediately identifiable as Detroit,..."

April 10, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Grimm Love

Semi-fictionalized recounting of our obsession with the Rotenburg Cannibal

"...tension and gruesome scenes for a striking metaphysical shocker. Grimm Love..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Robber Bridegroom

With its fairy-tale trappings and bluegrass score, this is the chicken and waffles of musicals

April 24, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Fantastic Four

All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.

"...a kid brother Johnny Storm (Evans), and friend-to-the-end Ben Grimm (Chiklis), and what happens to them after they’re saturated..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gretel & Hansel

The woods are dark and deep, but far from lovely ...

"...Gretel & Hansel, an updated retelling of the Brothers Grimm story. Unapologetically targeted to teenagers (Perkins had to fight..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Tito and the Birds

Brazilian animation goes for the throat of Late Capitalism

"...the grotesque, a folklore that rings of the Brothers Grimm, and the macabre that draws directly from Tim Burton’s..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Fantastic Four

Marvel not at this Fox flop

"...and/or co-workers Sue Storm (Mara), Johnny Storm (Jordan), Ben Grimm (Bell), and frenemy Victor von Doom (Kebbell), Richards invents..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blancanieves

A period piece about two generations of matadors is fused with the Snow White fairy tale in this black-and-white Spanish charmer.

"...period piece about two generations of matadors with the Grimm Brothers' Snow White fairy tale. Blancanieves was honored as..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

The titular siblings turn bounty hunters after a traumatic childhood incident with an oven.

"...Pihla Viitala. In this retooling of the original Brothers Grimm tale, the candy-loving kid sibs survive a witch attack..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mirror Mirror

Holding on to the Snow White fairy tale's most tiresome aspects, this iteration has some visual sass but is devoid of wit.

"...The Brothers Grimm first transcribed the folk tale of Snow White some..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tangled

Disney does Rapunzel.

"...studio’s 50th animated feature. The story reworks the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Rapunzel, though a title update to Tangled..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Princess and the Frog

Disney's 49th animated feature film is set in Jazz Age New Orleans and stars a black cast of characters.

"...this umpteenth version of what was originally a Brothers Grimm fairy tale makes the Crescent City a major character..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blood and Chocolate

Lycanthropy and young love: not as yummy as it sounds but nowhere near as godawful as Van Helsing, a small mercy but very much appreciated.

"...stalwart Ehren Kruger (The Ring, Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm), does its actors few favors; most of the dialogue..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spirited Away

Spirited Away, about a young girl who is trapped between the real and the ghost-worlds, melds bits of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz with Eastern-angled spookiness and an outré sensibility that borders on the indescribable.

"...years. Fantastic and fantastical, his films are modern-day Brothers Grimm fairy tales rethought and reshot for the new millennium,..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2000

"...interactive), highlights from this year's fest include Ryan Montrucchio's Grimm's Humpty Dumpty, an East Los Angelean reworking of the..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Jealousy

"...untrammeled jealousy on a budding relationship. Stoltz plays Lester Grimm, a weak-willed, New York writer who despairs of ever..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb"

"...created a winning, emotionally resonant update of the Brothers Grimm classic that manages to make both your skin creep..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

"...the wall...” In 1937 Disney animators turned this Brothers Grimm story into a film classic which has now been..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Curly Sue

"...hurt, dyspepsia and disappointment. It's like Hughes is creating Grimm fairy tales for TV babies...."

Oct. 25, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...runaway winner was Ballet Austin's world premiere production of Grimm Tales. The contemporary ballet, drawn from artist Natalie Frank's..."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...George, which received 10. Ballet Austin's world premiere of Grimm Tales was close behind with nine. Salvage Vanguard Theater's..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

How Many Fables in the Naked City?

More than usual this weekend, thanks to Vertigo and Natalie Frank

"...There’s Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. And maybe Mother Goose can be stretched beyond those..."

Aug. 13, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

RTX: Nine Things We Learned About RWBY

Rooster Teeth's anime-inspired series takes centerstage

"...and finally gets into the gaming business with RWBY: Grimm Eclipse, which came out today via Steam. However, showrunner..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lost River

Ryan Gosling's controversial debut as a writer/director finally arrives

"...See “Grimm Guignol,” April 10, for an interview with Gosling and..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 19-25

"...22): Early in the 19th century, cultural researchers Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm gathered an array of old folk..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

What's Next for RWBY?

Highlights of this week's panels from RTX

"...of the Definitive Edition of beat ‘em up RWBY: Grimm Eclipse for the Switch. Orders for the region-free physical..."

July 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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