The New Adventures of Snow White

"...Dutree and Walter Giller. This West German import combines Grimm Brothers fairy tales with soft-core porn...."

Nov. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Powerpuff Girls Movie

"...millions of mad monkey minions to boot. As Ben Grimm would say, “It's clobberin' time!”..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unbreakable

"...development of the youthful psyche as any Teletubby or Grimm's fairy tale – influence those of us whose lives..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ever After

"...the several-generations-removed descendant of Danielle, who has called the Grimm Brothers to her castle to set their storymaking straight...."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paulie

"...second -- the clever Mouse Hunt -- was a Grimm fairy tale by way of D-Con and Roald Dahl;..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The City of Lost Children

This follow-up from the same Frenchmen who made Delicatessen fancies itself a fairy tale – albeit a dark and scary one that's jam-packed with enough strange characters and wild mythologies for at least three movies.

"...fairy tale -- albeit a dark and scary Brothers Grimm-styled one -- and, were it not for a few..."

March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

"Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life"

"...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

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...like Stephen Sondheim’s grand unification theory of the Brothers Grimm’s collection of German fairy tales. All your childhood folklore..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...like Stephen Sondheim’s grand unification theory of the Brothers Grimm’s collection of German fairy tales. All your childhood folklore..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Ryan Gosling Is a Lot More Than Just Ken in SXSW Headliner The Fall Guy

The year’s best rom-com is also the year’s best action comedy

"...The Q&A was packed with SXSW alums: Gosling, of..."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Three Kings of “No Kings But Us”

Austin DIY icon Tim Kerr and Houston legends Robert Hodge and Russel Gonzalez create “No Kings But Us”

"...and the funky Bad Mutha Goose and the Brothers Grimm. "I used to see his work in Juxtapoz magazine..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Haris Qureshi

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ballet Austin Returns With Revival of Hamlet

Company’s most successful production launches 2023-24 season

"...Poe: A Tale of Madness is a follow-up to Grimm Tales, this time looking at the life and works..."

Aug. 12, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre’s Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

An innovative approach to a marvelous play

"...into a medieval illuminated manuscript, opera and ballet, Brothers Grimm fairy tale, animated mid-20th century Disney film, and a..."

Feb. 5, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Glass Half Full’s Cenicienta

The bibbidi-bobbidi-boo in this bilingual Cinderella story lies in the storytelling

"...China during the ninth century, and the German Brothers Grimm famously turned the folktale into a fairy tale –..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Into the Woods is a Breath of Fresh Air

Zach Theatre's al fresco production is best at its most timeless

"...Stephen Sondheim's sly interweaving of the Brothers Grimm's greatest hits may seem like an ensemble piece, but..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Why the Pandemic Couldn't Break RWBY's Heart

Kerry Shawcross and Lindsay Jones look back at making Volume 8

"...moments, or different challenges. Even though I'm not fighting Grimm in the real world, I'm trying to tackle some..."

April 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Review: Sweet River

Australian supernatural thriller follows a mother's pain

"...to rest. There are hints of 2007 SXSW favorite Grimm Love in the way the story is about reconstructing..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pandemic Production: Karen Wacker, Producer

“It’s not fun telling a whole bunch of people that they’re not going to be working for a long time”

"...Lights, El Rey's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Grimm, HBO's Watchmen..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Sofia Tafich

Robert Faires' Top 10 Joys in Dance and Classical in 2019

It was a year in which the bold and the beautiful made strong impressions in dance and music

"...2) GRIMM TALES (Ballet Austin) Deliciously dark, grotesquely funny fairy tales..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Barbara Purcell's Top 10 Only-in-Austin Arts Highlights of 2019

The year seen through a lens of the city, upending the expected and lifting up the unusual

"...8) GRIMM TALES (Ballet Austin) An unusual collaboration between artist Natalie..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Seven Things We Learned From the RWBY Panel at RTX

Behind-the-scenes changes for volume 7, plus game and comic details

"...urban-sprawl may hide just as much danger as the Grimm-infested tundra that surrounds it. Enemies and allies will collide..."

July 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

RTX Orders a Stuber

Rooster Teeth snags special screening of the SXSW favorite

"...After the success of anime crossover smash RWBY tie-ins Grimm Eclipse and the RWBY deckbuilding game, and the unexpected..."

May 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ballet Austin's Night of Community

When a ballet's dress rehearsal becomes the main act

"...heaviness of Exit Wounds or the murderous mothers in Grimm Tales – might not be suitable for the same..."

May 9, 2019 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

A Local Pick for Free Comic Book Day

Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative

"...orange fist on the big rocky arm of Benjamin Grimm. This day is fixing to clobber us, quite happily,..."

May 1, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...(Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance), scores for ballet (Grimm Tales, Belle Redux) and modern dance (Solo Symphony, The..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"Interwoven" at MASS Gallery

In this group show of fiber artists, a stitch in time saves, nein?

"...The New York-based Orly Cogan's been exhibiting her work..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Playwright’s Final Play Might Have Died With Him, but a Community Joined Together to Ensure Its Survival

Saving Jason Tremblay’s Gretel! The Musical

"...fearsome witch Baba Yaga, but with elements of the Grimm brothers' "Hansel and Gretel" added in. As he worked..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...In the original Brothers Grimm story, Snow White was asked to be the seven..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

What’cha Watchin’?

Editorial intern Shalavé Cawley goes over the garden wall

"...stunningly animated miniseries that feels like a modern-day Brothers Grimm fairy tale. As they work to find their way..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Screens Column

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