why so many movies about folktales?
What is it about folktales that appeal to us? What elements of folktales do you particularly like or hate, especially as Hollywood deals them out?
Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters
Seventh Son trailer: what the…?
So apparently there is an “acclaimed series” (of what? books? comics? a TV show?) but instead of telling that good-stuff story, this movie is merely stealing some ideas from it– er, was “inspired by” it.
most popular posts on FlickFilosopher week of Feb 23-Mar 01 2013
Most clicked this past week…
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (review)
Lacks all sense of magic, of myth, of danger, of humor, of power. A compete and utter all-around disaster…
Movie 43 flops because of bad weather and grumpy critics — all true! (and other adventures in social networking)
Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
question of the day: What 2013 movie are you most looking forward to?
Let’s get our geek on for the coming year!
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (trailer)
Such a fantastic idea! Please let this not suck.
question of the day: What fairy tales are begging for a fresh new retelling?
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is already on its way. Anyone want to see Jack and the Beanstalk done up Lord of the Rings style? Or perhaps a feminist twist on Cinderella? And who would you cast in your fairy tale?
question of the day: What is your most anticipated movie of 2012?
I gotta go with The Hobbit. I think I might well be happy to have no other movie but The Hobbit to watch this year.
trailer break: ‘Dead Snow’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Perhaps the most awesome thing about this trailer is that it’s not in English, and it doesn’t matter one bit. A buncha kids go skiing the mountains where people don’t speak English… but where Nazis once roamed. And now the Nazis are zombies. What more do you … more…
