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Snow White

movie-related flash-fiction freebie: “Disney Dystopia”

Mon, Sep 02, 2019
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“Hey, so you wanna go to the disneys tonight?”

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Blancanieves review: silent style

Thu, Jul 11, 2013
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Gorgeous: lush with creamy black-and-white photography and bursting with passion… (new DVD UK)

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Mirror Mirror (review)

Fri, Mar 30, 2012
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It’s astonishing how little crazy one needs to bring to a movie at the moment to make it leap out as fresh and distinctive.

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question of the day: What entertainment “crime” would you pardon?

Thu, Dec 09, 2010
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Pop culture is littered with offensive crimes against decency: “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus. The oeuvre of Dane Cook. Rob Lowe singing and dancing with Snow White at the Oscars. Cop Rock. Gigli. Are any of them forgiveable?

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Anastasia (review)

Mon, Dec 15, 1997
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An enjoyable 90 minutes, but it never approaches the so-beautiful-you-have-to-cry sequences that have become Disney’s trademark.

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