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Jessica Chastain rewrites famous fairy tales

Edit USA Today 20 Apr 2016
Jessica Chastain, star of the film 'The Huntsman. Winter's War,' rewrites famous fairy tales.        .   ... ....

Feminism freezes over in 'Hunstman' sequel

Edit U~T San Diego 20 Apr 2016
"The Huntsman. Winter's War" is one of the more bizarre sequels in recent memory. If modern movies are going to strip every side story out of every superhero universe and beyond, fairy tales should be fair game too ... If this is progress, count me out ... ....

Feminism freezes over in ‘Hunstman’ sequel

Edit The Seattle Times 20 Apr 2016
“The Huntsman. Winter’s War” is one of the more bizarre sequels in recent memory. If modern movies are going to strip every side story out of every superhero universe and beyond, fairy tales should be fair game too. But, it’s more than a little odd that the filmmakers here decided to follow up their feminist […]> ... ....

Review: Feminism freezes over in 'Hunstman' sequel

Edit Palm Beach Post 20 Apr 2016
"The Huntsman. Winter's War" is one of the more bizarre sequels in recent memory. If modern movies are going to strip every side story out of every superhero universe and beyond, fairy tales should be fair game too ... Winter's War."...

WWE great Ric Flair revs up Leicester

Edit FourFourTwo 20 Apr 2016
Their fairy-tale story has made headlines all around the world, and it seems even the professional wrestling circuit has caught wind of the storyline - one which would not be out of place in the fantasy world of WWE ... "You've come this far, you've walked that aisle ... "Just bring it....

Allen: Liverpool are ready for Everton

Edit FourFourTwo 20 Apr 2016
Joe Allen insists he and his Liverpool team-mates are up for the occasion of Wednesday's Merseyside derby ... Allen and Co. have been fighting on the domestic and European fronts as their fairy-tale Europa League campaign continued with a quarter-final triumph over Borussia Dortmund, after knocking out fierce rivals Manchester United in the round of 16 ... "We know how much this fixture means to the fans," Allen told the Liverpool Echo ... ....

Eddie the Eagle review: Irresistible sporting fairytale weighed down by cliches

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 20 Apr 2016
EDDIE THE EAGLE . ★★★  . Rated PG, 106 minutes. The history of sporting movies is broad, but rarely as broad as this one. Dexter Fletcher (Sunshine on Leith) turns the story of Eddie Edwards, the British ski jumper who came last at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, into a treacle pudding of sporting cliches. Advertisement. It is both folk and fairy tale, but sort of irresistible ... To recap ... ....

Marvin Bartley watched Antiques Roadshow instead of Old Firm

Edit Scotsman 20 Apr 2016
In some people’s eyes the tribal warfare inspired by an Old Firm match is a relic from another time so Marvin Bartley’s decision to watch an episode of Antiques Roadshow rather than Sunday’s match perhaps makes some kind of sense ... But the laidback Bartley was unconcerned whoever Hibs faced on 21 May ... It is what it is.” ... They probably didn't even know who won in the end! They were probably away with the fairies.”....

Grieving mother receives unexpected gift from Fairy Godmother

Edit The Oklahoman 19 Apr 2016
ORLANDO — A grieving mother received an unexpected dash of magic from her very own fairy godmother ... But that changed when Murphy spotted Fairy Godmother outside Cinderella’s castle and wandered over to say hello. Within seconds, the Fairy Godmother asked her about her little bear ... The post, which includes photos of Murphy and her Fairy Godmother with the bear, has been shared more than 33,000 times....

Author Liesl Shurtliff continues fractured fairy tale series with 'Red'

Edit The Oklahoman 19 Apr 2016
She recently released the third book in her middle grade fractured fairy tale series, “Red ... As a fractured fairy tale, “Red” contains many of the same elements as classic versions of the story but takes many unexpected twists and turns along the way ... “Red” continues Shurtliff's practice of merging multiple fairy tales in her books ... After that, she plans to take a break from fairy tales to work on a travel adventure trilogy....

A Fairy-Tale Ending

Edit New York Magazine 19 Apr 2016
Last we left our crazies and our exes and our girlfriends, Paula was ready to unleash hell on Rebecca for sleeping with Greg. "I have devoted my life to you," she rants and raves to Rebecca, who, by the way, has a UTI so bad she had to be hospitalized, ... More » ... ....

'The Huntsman: Winter's War' Is A Fractured Fairy Tale

Edit Forbes 19 Apr 2016
This Chris Hemsworth/Jessica Chastain/Emily Blunt/Charlize Theron spin-off is a defanged and painfully generic action fantasy which has no reason to exist ... ....

Not a fairy tale, but plenty grim

Edit The Washington Post 19 Apr 2016
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