Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/arts-entertainment/movies/brothers-grimm-fairy-tale-hansel-and-gretel-gets-superhero-upgrade.html Movies Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:51:00 -0600 The release of an action-packed version of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel is one of a string of Hollywood's retellings of internationally loved stories. A folklore scholar explains why the Brothers' collection is still popular today. http://http://www.superhappyfuntimestore.com Movies Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:16:38 -0600 While the "sex,violence, etc." inherent to the Grimm "fairy tales" may lend itself to Hollywood, this product is yet another "grim" failure of that industry to produce a good feature film. As Hollywood continues to bolt from fresh and original ideas, they'll keep mining the old stories out of fear of failure, producing, in the end, just another pile of easily digested and forgotten McMovies. PRI: Public Radio International