Wednesday, June 6, 2012

THE FILM GRIND - Episode #8 "Snow White and the Huntsman"


This week on THE FILM GRIND, Brian Roan (DearFilm) and I discuss our feelings about Snow White and the Huntsman by director Rupert Sanders as well as a number of other films we watched this week and some that we recommend for you to see.  We've even got a new feature for those of you who listen on iTunes which I've never seen another podcast implement.  So whether you've been a fan all along or if you haven't started listening yet, there is no better time to join us for THE FILM GRIND!

Hit the jump to listen to the podcast and read the shownotes.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, Who is the Scariest of Them All? - "Snow White and the Huntsman" Review


Over the past several years cinemas have been flooded with modern adaptations of older stories and this summer is no different.  Film after film, weekend after weekend, these contemporary remakes are seeking to find their own unique take on a classic story and hoping that audiences find something new in the material.  It's a hard thing to reinvent a fairytale as iconic as Snow White, particularly because it has been retold so many times over and over.  With Snow White and the Huntsman, has first-time director Rupert Sanders taken a bite out of a fresh or poisoned apple?