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The Adventures of Snow White and Rose Red
USA 2018
produced by Andrew Balog, Katie Balog, Nicole Coady, Patrick E. Brown (executive), Melissa Greenberg (executive), Ronald Greenberg (executive), Michalina Scorzelli (executive) for Trident Fantasy Films
directed by Andrew Balog, Victoria Batista, Nicole Coady, Ann Marie Lizzi, Michalina Scorzelli
starring Callista Zorbas, Demetra Zorbas, Irene McMahon Foster, Matt Beekman, Angelo Polito, Skyler O'Malley, Lily Byrne, Riley O'Malley, Sierra O'Malley, Angeline Pierre, Cordelia Padovan, Ryan J. Palmer, Robby Pierre, Alejandro Meissner, Kaylee O'Malley, Devin Funnye, Madeline Balta, Sasha Greenberg, Amy Rosen, Amina Theis, Daniel Batista, Andrew Balog
story by Nicole Coady, Olivia Anderson, Nicole Coady, Alexandra Marello, Mirella Nappi, based on stories by the Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll, theme music by Konfetti
Snow White and Rose Red, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Siblings Snow White (Demetra Zorbas) and Rose Red (Callista Zorbas)
live a carefree life in a house in the forest with their parents (Irene
McMahon Foster, Matt Beekman), until one day they meet Prince Ferdinand
(Angelo Polito), a boy who can also turn into a wolf, and as they become
friends, Ferdinand gives them, among other things, a magical book of fairy
tales that all come true. So they meet the Fairy Queen (Skyler O'Malley),
who teaches them to believe in magic, Alice (Cordelia Padovan), who they
help fight the Jabberwocky and befriend the Queen of Hearts (Kaylee
O'Malley), Rapuzel (Madeline Balta), whom they save from the tall tree a
wizard (Devin Funnye) has banned her to, they reveal to Little Red Riding
Hood (Sasha Greenberg) that the wolf in her grandma's house is just their
friend Prince Ferdinand, they help Cinderella (Amina Theis) find meaning
in life that goes beyond marrying Prince Charming (Daniel Batista), and
finally they reconcile the Fairy Queen with her brother (Andrew Balog).
Now it should be stressed here that the target audience for
this film is young (pre-school) children, so don't expect any big insights
here let alone post-modernist re-interpretations, and also all the
conflicts in its segments are easily solvable in a peaceful way, and are
not designed to discomfort let alone shock its young audience, plus all
segments carry a message that's summed up at the end of each. And bearing
that in mind, where the movie does actually succeed is to give its outdoor
settings a magic aura and to create a certain sense of wonder on a
presumably modest budget, and without the help of overpowering
spectacle. Now it might help to enjoy this to be in pre-school age, but
that said, it's a charming film with its heart in the right place.
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
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