The modern fairy tale is a tricky thing, what with phones and cities and all the trappings of now that tend to suck the magic ...

In “ The Ugly Stepsister ,” an impressively gruesome feature debut from Norwegian writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt (now in theaters), the titular character is Elvira (Lea Myren), the eldest child of ...

A story can come from anywhere. A question, a curious news tip or hints of intrigue just below the surface. This particular ...

Director Emilie Blichfeldt chats about the hideousness of beauty, and body horror of her disturbing Cinderella variant, The Ugly Stepsister.

Emilie Blichfeldt’s body horror debut critiques societal beauty standards, flipping the fairy tale point of view.

Like the catchy tune in their live action remake of Snow White, Disney clearly has some "princess problems" with their classic fairy tale source material. The 2025 retelling suffers from the ...

In Ghosts, Gary Owen reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece as a sharp, funny and gut-punching domestic drama set in a misty, ...

The Case of Kim Min-jae: A Cautionary Tale of Injury Mismanagement in Football ...

Last October, retired Church of England vicar, Andrew Allington, set out to walk the Camino Primitivo from Oviedo Cathedral to Santiago de Compostela, a 320km walk over 12 days with some pretty steep ...

Kit Connor has revealed he felt 'objectified' during his Broadway run as Romeo - saying he was left shaken by audience ...

Elizabeth Ung, an MFA candidate and acting lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, reimagined the Chinese folk tale ...