Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taking equal parts inspiration from the Brothers Grimm — whose version of Cinderella includes the stepsisters mutilating their ...

“The Ugly Stepsister,” written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, takes its cue from “Cinderella,” but this inspired body horror comedy is no Disney film. This fairy tale is both Grimm and grim — and ...

Modern audiences associate fairy tales with whimsy, charm, and the idea of living happily ever after. However, the sanitized versions that have been closely tied with popular culture are a far cry ...

PARK CITY, UTAH Jan. 24 (UPI) --The Ugly Stepsister, which premiered Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, embraces the darkness of the original Cinderella fairy tale. The Norwegian film ramps up ...

It's an ongoing trend to make horror movies out of stories that previously received the Disney treatment. While most in this space primarily serve as shock horror, playing on the nostalgia you feel ...

As part of the Sundance Film Festival's Midnight line-up, first-time feature filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt swept the audience away to her own twisted fairy tale world in The Ugly Stepsister. This is no ...

Emilie Blichfeldt's take on Cinderella, The Ugly Stepsister, just landed on Hulu, and it is truly a sight to behold. While I was prepared for the Norwegian film's gory adherence to the Brothers Grimm ...

Memento International has boarded “The Ugly Stepsister,” the ambitious feature debut of Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt. The company will kick off sales at this year’s Cannes. Combining comedy ...

As you can see in the trailer above, Elvira’s quest for perfection takes her well past rudimentary cosmetic surgery into something darker, with no voice of reason to talk her down. The stepmother, ...