While the naughtier bits of the original stories were naturally scrubbed for Disney’s family-friendly princess catalogue, there are surprisingly few movies out there that embrace the dark nature of fairy tale origins. The decent ones are even fewer, but I’ve rounded up some solid picks for a...
Kit holds a ball open to all eligible maidens. With the help of her Fairy Godmother (Helena Bonham), Ella turns into a gorgeous princess. You can guess what happens next in this classic tale.
20th Century Studios announced that theirDisney+ produced movieThe Princesswould stream on Hulu starting July 1, 2022. Along with the summer release date, the studio unveiled a more comprehensive team list and summary for the upcoming genre-bending film. When King's princess refuses to wed a ma...
“Beauty and the Beast” a Fairy-Tale? At some point in our lives we are all charmed by the magic found in fairy tales. Beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiering in 1937‚ Disney set the standard for fairy tale movies that continue to entertain today. With Snow White’...
A glorified TV movie debuting straight to the Disney Plus streaming platform, “Godmothered” is meant to signal to the world that Disney is in on the joke, an acknowledgment that “happily ever after” doesn’t necessarily follow a fairy-tale wedding but is in fact a sign of lazy storyte...
Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney Foreword and Acknowledgements Jack Zipes Preface: Traveling Beyond Disney Kendra Magnus-Johnston, Pauline Greenhill, and Lauren Bosc 1. The Great Cultural Tsunami of Fairy-Tale Films Jack Zipes 2. "My Life as a Fairy Tale": The Fairy Tal... J Zipes,P Greenhil...
Venn diagram contrasting Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Gothic genres (HS/MS option) Use ourDiscussion Questionsfor small group discussion or as writing prompts Brainstorm a list of fairy tales everyone knows, try to identify a modern retelling of the same story. If you are stuck, considerDisneymovies, ...
depending on what type of pie you’ve been eating. It wasn’t a flat disc because that would be two dimensional and even in this tall tale there has to be some semblance of reality. The centre of the disc had a height of some eight feet, which turned out to be quite significant in...
TFPis fully aware that there were no Chinese people in “The 400” and this is not a swipe at any actor on the show, she adores the show. Particularly as it is filled with theater people, andTFPloves theater actors getting television money!
Once upon a time, someone told a story that would be told for hundreds of years, making its way into books and, eventually, into movies, where the tale would again be told afresh multiple times. Who was that someone? Nonfiction writerNicholas Jubberintroduces some of the original tellers of...