The LA Times had a front page story yesterday reporting Disney Animation is closing the book on fairy tales, saying: …the curtain is falling on “princess movies,” which have been a part of Disney ...

"The Tale of Despereaux" talks a good game. It talks and talks and talks. This fairy tale cartoon, based on Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning novel, makes for a cluttered, static film with images ...

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Via is a cinephile and a bookworm who loves fantasy and cozy gaming as well as talking about pop culture both online and offline. Game creators have always been inspired by history, myths, and even ...

"Cinderella" Director Kenneth Branagh discusses directing Lily James and Richard Madden in his live-action version of the Disney classic on the WSJ Cafe. Photo: Walt Disney Pictures After years in ...

Amongst the current wave of European animated features pushing the envelope is the French film The Girl Without Hands, a haunting adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale. Its stunning hand-crafted ...

Liz Grauerholz, an associate professor of sociology, teamed with Lori Baker-Sperry, an assistant professor of women's studies at Western Illinois University and a former Purdue graduate student, to ...

Zipes might argue that its truth stems from an engagement with its conditions of origin. As he has persuasively shown, both in his most recent book and in many previous ones, the tales reflect the ...