One of this summer's biggest films is Angelina Jolie's Maleficent, an alternative take on Sleeping Beauty illuminating the memorable villain's humanity. Maleficent comes in the wake of this past ...

Esteemed fantasist J.R.R. Tolkien once said that fantasy was true literature meant to be read, and that dramatic presentations of fairy tales were nothing but intolerable misfortunes. "I have never ...

For my money, this is without a doubt the story of the week. For years we’ve been hearing how the Grimm fairy tales were a lot more horror-based and bloody than the sanitized versions we’ve been ...

From Diana's aristocratic childhood on the Sandringham estate to that fateful meeting at a polo match - culminating in the ...

Behold, fair maidens, gallant princes, and all other gentlefolk! The time has come for the 30th anniversary of this classic comedy-adventure-romance. The Princess Bride, released in September 1987, ...

Once upon a time there was a king with three daughters, the youngest of whom was the most beautiful and gentle girl ever seen but the older two rather ugly and proud. One night, the three were talking ...

As much as I love fairy tales, I'll be the first to admit that they're often hella misogynistic in the treatment of their female characters, sometimes even violently so. There's one little-known fairy ...

Although there is certainly no shortage of movie-merchandise tie-ins pegged to Disney’s live-action version of “Cinderella” (think fairy godmother wands and Bluetooth speakers shaped like pumpkin ...

The line features 22 gowns inspired by Disney princesses including Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Snow White and Tiana Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings/Allure Bridals ...

My wife can tell you better than anyone I am wary of so-called princess culture. It can be described as the conspiracy whereby society, Hollywood and retailers start dangling crowns in front of little ...