“Rapunzel’s” roots lie in the Italian story of “Petrosinella,” which was written by Giambattista Basile and published in 1634 — and honestly, I prefer Basile's tale. Like Rapunzel, Petrosinella is ...

At the same time in the 1930s, Capra was creating his own whimsical dramedies like Broadway Bill (1934), It Happened One Night (1934) and You Can’t Take It with You (1938), all featuring modern ...

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 ...

There was once a prince who wanted a princess, and only a real princess would please him. He traveled the world to find one, but was unable to, and came back home discouraged. One evening there was a ...

When you think of fairy tales, you probably don’t think of missing appendages. Well, you should! Severed fingers play a starring role in both “The Seven Ravens” and “The Robber Bridegroom.” In the ...

There was once a king who was deeply in love with a princess, who was under a spell that prevented her from marrying anyone. A fairy told him that whoever was able to step on her cat’s tail would be ...

The musical opened at the Westside Theatre in New York on April 7 and earned nominations for a 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award as Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical and a 2015 Off-Broadway Alliance ...

Yesterday I wrote about the possible effects of the box-office success of Alice in Wonderland on fairy-tale revisionism in family films to come. The flip side is the box-office disappointment of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. Expectations are running high, and the princesses are under ...

IMAGES: COURTESY OF GREG MCGOON. In the expanding conversation around transgender issues, kids are sometimes left out — a fact that children’s author Greg McGoon seeks to help change with his ...

The new trailer also includes the first footage of Gillian Anderson in the role of Margaret Thatcher Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. It's only a matter of time ...

Jon M. Chu will direct a screen adaptation of Wicked, with the release date yet to be set. For all that Frozen has feminist moments and rejects some of the classic Disney trappings, it hedges its bets ...