Behind Snow White, the most adapted and re-interpreted fairy tale of all time has to be Charles Perrault’s “Cinderella.” Among the more successful attempts have been a popular Disney cartoon, three ...

"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 ...

Compared to last year’s “Maleficent” and Stephen Sondheim’s subversive “Into the Woods,” or even Tim Burton’s weird 2010 film “Alice in Wonderland,” Disney’s latest live-action version of one of its ...

Is there still a place in our fractured fairy-tale world for the real thing? Will young girls at least as familiar with the darker shades of Tim Burton’s Wonderland, Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent and ...

The story of Cinderella needs no retelling. The 1950 Disney animation is as much a favourite today as it was back then. So when Kenneth Branagh was announced to direct an action version of the beloved ...

In recent years, Disney has made great strides toward casting off the retrograde, damsel-in-distress cliches of its earlier animated fairy tales. Movies like "Tangled" and "Frozen" have showcased ...

Cinderella, perhaps the sweetest and blandest of our most popular fairy tales, has always seemed to inspire a pastel-hued vision among readers and illustrators. The iconic Disney cartoon, of course, ...

With Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother and Cate Blanchett as the wicked step-mother Lady Tremaine, you've never seen Disney's Cinderella like this before. The first trailer for the ...