Tag: Fables & Fairytales
The Portrayal of Disney Characters in Once Upon a Time
[Warning – Contains spoilers if you have not watched the series.] Over its 7 seasons, the series Once Upon a Time has introduced many Disney characters, both beloved and reviled. I found the concept to…
Movie Review of the Snow Queen, 2002
The 2002 film production of the Snow Queen, starring Bridget Fonda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Queen_(2002_film)), has to be my all-time favourite version of this classic tale. Technically, this film is more of a mini-series – broken into two…
The Wolf and the Apples
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto (Aurora Mandeville) Once upon a time, in the quaint little riverside town of Asillini, lived a merchant and his son Francis. Francis enjoyed working with his father in the merchant business,…
The Wellspring Chalice
~By Dominic de Souza A series of short, fairy-tale stories to illustrate points of Christian Faith and the Sacramental Life, to be assembled in a book called ‘The Catechism Tales’. Let me know what you…
Glorying in Glass: A Review of Snow White and the Huntsman
Filming: Color Length: 127 minutes Genre: Drama/Adventure/Fantasy Maturity: PG-13 (for intense themes, scary images, and fantasy violence) Cast: Kristen Stewart (Snow White), Chris Hemsworth (the Huntsman), Charlize Theron (Ravenna), Sam Claflin (Prince William), Sam Spruell…
The Nightingale and the Rose
~by Clary Fray There was once a beautiful white Rose (there were only white roses at the time) that bloomed one spring morning. She shone above all her sisters, not a single flaw amongst her…
Beauties, Beasts, and Phantoms: A Brief History of Beauty & The Beast
The perennially beloved tale of Beauty and the Beast has been told in dozens of different ways throughout the years. From its origins in far off days as a myth of a god and a…
The Silver-Bound Serpent: A Catechism Tale
~ by Dominic de Souza Author's Note: A series of short, fairy-tale stories to illustrate points of Christian Faith and the Sacramental Life, to be assembled in a book called ‘The Catechism Tales’. Let me…
Roots: Commonality of Folk Tales
“What big teeth you have, Grandma!” I guess you know which tale that quotation comes from, but did you know that many folk and fairy tales are much more ancient than most people think? There’ll…