Tag Archives: Beauty and the Beast

Favorites Friday: Disney Women

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

You may have been seeing the buzz lately over Disney’s induction of Merida into their pantheon of Princesses–and even more buzz about the make-over that went with that.  It’s a fascinating and disturbing discussion (read more here). It has me … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Round-Up: Beauty and the Beast

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

One of my favorite fairy tales is “Beauty and the Beast.”  If you read the original by Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont, it has as many weirdnesses as any other fairy tale.  But it also has a heroine with more … Continue reading →

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La Belle et la Bête

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

In my ongoing quest for more fairy tales, I recently watched the French film, La Belle et la Bête.  This is another one for Once Upon a Time‘s Quest on Screen.  The movie was…odd.  I’ve heard this one touted so … Continue reading →

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Beauty and the Roses

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

It’s always a joy to come back to a beloved book, and find out you still love it on a reread.  But it’s even better when you find out you love it even more.  That happened to me with Rose … Continue reading →

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Belle and the Beast

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

One of the “Once Upon a Time Challenge” Quests involves watching fantasy or fairy tale-based movies.  So today we’re going to take a side-trip into Cinema-land. I decided to revisit a favorite fairy tale, and watched Disney’s Beauty and the … Continue reading →

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