by
Chris Winkle
More than any other, Disney has brought fairytales into modern popular culture. But the versions we know from Disney’s Princess movies are just the latest in a long line of revisions. In this blog series, I’m going to shine a light on earlier versions of … read more »
by
Chris Winkle
Last week I went over the tales behind the first three Disney princess movies, and introduced you to Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm. Now it’s time for movies four through six. After Sleeping Beauty in 1959, Disney made less successful movies for thirty … read more »
by
Chris Winkle
So far in this series I’ve introduced three famous storytellers who have influenced Disney movies, and covered the folklore behind the first six Princess movies. Now I’ll go over the last two Princess movies of the Disney Renaissance period before jumping forward eleven years to … read more »
by
Chris Winkle
I’ve now covered three quarters of the Disney Princesses, and now we’ve finally entered the era of computer animation. Disney purchased Pixar in 2006, and these three movies, one from Pixar and two from Disney, clearly show the influence of both studios. Let’s look under … read more »
More than any other, Disney has brought fairytales into modern popular culture. But the versions we know from Disney’s Princess movies are just the latest in a long line of revisions. In this blog series, I’m going to shine a light on earlier versions of … read more » 
Last week I went over the tales behind the first three Disney princess movies, and introduced you to Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm. Now it’s time for movies four through six. After Sleeping Beauty in 1959, Disney made less successful movies for thirty … read more » 
So far in this series I’ve introduced three famous storytellers who have influenced Disney movies, and covered the folklore behind the first six Princess movies. Now I’ll go over the last two Princess movies of the Disney Renaissance period before jumping forward eleven years to … read more » 
I’ve now covered three quarters of the Disney Princesses, and now we’ve finally entered the era of computer animation. Disney purchased Pixar in 2006, and these three movies, one from Pixar and two from Disney, clearly show the influence of both studios. Let’s look under … read more » 
