Fairy tale

A fairy tale (pronounced /ˈfeəriˌteɪl/) is a type of short story that typically features European folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarves, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, mermaids, trolls, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables.

In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy tale romance" (though not all fairy tales end happily). Colloquially, a "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can also mean any far-fetched story or tall tale; it is used especially of any story that not only is not true, but could not possibly be true. Legends are perceived as real; fairy tales may merge into legends, where the narrative is perceived both by teller and hearers as being grounded in historical truth. However, unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and actual places, people, and events; they take place once upon a time rather than in actual times.

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Omaha World-Herald 13 Sep 2018

OPENING. "Big Fish," bellevue Little Theatre, 203 West mission ave., bellevue, Friday through sept. 30. Showt imes. 7.30 p.m. Fridays and saturdays, 2 p.m. sundays. Tickets. $20 adults, $18 seniors, $10 students with Id. reservations are recommended ... d ... The lovable ogre made famous in the 2001 animated film now is starring in a musical. Families will enjoy the story that takes shrek on an adventure featuring many familiar fairy-tale characters ... ....

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Omaha World-Herald 13 Sep 2018

OPENING. “Big Fish,” Bellevue Little Theatre, 203 West Mission Ave., Bellevue, Friday through Sept. 30. Showtimes. 7.30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets. $20 adults, $18 seniors, $10 students with ID ... Information ... D ... 30 ... 14 ... The lovable ogre made famous in the 2001 animated film now is starring in a musical. Families will enjoy the story that takes Shrek on an adventure featuring many familiar fairy-tale characters ... ....

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Pressure high of making 'Mowgli' acceptable in India: Freida Pinto

Yahoo Daily News 10 Sep 2018

It's a film that I am very proud of, and also because it's a story we all grew up on ... Serkis has already made it clear that his version of the story is not a fairy tale, and that the audience should not expect singing and dancing animals in the film, which is about human child Mowgli who is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India ... So, I first of all credit the film and not me for having opened the first bunch of doors....

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Freida Pinto: Pressure high of making Mowgli acceptable in India

Mid Day 10 Sep 2018

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Dame Helen Mirren and Keira Knightley star in new Nutcracker trailer

Belfast Telegraph 04 Sep 2018

Dame Helen can be seen as the tyrant Mother Ginger, while Knightley plays the Sugar Plum Fairy and Freeman stars as godfather Drosselmeyer in the film inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic story....

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5 Soviet musicals that stole Hollywood’s limelight

Russia Beyond 08 Aug 2018

The idea of the “new Soviet man,” a selfless citizen devoted to the communist ideology, took centre stage and rags-to riches stories, patriotic songs, and plots about collective labor became typical features of Soviet musicals ... If you’re looking for a film based on a classic fairy-tale, but with a Soviet twist, then this is the film for you ... More exciting stories and videos on Russia Beyond's Facebook page....

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Film of the week: Ant-Man And The Wasp

Irish Independent 06 Aug 2018

0 Comments Film of the week ... https.//www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/film-of-the-week-antman-and-the-wasp-37184037.html ... Civil War, an entirely different film franchise ... ★★★ Aine O'Connor Sicilian Ghost Story ... Fairy tales are often horror stories of lost and forgotten children and this beautiful Italian film, told like a fairy tale, is based on a horrific true story....

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Anaheim artist painted, wrote, composed music and built miniature sets for Muzeo exhibit

Orange County Register 31 Jul 2018

The Anaheim resident created 45 paintings, two short >films, three miniature sets and two soundtracks for his exhibit, “Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales,” on display through Sept ... Artist Geoff Mitchell’s works, “Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales ... Artist Geoff Mitchell’s works, “Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales ... Artist Geoff Mitchell’s works, “Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales....

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All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother

The Newport Plain Talk 30 Jul 2018

We’d be hard put to find someone unfamiliar with the story of Cinderella ... Cinderella’s rags to riches story, complete with a fairy godmother, mice, and glass slippers has been filmed, set to music, and performed on the stage. But what about Cinderella’s stepmother? What is her real story? ... The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother, Danielle Teller, explores that very question in a remarkable manner....

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Game Of Thrones' Peter Dinklage Starring In A Rumpelstiltskin Film

Empire 29 Jul 2018

Patrick Ness is writing the script for this one, but the studio has yet to announce anything about how the film will tackle the classic story ... Sony doesn't have the same fairy tale film track record as, say Disney, so it'll likely be hoping for good things from this....

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Town Theatre Delivers With Beauty and the Beast

Free Times 26 Jul 2018

Those reflective (and Oscar-winning) lyrics kick off the title song of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the stage musical adaptation of the successful 1991 animated film, and give an indication that this story may be more than a simple fairy tale for children ... Alan Menken's score and Howard Ashman's lyrics come straight from the film, part of a ......

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Dhadak girl Janhvi's Bollywood journey begins: Here's how it all started

Mid Day 20 Jul 2018

Born into a film family, Janhvi Kapoor speaks like her late mother and thinks like her father, but she infuses it all with an energy that only belongs to her ... Hoping to follow in her mother's footsteps since childhood, Janhvi Kapoor reveals that her bedtime stories, too, would revolve around films - she happily swapped fairy tales for stories about Sridevi's "whacked-out experiences" in the industry....

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Magical musical: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ set at TCT

TDT News 19 Jul 2018

13th St ... 3-4 and 2.30 p.m ... 4 ... The show is an adapted Broadway musical based on the award-winning animated Disney film released in 1991. “The story follows the Disney animated movie,” Tolleson said. “It’s the classic fairy tale of ‘Beauty and the Beast .’”. She said the musical will include all the big numbers from the animated film including “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast,” as well as the characters everyone knows and loves ... .......

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