By now we all know that most fairy-tales stem from dark origins, but the story of the fabled Sleeping Beauty surpasses all in ...

Curated by University of Colorado Boulder students under the direction of Sean Babbs (Instruction Coordinator for the Libraries' Rare and Distinctive Collections) and Suzanne Magnanini (Associate ...

However, almost all of these stories have a dark and gruesome original version. Red Riding Hood's grandmother meets a gruesome fate, Pinocchio calls the police, and Sleeping Beauty's love story is ...

Sleeping Beauty, adapted from the Charles Perrault version of the fairy tale (and reportedly costing $6 million), is no surprise in its familiar outlines. It's the story of Princess Aurora ...

Matthew Bourne reimagines Tchaikovsky's ballet of the timeless fairy tale. The story of a young girl cursed to sleep for 100 years is turned into a gothic tale for all ages. Show more ...

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The 20 best fairy tale movies In 2011, a version of Sleeping Beauty, directed by Julia Leigh, harked back to Perrault's original tale. Emily Browning played a cash-strapped student who takes a job ...