Sentences with phrase «of traditional fairy tales»

... there was a game designer called American McGee who having lived a life of dramatic ups and downs, decided to present a unique take on a selection of traditional fairy tales as a Table Top Card Game, Illustrated Book, Coloring Book, and Collection of Art.

Most adults today can relate to the magic of traditional fairy tales that create nostalgic memories of childhood story - times at home, in schools, at public libraries.

Not exact matches

Reinventing the traditional fairy tale adventure, SHREK features gorgeous computer animation, a unique sense of humor, and compelling characters — especially Eddie Murphy's lovable Donkey.

Ever since «Shrek» arrived and turned the world of fairy tales upside down, the new trend in animated «family» films is to take a slightly politically correct approach to traditional family films.

[An] overheated, badly written, wretchedly acted and unconvincing drama, which makes mincemeat out of the traditional beauty and the beast fairy tale.

Like the traditional fairy tales from which the film takes its title, Once Upon a Time in Venice has a storyteller, in the form of John (Thomas Middleditch), a nerdy intern / protégé for ex-LAPD cop Steve Ford (Willis), a not - very - successful private - eye sliding further into the underworld morass he mostly frequents.

Disney's cross-cultural retelling of a popular Chinese folk tale about a peasant girl who disguises herself as a man and takes her ailing father's place in the emperor's army turns the traditional fairy tale ending on its head.

It's a beautifully shot movie with a story that follows the traditional arcs of a fairy tale romance.

Not your traditional Disney effort, Into the Woods offers a sophisticated, often dark but insightful and imaginative look at the other side of fairy tales.

It covers the following National Curriculum learning objectives: - develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by: listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of contemporary and classic poetry, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently - becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales - drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher - making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done - answering and asking questions - predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far - using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read - checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context

A wonderful range of fairy tales including some of grimms, peraults and traditional ones, untainted by Disney, each illustrated by one of several styles.

Traditional fairy tales include many disturbing, violent stories, but their sharp edges are often softened by magic, timely rescues, and the prevailing power of virtue over evil.

Kelly credits the successful (traditional) publication of her first historical romance novel The Fairy Tale Bride, to her critique group.

Oberammergau is a small Bavarian town, which is famous for its painted houses: the facades of the buildings are painted with biblical, fairy tale or everyday subjects and traditional ornaments.

The title pulls from classic fairy tales and traditional RPG's to create its world, which takes place on the back of a giant turtle god creature.

The book The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen & Yayoi Kusama: A Fairy Tale of Infinity and Love Forever, out July 26 from the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, pairs the artist's illustrations with the traditional Little Mermaid story, spotlighting her signature fascination with serial repetition and abstract, expansive patterns.

And while a forest of these wouldn't have quite the same fairy - tale feel as a traditional grove, the benefits could go a long way toward offsetting our carbon footprints.

Whether your decorating style is modern or traditional, finding the right bed, bed frame and mattress is top of the priorities list — who knew fairy tales contained helpful design advice?