Linda Woolverton has crafted some of the most grandiose tales in modern cinema, bringing the Serengeti to life in “The Lion King,” visualizing the sumptious halls of “Beauty & the Beast” and ...

Disney films topped the trailer list this week with new releases from 'Mulan,' 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' and 'The Lion King.' By Annie Howard Jon Favreau's The Lion King released a new clip this ...

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a breath of fresh air from Walt Disney’s sub-genre of live-action fairy tale adaptations. It is noticeably better than the previous Maleficent (which was allegedly ...

It’s an ambitious act of disorganized world-building on the scale of Jupiter Ascending It’s an ambitious act of disorganized world-building on the scale of Jupiter Ascending While the first film used ...

Drawing inspiration from the 1959 animated classic, Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent stands as an iconic and beloved film series cherished across generations. Centered around the powerful fairy from the ...

These Disney live-action remakes are very hit or miss right now. The Cinderella and The Jungle Book remakes were both very well done but Beauty and the Beast and Dumbo have been more misses than hits ...

LOS ANGELES — Royals don't usually invite evil fairies to the castle for dinner. But in "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," Queen Ingrith and King John think it's a good idea. "It was magnificent the ...

Maleficent, the story of a sinister fairy with vengeance issues, opens with visual panache. But it fails to live up to its early promise, mostly because of an uneven tone and murky character ...

Angelina Jolie’s return to the big screen as a fairy-tale villain is likely to break “X-Men’s” box-office spell as “Maleficent” hits theaters this weekend. Disney’s $180-million attempt to humanize ...