Cinderella Archives

Silly Videos: Disney Theme!

April 26, 2015Rebecca Angel

Disney in real life? Was ‘The Little Mermaid’ just a sexist film about a hoarder? And can Buffy as Cinderella rap battle against Belle? Find out in some silly videos!

My Problem With Princesses

March 28, 2015Rebecca Angel16

Why do we still have princesses in modern stories? Why is this still part of our culture?

Great Big Beautiful Podcast: Episode 2 – Courage and Kindness

March 19, 2015Jamie Greene

This episode, we welcome Matt Blum, GeekDad’s own editor-in-chief, as Third Host! We discuss the new ‘Cinderella’ movie, the ‘Frozen Fever’ short, the meager information we have about ‘Star Wars: Rogue One,’ and the mistakenly announced rebranding of Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

8 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Cinderella’ (and ‘Frozen Fever’)

March 13, 2015Matt Blum5

Disney’s new live-action ‘Cinderella’ is out. You know the story – now find out about the movie. And also that animated short you might possibly have heard about…

The Cliffs of Insanity: Kindness Shouldn’t Make You a Doormat

March 13, 2015Corrina Lawson

Cinderella seems to need lessons from Wonder Woman in how to use kindness proactively.

Cinderella 2015: A Princess in the Golden Age of Hollywood

March 9, 2015Marziah Karch3

Kenneth Branagh has reinterpreted this live-action Cinderella to feel like a golden age of Hollywood classic (with English accents). Cate Blanchett’s wicked stepmother wanders around in 1940’s inspired hats with veils, pin-curled updos, bright red lips, and “mode de Paris.” The stepsisters don peter pan collars, loud prints, big curly hair, and pink, fuzzy 1950’s inspired sweater shrugs. Cinderella’s ball dress looks as if it mixed the original cartoon dress with a little Scarlett O’Hara and a lot of Swarovski crystals.