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Disney explores own history in magical filmmaking tale Disney delves into its own history in "Saving Mr. Banks," a movie about the difficult birth of the classic film "Mary Poppins," wrenched from a tale by a reluctant British author.

20 December 2013

Disney's 'Frozen' cools 'Catching Fire' at box office Disney animated musical "Frozen" extinguished the box-office flames of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" to take top spot as the highest-earning movie in North American theaters this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday.

09 December 2013

Disney gives folk tale cool makeover in 'Frozen' Disney has given a chilly makeover to a traditional fairy tale in its latest animated release "Frozen," which could be in the running for an Oscar.

29 November 2013

Scientists study evolution of 'Little Red Riding Hood' "Little Red Riding Hood" may have been heading to her grandmother's house -- but anthropologists wanted to know where she came from and just how her story spread.

14 November 2013

Villa that inspired Pinocchio for sale in Italy A villa near Florence that inspired the author of Pinocchio is on the market for 10.5 million euros ($14 million) -- a world away from the humble workshop where the marionette is born in the book.

13 November 2013

Hans Christian Andersen's first fairy tale found A Danish researcher has stumbled across the first fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in Denmark's national archives.

14 December 2012