In Disney's fairy tale of "Beauty and the Beast," all the hopes and dreams of the characters are magically embodied ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Hughes is an entertainment writer covering cinema and genre TV. After the best single year for any studio in history last ...

One of the most popular fairy tales today, "Beauty and the Beast" comes from folkloric traditions, with literary origins in 1740 by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve in as a novella. In 1757, ...

Emma Thompson, who plays Mrs. Potts, calls Belle a "feminist." — -- The cast of the upcoming live-action "Beauty and the Beast" praised the remake of the classic animated fairy tale as "feminist" ...