A new exhibition at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, “Once Upon A Time," saw artists use classic stories and childhood fairy ...

Musicals have stood out as a landmark genre in cinema ever since the first film with sound, The Jazz Singer. Since then, ...

Heidi Pennertz remembers when Disney’s version of “Beauty and the Beast” arrived in movie theaters. “I was like 10 years old when the animated movie came out,” Pennertz said. “So I was kind ...

From Hollywood's golden age to the contemporary era, movie musicals have been a mainstay. Although the number produced has ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Art has always drawn inspiration from experience, be it the physical world perceived by the senses or more abstract aspects, ...

Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can ...

Why do beauty standards feel inescapable? Neuroscience and epigenetics reveal how our brains imprint cultural ideals—shaping ...

John Bauer was a Swedish artist, though born in Germany in 1882. When he was thirteen years old, his father’s charcuterie ...

In her work, Niki Saint Phalle repeatedly referenced a personal and mythical bestiary that she brought to life in colorful ...

An academic has slammed Beauty and the Beast as 'one of the most dangerous films to watch' as it shows 'threatening male behaviour'. Dr Victoria Cann, a lecturer in Humanities at the University of ...

She meets men, all of whom are immediately enchanted by her beauty, and accompanies them to parties around Naples, including an X-rated mating ritual that seems inserted (sorry) for the sake of ...