Hans Christian Andersen

So the opening written words say to us the very thing that many across the site have failed to spot, namely they wasn't going for autobiographical, just a celebration of the name and his work.Who better to bring the great... Full review

So the opening written words say to us the very thing that many across the site have failed to spot, namely they wasn't going for autobiographical, just a celebration of the name and his work. Who better to bring the great... Full review

A few comments have been made about the ballet in this movie. More needs to be said. The ballet is really just wonderful. I am not a ballet fan, but this dance spoke to me. The movie itself tells a... Full review

A fictional account of the life of storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. First, if you haven't read his stories, then you probably won't appreciate this movie as much as you should. It's a perfect excuse to read them with your family,... Full review

A lot of the comments previously made here are true and this certainly isn't any kind of real biographical film of Hans Christian Anderson. But one must remember that Samuel Goldwyn was primarily making this film as children's entertainment. And... Full review

This was the movie that caused me to fall in love with Danny Kaye. I still love watching this movie more than 20 years after I saw it for the first time on television. I love his gentle nature with... Full review

Watching this again (for only the second time) last night, I was just knocked out by the score. Presumably because of a Broadway-is-better-than-Hollywood bias, the piece tends to be dismissed in the Loesser oeuvre but every single number is a... Full review

This rather sophisticated musical appears to have been inspired by the visionary and dreamy Powell/Pressburger classic THE RED SHOES. It's as much a stylized romance as it is a kiddie picture, with Kaye refraining from indulging in the manic twittering... Full review

You could describe this as a childrens film but it's rather more of a family/young at heart type of story. These days it just doesn't really appeal to the age range that flocked to see it when it was released... Full review

Whoever reviewed this film for Maltin's Guide (I wish they'd indicate who the reviewer is by initials or something. It'd make the book more useful) does not share my tastes. I personally don't care that it bears no relation to... Full review

There are certainly moments in this new installment - quaint musical glimmers - of what made the first "Fantasia" such a triumph, but the film as a whole lacks wonder. At this point it's no secret that the Disney studio creates some of the finest animation around. ... Full Review

Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was another peculiar if prolific talent.....Not that this is a problem when the great Dane is played by the wonderful Danny Kaye.... ... Full Review

A ccording to his most recent biographer, acclaimed Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen was a tall, ugly boy with a big nose and big feet, blessed with a passion for theatre and a beautiful singing voice. ... Full Article

Richland High drama will bring theater lovers a taste of Hans Christian Andersen when it presents Once on This Island , beginning April 24. The musical is based on the original The Little Mermaid tale, which has nothing to do... ... Full Article

By James Keast Even if you've never read a single page of Bill Willingham's brilliant comic series Fables , you already know all the players - if not exactly in this form. ... Full Article

THURSDAY JULY 17 BOOKS & AUTHORS Used Book Sale: Children's books, Christian and secular fiction, more. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, Harleysville. 215-256-3020. http://www.mhep.org . FAIRS & FESTIVALS Dewey Fire Company... ... Full Article

Last year Michael Corder created a new, full-length version of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen for English National Ballet. The choreographer's experiments with the Danish storyteller now continue at Birmingham Royal Ballet with the world premiere of Corder's take ... Full Article

TORONTO -- Interweaving strands of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Tamar van den Dop's "Blind" is a stirringly photographed, bleak midwinter's tale about a troubled, blind young man who falls deeply in love with an unattractive albino older woman... ... Full Article