#margaret and cinderella

[delightfullhumanperson]

Hayley Atwell in different time periods:

1130’s - Aliena of Shiring | The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

1774 - Lady Elizabeth Foster | The Duchess (2008)

1833 - Caroline Mortimer | The Long Song (2017)

1850 - 1880 (ish) - Ella’s Mother | Cinderella (2015)

1910’s - Margaret Schlegel | Howard’s End (2017)

#hayley atwell #aliena of shiring #time period #cinderella #Margaret Schlegel #howards end #the duchess #Caroline Mortimer #the pillars of the earth #peggy carter

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1C, MATCH 13 OUT OF 16!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Scarecrowella:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

Ella Brown:

Full to the brim with sass and spunk! Love that gal Ella has a typical Cinderella story-- go to the ball, leave the ball (sans one slipper), marry the prince, live happily ever after, but she doesn't get a happily ever after, because being a princess is really boring. She has maids, she has a bunch of rules to follow, has little to no freedom, and has to take lessons from a stuffy old man (at least, until said stuffy old man is... no longer available, and his son takes his place, and he becomes her only friend). When she eventually expresses a desire to leave, they all pretty much say "fuck that" and lock her in the dungeon until she gives up (her teacher (I think) even comes down and says that it's good for her, because now she's properly pale and skinny like a princess should be). They even send away her tutor/friend to start a camp for war refugees like he wanted to, to keep him out of the way. Instead of letting this all slide, though, Ella starts digging an escape route. After months of hard work, she finally escapes, and makes it all the way to her former tutor/friend's camp, and marries him, because there's been feelings simmering for a while now (I don’t think I did her justice, but it's been a long time since I read the book, and I only remember the major plot points)

#cinderpoll #round 1 #round 1c #scarecrow #scarecrowella #d'ocon mumfie #docon mumfie #ella brown #just ella #margaret peterson haddix #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls #fairytale #cinderella

[grandmaster-anne]

21 December 1941 The Royal production of the Christmas pantomime 'Cinderella' at Windsor Castle, starring Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret Rose as Prince Florizel and Cinderella. © Lisa Sheridan

#queen elizabeth ii #queen mother #princess margaret #christmas pantomime #cinderella

[martianbugsbunny]

"The point, gentlemen, is that they lived" gives such OUAT energy

#ever after #ever after: a cinderella story #ouat #once upon a time #rumplestiltskin #mr. gold #snow white #mary margaret blanchard #prince charming #David nolan #belle french #regina mills #robin hood #captain hook #killian jones #Emma swan #Henry mills #Alice jones

[mellpenscorner]

True OTP Couples Bingo

Soooo, I may have played fast and loose with the rules of bingo, to the point that this should probably not still be called bingo, but here you are: 6 of the 24 couples that I picked, and the songs that I thought fit them best as I shuffled through my music.

Faramir/Eowyn (LotR) - "evermore" by Taylor Swift John/Margaret (North & South) - "All This Time" by Sarah Sparks Kit/Ella (Cinderella 2015) - "Don't I Know You" by Colony House Steve/Peggy (MCU) - "When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole Parker/Hardison (Leverage) - "Shut Up and Dance" by WALK THE MOON Jyn/Cassian (Rogue One) - "If the World Falls to Pieces" by Young Summer

Part 1 of 4 of Musical Bingo from this playlist.

#faramir x eowyn #john and margaret #kitella #steggy #harker #parker x hardison #rebelcaptain #lord of the rings #lotr #north & south bbc #north and south #north & south #cinderella 2015 #leverage #rogue one #star wars #otp #editsbymellpen #songs #musical bingo

[mamalaw1021]

Hey tumblr -

Next month, Kerry Taylor Auctions is running a charity event for The Bright Foundation featuring 69 lots of cinema costumes from Cosprop.

Lots include items like

Drew Barrymore's masquerade costume from Ever After.

Johnny Depp's costume for Ichabod Crane from Sleepy Hollow.

Emma Woodhouse dresses from both Gwyneth Paltrow and Anya Taylor-Joy's Emma films.

Mr. Darcy's infamous wet shirt look from the A&E Pride & Prejudice.

One of Kate Winslet's costumes from Finding Neverland and one of Emma Thompson's gorgeous dresses from Howard's End.

As well as others worn by the likes of:

MADONNA • HEATH LEDGER • ELIZABETH TAYLOR • MERYL STREEP • KEIRA KNIGHTLEY •  MARGOT ROBBIE • UMA THURMAN • RENEE ZELLWEGER • HELENA BONHAM CARTER • JULIE ANDREWS  • JUDI DENCH • EDDIE REDMAYNE • DANIEL RADCLIFFE

Or costumes from TV dramas including: DOWNTON ABBEY • PEAKYBLINDERS • POLDARK • POIROT •

There's a lot of truly remarkable pieces here.

#ever after: a cinderella story #drew barrymore #johnny depp #ichabod crane #sleepy hollow #emma #emma woodhouse #gwyneth paltrow #anya taylor joy #colin firth #mr Darcy #pride & prejudice #kate Winslet #finding neverland #sylvia Llewelyn davies #emma Thompson #Howard's end #Margaret schlegel

[pxmlx]

Wait, was Ashley pregnant for 28 years??

#once upon a time #regina mills #emma swan #ouat #ouat fandom #ouat rewatch #ashley boyd #henry mills #cinderella #swan queen #emma x regina #snow white #mary margaret blanchard #david nolan #sq #swanqween #swan mills family

[princesssarisa]

It's funny how certain projects require emotional and psychological energy that can be hard to sum up.

I just realized that I haven't read a YA fantasy novel or reviewed one on my old blog, The Castle Library, since before the pandemic.

For the past three years I've had so much time to read, and yet I haven't read a single YA book, or reviewed one for that matter, when I used to love doing just that. It's as if the stress of living in a pandemic sapped me of the required mental energy.

And when I finally got that energy back, I focused it on other things. I've been reading and rereading classic novels, and of course reviewing the different screen and stage adaptations of Cinderella, Snow White, and A Christmas Carol.

But since I want to write YA fantasy myself, I really should get back to reading it, and I really should revive The Castle Library and review some more books.

In the meantime, here's the last book review I wrote, of Margaret Peterson Haddix's Just Ella, way back in 2019. I can't believe it's been so long!

#the castle library #my writing #just ella #margaret peterson haddix #cinderella #fairy tale #ya fantasy #retelling #book review #blog post

[engshoujosei]

Cinderella Closet

8 volumes (when complete, 1 volume out in English as of 4/18/2023)

Licensed by Seven Seas

The romantic story of a plain country girl who’s crushing on her handsome coworker…and her transformation by an unconventional and stylish “fairy godmother.”

Haruka is a “plain jane” who left the countryside to start her college life in Tokyo. She’s secretly in love with Kurotaki, a coworker at her part-time job, but she lacks the self-confidence to confess her feelings to him. Then she meets Hikaru, a glamorous but sharp-tongued fashionista who begrudgingly agrees to play “fairy godmother” for Haruka. However, there’s more to Hikaru than meets the eye!

Status in Country of Origin

8 Volumes (Complete) 

Tags:

Country Bumpkin Moves to City

Cross-dressing

Fashion

Gender Non-conforming Love Interest

Make-up

University Student/s

#Cinderella Closet #Cinderella Closet - Debut into the New World #manga #shoujo #seven seas #completed #ongoing #comedy #drama #gender bender #romance #school life #slice of life #YANAI Wakana #2019 #2010s #Shueisha #Bessatsu Margaret

[romangoldendreams]

The Slipper & The Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)

#the slipper and the rose #the story of cinderella #cinderella #richard chamberlain #gemma craven #margaret lockwood #anette #rosalynd aires #cinderella stepmother #cinderella´s stepsister #evil stepsisters

[bestsnow-white]

Emma smiled a little seeing David compliment her artwork. "Yay" she said, before feeling a bit concerned again. Wasn't she already grown up? It didn't make sense. "But...okay , daddy" Emma relented, waving goodbye to Belle and Bae.

"Bae, say goodbye to Emma and Charming" Belle reminded her son, carrying the overgrown toddler home. "And you are getting a time out."

"We're going to show this to mommy too baby I bet she's going to love it." David informed her as he led her out the street although this time, he was carrying her. "Thats my good little girl yes you are remember to tell daddy if you need the potty, we are walking you home after all," David cooed at his baby girl.

Bae looked sadly as he was carried and waved bye to David and Emma. "Bye-bye Emmy, bye-bye Mr. David," the overgrown toddler said but what his mommy told him made him cry he didn't want a timeout of course he deserves one for misbehave but still.

#prince charming #david nolan #snow white #mary margaret blanchard #emma swan #neal nolan #regina mills #zelena mills #henry mills #roland #robin hood #baelfire #belle #rumple #gideon ouat #neal cassidy #maleficent #lily ouat #ashley boyd cinderella #alexandra ouat #maleficent ouat #ruby #evil queen #wicked witch #ouat ask rp #ouat asks #ouat rp #ouat #ouat roleplay #once upon a time rp

[editorauthoranna]

JUST ELLA Book Review

Just Ella

By Margaret Peterson Haddix

Part of me wishes I hadn’t read this again. For me, some of the magic really is gone from the pages of Just Ella. The first time I read this book, I was around nine years old and still in love with fairy tales and believing in the happy ever afters and romance and required annals of drama that go along with that.

Truly, my younger self missed the point of this book. In hindsight, that’s hilarious.

I should have read this book around age twelve instead. Just Ella is not meant to be a fairy tale; it’s meant to be a cautionary tale for young girls looking at relationships through a movie lens, the “rose-colored glasses,” if you’ll pardon the cliché. And it ends with Ella understanding the basic “looks aren’t everything” and “first feelings aren’t always right” lesson that most kids come up against in their early teen years.

The book begins looking at Prince Charming and his perfect self, perfect life, and perfect Princess. Ella, our protagonist, is clearly nothing more than infatuated from the get-go. Psychologically speaking, Haddix starts in a great spot. Readers should begin to clue in that something is off within the first few chapters. Mind you, this book is supposed to be for thirteen and fourteen-year-old kids, so it’s not meant to be subtle.

In which case, beware the minefield of clichés! This is the part of me that’s happy I read this a bit younger than the recommended age. I wasn’t too aware of clichés at nine. By the time I hit thirteen, I knew all about them. If you’re older and reading Just Ella for the first time, be prepared for some sentences that will make you groan. Yes, the writing is for young teenagers, but it is honestly rather forgettable. I put the book down and began writing this post—I like to write when books are fresh in my mind—after taking the day to read Just Ella on and off, and I can’t recall a single sparkle of wordsmithing I particularly enjoyed. Another bit of the language use that rubbed me the wrong way was the random modern idioms or phrases that were scattered throughout the story, taking me out of the action or scene entirely anytime I came across one. Yes, as an adult—and especially as a writer—I’m much pickier about my literature and word choices than most, but just because a book is meant for kids, doesn’t mean it can’t have some de-familiarization of the “same old” to push the barriers of language and create new associations and memorable prose.

I did feel the end was . . . rushed a little bit, as though Haddix felt she was running too close to her page maximum for a YA novel. I wouldn’t have minded the book being a tad longer.

That said, the secondary (true) love interest’s actions near the end were incredibly out of character. He sees a girl, beaten and starving and outright traumatized, and the first thing he does is confess he loves her and asks her to marry him. Really? I’m pretty sure I recall thinking that was ridiculous the first time I read it. Not just the rather insane situation makes me feel that way though; this character had been pretty well-rooted in practicality and scholarly seriousness for the entire book. The sudden change is jarring and unattractive.

In keeping with being a YA novel, Haddix has exactly zero morally gray characters. They either turn out to be “bad guys” or stay on the “good side.” Not necessarily a bad thing—especially for the genre and age range—but it felt like this book was written thinking teens couldn’t handle the far more lifelike middle ground.

Overall? Your ten-year-old who loves books will enjoy it! Adult me wishes I’d left it in the nostalgia category.

Next time will feature another childhood favorite—a gift from my best friend for my thirteenth birthday if the inside cover is accurate: Gail Carson Levine’s The Two Princesses of Bamarre.

~ Anna

#book review #fairy tale #cinderella #margaret peterson haddix #just ella #fiction #books #writing

[fairytale-poll]

LOSER'S BRACKET, ROUND 1B! MATCH 6 OUT OF 8!

*Though I am referring to her as Popelka, her original name in Czech, she is also often referred to as Aschenbrödel, her German name. Additionally, Three Wishes for Cinderella is the English title (with an alternate localized title being Three Gifts for Cinderella). The original Czech title, Tři oříšky pro Popelku, and the German title Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel both are translated as Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella. All names and titles have been tagged. Any local Czech or German speakers feel free to correct me for any mistakes! :)

Loser's Bracket Propaganda Under the Cut:

Ella Brown:

She decides that maybe being a princess and getting married to the prince isn’t the best for her and leaves. Good for her.

Popelka:

Was eliminated way too early in the main tournament due to being pinned against a really popular character. She deserves to win the loser's bracket at least!

#cinderpoll #loser's bracket #loser's bracket round 1 #loser's bracket round 1b #ella brown #just ella #margaret peterson haddix #popelka #aschenbrödel #three wishes for cinderella #tři oříšky pro popelku #drei haselnüsse für aschenbrödel #cinderella #fairytale #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls #three gifts for cinderella #three halzenuts for cinderella

[roseunspindle]

Favorite Books of 2023

a reread but I loved it even more the second time through.

#2023 #Favorite Books #Spinning Silver #Naomi Novik #booklr #Mysteries of Thorn Manor #margaret rogerson #System Collapse #Martha Wells #Cinderella is Dead #Kalynn Bayron #Horrid #Katrina Leno #Mansfield Park #Jane Austen #The Whispering Dead #The Ravenous Dead #The Twisted Dead #Darcy Coates

[adamwatchesmovies]

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)

Between 1994 and 2008, Walt Disney Pictures was making sequels to just about any of their movies. Mostly, you got stuff like Mulan II and The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. At best, they MIGHT appeal to young children who were die-hard fans of the originals. Before you dismiss all of them, however, take a look at Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. It may be the best of the direct-to-video sequels that came out of that era of Disney animated films.

After their wedding, Cinderella (voiced by Jennifer Hale) and Prince Philipp (voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes) are celebrating with The Fairy Godmother (voiced by Russi Taylor) when Anastasia Tremaine (Tress MacNeille) spots them. Realizing what the fairy must've done on the night at the ball, Lady Tremaine (Susan Blakeslee) steals the magic wand, uses it to turn The Fairy Godmother to stone and then alters the the past. Now, when the Grand Duke (Rob Paulsen) tried to put the glass slipper on Anastasia, it fit and Cinderella’s happily ever after is about to vanish.

I know you’re raising an eyebrow at the concept of a straight-to-DVD second sequel to a movie made 50+ years prior but hear me out. Firstly, this is a “true sequel” rather than a re-tread of the first. Lady Tremaine was so wicked and cruel when we met her. Don’t you think her hatred for Cinderella would keep going? She’s always wanted her daughters to be above Cinderella and now, she’s found a way to do it. Right away, you’ve got high stakes. Once Anastasia and the Prince marry, it’s over. Cinderella will never have an opportunity to live happily ever after and who knows what the kingdom will turn into with Lady Tremaine in the castle. Saving the day will be an uphill climb, as Cinderella will have to do everything on her own -no fairy will come to her rescue this time. At best, she can call upon her bird and mouse friends (Gus - voiced by Corey Burton - and Jaq - by Rob Paulsen - return). If those odds weren't steep enough, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella (Russi Taylor) all remember what happened before the timeline was altered. No one else does, including the Prince, whom they promptly mind-control using magic.

It may come as a disappointment that A Twist in Time doesn’t really acknowledge Cinderella II: Dreams Come True but it’s almost as if the people who worked on this film looked at the previous one and said, “You know what, I think we’re onto something here… can we try it again and give it our all this time?” Like its predecessor, Cinderella III spends a lot of time on Anastasia. She gets plenty of character growth as she begins questioning what her future will be like. She's about to marry a man who does not love her, all because her bully of a mother wants more power and (more importantly) to get revenge against someone who’s never done anything wrong to them. This anxiety leads to some tender moments between the King (Andre Stojka) as he confides with his future stepdaughter.

Overall, the quality of the animation, voice acting, humour, romance, drama and characters are consistent enough with the original (without ever matching it) that undiscerning viewers will be fooled into thinking the movies were made within a short period. The one area where there is a significant drop in quality are the songs. None of them are bad but neither are they any special or memorable. Another element to improve would be the film’s opening. Cinderella III= only lasts 70 minutes so the plot wastes no time getting started and it really could’ve used a bit more room to breathe. I won’t hold these flaws against it too harshly. In a perfect world, this film directed by Frank Nissen would’ve gotten a bigger budget and a theatrical release but no way was that going to happen. Ever. Who would buy tickets for a time-travel/alternate-universe version of a beloved classic made half a century later, particularly considering the reputation of Disney sequels? The fact is everyone working on this movie cared. They cared A LOT. They made the best movie they could with the resources available and they should be applauded for it.

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time is a good film. It’s an engaging sequel that brings the elements and characters you love back, tells an original story, and surmounts the obstacles placed in front of it spectacularly. It maintains the spirit of the original, down to the most “action-packed” scene of the film: a thrilling chase that’s a mirror-world opposite of Cinderella’s ride inside the pumpkin carriage on the night of the ball. I hope this movie finds the audience it deserves. Anyone who catches it should stay for the end credits to see a bonus scene halfway, along with several amusing gags and an epilogue as well. (May 28, 2021)

#Cinderella III: A Twist in Time #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Cinderella #DIsney Movies #Disney FIlms #Cinderella II: Dreams Come True #Frank Nissen #Dan Berendsen #Margaret Heidenry #Colleen Ventimilia #Eddie Guzelian #Jennifer Hale #C. D. Barnes #Susan Blakeslee #Corey Burton #Tress MacNeille #Andre Stojka #Russi Taylor #2007 movies #2007 films

[friendly-neighbourhood-librarian]

Just Ella - Margaret Peterson Haddix

This one joins End of Ever After on the short list of Cinderella retellings I've read in which she realizes that agreeing to marry a man she barely knows is actually not the best idea.

Ella has succeeded: she has escaped her stepmother's control and is living in the palace, about to marry the love of her life and live happily ever after! Except she's not happy. Her "princess lessons" are boring and tedious, she's not allowed to do anything for herself, and she barely gets any time to talk with her prince. The one bright spot in her days is the time she spends with Jed, one of her tutors, who actually treats her like a person instead of a fragile decorative ornament.

Ella's decision to break off the engagement could prove to be a far more dangerous undertaking than she expected.

This version of the tale has no magic, just determination on Ella's part to take charge of her own life — we love to see it! And we also love to see that she learns to rely on friends for help instead of trying to do everything herself all the time. Both are good!

More fairy tales

#just ella #margaret peterson haddix #fiction #fantasy #fairytales #cinderella #middle grade #bookrecs