The classic tale of a poor boy that traded his cow for a handful of magic beans comes to life this Sunday at 9 p.m. The real story of “Jack and the Beanstalk” is told as never before. This innovative ...

Tale Summary Jack and his mother were poor had to sell the cow because she had nothing left to sell. Jack never helped her and only expressed hunger. He sells the cow to the old man in exchange for ...

Fairy tales aren’t always what they’re cracked up to be, judging by two Sunday offerings. The new documentary series “Project Greenlight” (9 p.m. Sunday, HBO) shows how the … ...

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK: the real story, sunday/tuesday, 9 p. m.,cbs 3 1/2/ stars Right off the bat, a made-for-TV sequel to a centuries-old fairy tale sounds like a bad idea. Such a concoction ...

Director Bryan Singer (X-Men) brings the classic bedtime fairy tale of "Jack and the Beanstalk" to life in “Jack the Giant Slayer.” With gorgeous scenery and a tantalizing score, “Jack the Giant ...

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story This Jim Henson Co. production of "Jack and the Beanstalk" certainly isn't a lighthearted Muppet-like take on the familiar fairy tale. Instead, director ...

Great deeds start out as current events, move on to history, and eventually, with some craft and embellishment, become folklore and legend. This process is central to the structure of Bryan Singer's ...

However, only Jack's beanstalk contributes to a hero's victory over a villain. Marvels & Tales is a peer-reviewed journal that is international and multidisciplinary in orientation. The journal ...

A local playwright who brought Jack Tales to thousands of children and people across the United States has died. Rex ...

LOS ANGELES - There's more to this Jack and the Beanstalk adaptation than Fee-fi-fo-fum. At the very least there's a mesmerizing gnarled stalk in Jack the Giant Slayer (* * ½ out of four; rated ...