L ike a lot of fairy-tale princesses, Cinderella is best known for the classic animated feature from Walt Disney. The 1950 ...

Roger Ebert preferred live-action movies, but Japanese animation touched his heart, too. These are his favorite anime movies.

In “ The Ugly Stepsister ,” an impressively gruesome feature debut from Norwegian writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt (now in theaters), the titular character is Elvira (Lea Myren), the eldest child of ...