Daily Archives: June 5, 2012

The Glass Slipper (1955)

Directed by Charles Walters, The villagers prepare for the return of Prince Charles, who was sent away to school when he was a child. As the villagers decorate the town square, a shy young woman named Ella offers to help by cleaning up, but they spurn her, calling her “Cinderella” because of her dirty face and clothes. Ella goes home and finds her beautiful but cruel stepsisters, Birdena and Serafina, primping for the prince’s arrival. Angered by their taunting, Ella goes to her favorite spot, She is soon joined by a kindly old woman, who draws her into conversation. Ella confides that on the day of her birth, a fortune teller told her mother that Ella would someday live in a palace. The strange woman dresses her up so she can attend the ball, but must run out at midnight. In her haste, she drops a single glass slipper. 

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Madagascar (2005)

Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, At New York’s Central Park Zoo, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, and a hippo are best friends and stars of the show. But when one of the animals goes missing from their cage, the other three break free to look for him, only to find themselves reunited .. on a ship en route to Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, however, the friends, who have all been raised in captivity, learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, The animals try to fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African wildlife refuge, On the wildest place of all — the vast plains of Africa itself — where our zoo-raised crew encounters species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a “crack-a-lackin” great place…but is it better than their Central Park home?

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