A romantic fairy tale with a contempo pop culture sensibility, "Ella Enchanted" draws from the well of everything from "The Princess Bride" to "Ever After," from "Shrek" to "A Knight's Tale" in ...

Ella Enchanted: Romantic comedy. Starring Anne Hathaway, Joanna Lumley, Hugh Dancy, Aidan McArdle, Lucy Punch and Jennifer Higham. Directed by Tommy O'Haver. (PG. 95 minutes. At Bay Area theaters ...

As she ventures into the world, Ella carries a talking book to guide her on the quest and encounters an elf who resents his people’s all-singing, all-dancing culture; a blue-headed ogre; and a ...

What do a fairy-tale kingdom in upheaval, a heroine with a curious curse and a pair of species-mismatched sweethearts have in common? All are elements shared by Oscar-winning “Shrek” an… ...

Ella Enchanted Cast: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Patrick Bergin, Jimi Mistry and Aiden McArdle. Rating: PG (For some crude humor and language).

OK, here’s the really cool story of “Ella Enchanted,” which is this movie, and it’s kind of a teen fairy tale: Once upon a time, long, long ago — before ...

The world is chock full of Cinderella adaptations and movies where Anne Hathaway plays a spunky-yet-awkward princess, but there is only one Ella Enchanted. Well — OK, actually there are two.

But as a new play called “Ella Enchanted” reveals, that’s not always the case. Ella lives in the magical kingdom of Frell and has a fairy godmother named Lucinda.