After having its release postponed last year, Jack the Giant Slayer finally makes it to screens … with a reported budget somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 million. This thing will go down as one ...

The story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" has been filmed by people as diverse as Gene Kelly, Chuck Jones and the Three Stooges. Now there's "Jack the Giant Slayer." Kenneth Turan has this review. KENNETH ...

The classic tale of a fast-growing vine is as ancient as the prophet Jonah and as modern as this film, Jack the Giant Slayer directed by Bryan Singer. But down through the centuries, the tale of a ...

Jack the Giant Slayer, a retelling of the fairy tale typically known by the far less macho-sounding Jack and the Beanstalk or Jack and the Magic Beans, opens with a lengthy assault of noise (aural and ...

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 ...

Movie studios have an odious habit of taking beloved childhood curios and turning them into modern spectacles of noise and effects. Dr. Seuss's wistful book The Lorax becomes a garish ...

It’s not often that a movie trailer can reveal an entire film concept with just four little words. But when those words are “fee fi fo fum” you know what you’re in for. Or do you? The upcoming Jack ...

Jack the Giant Killer has had its title changed and a release date confirmed. The Bryan Singer-directed adventure, which is described as an adult take on the 'Jack and the Beanstalk' story, will now ...