Sentences with phrase «dahl classic»

Earlier this month we got The BFG, Steven Spielberg's take on the Roald Dahl classic, and next month we'll get Pete's Dragon, David Lowery's updated version of the 1977 Disney film.

This is much more of a Wes Anderson film than the Roald Dahl classic on which it's based.

Bill Murray's familiar deadpan tones can also be heard in Wes Anderson's deliberately scruffy stop - motion animated take on the Roald Dahl classic.

As reported by The Wrap, DreamWorks nabbed the rights to the Roald Dahl classic and lined up Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall to produce.

For his adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, Steven Spielberg reunited with screenwriter Melissa Mathison, with whom he made E.T. nearly 35 years ago.

Berkeley Playhouse will present this Roald Dahl classic about a young boy who discovers a magic potion that turns an ordinary peach into massive giant.

Berkeley Playhouse will present this Roald Dahl classic about a young boy who discovers a magic potion that turns an ordinary peach into massive...

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Matilda by Roald Dahl — My girls still love this classic book.

including classics like Wonton Soup, Matzo Ball Soup, Himalayan Dahl, and Brazilian Black Bean with Baked Plantains.

A young boy thrown into a alien world, forced to improvise to find his way and gain approval: Roald Dahl might as well have been talking about the career of Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes in Russia when he wrote his classic children's novel.

«It's the most expensive makeup I've ever had,» says Oscar - winner Mark Rylance of his performance - capture title character in The BFG, Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.Rylance worked to develop every aspect of...

After a string of brilliant comedies, director Wes Anderson for his fifth film turns to a stop - motion animation take on a classic Roald Dahl book.

Danny DeVito's Dahl adaptation of Roald Dahl's kids» classic crackles with the same electricity as the book.Read More

Danny DeVito's Dahl adaptation of Roald Dahl's kids» classic crackles with the same electricity as the book.

Dahl's direction is superb, melding a classic film noir tone with a variety of dark red colors and hues — giving The Last Seduction an unsettled feeling of urgency not common to the noir genre.

Steven Spielberg's latest film, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book The BFG, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

For his 30th classic film event, Crawford will be screening the 1959 adaptation of Jules Verne's «Journey to the Center of the Earth,» starring James Mason, Pat Boone and Arlene Dahl.

DreamWorks Studios has announced that Steven Spielberg has found his Sophie for the upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic tale The BFG, with 10 - year - old newcomer Ruby Barnhill securing the role in what will be her first feature film.

A sort of live - action Up with dashes of Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson, and Thelma & Louise, all filtered through Waititi's own warm, offbeat sense of humor, Wilderpeople looks destined to become a new childhood classic.

He finally has though, with the release this week of The BFG, based on the classic book of the same name by Roald Dahl.

Based on the Roald Dahl children's classic, «The BFG» brings back Oscar - winner Mark Rylance as the titular soft - hearted giant who befriends a young girl; Rebecca Hall co-stars.

Anderson and co-screenwriter Noah Baumbach have taken Dahl's beloved 1970 tale of a thieving, clever fox and created a stop - motion animated classic, with affection for the original present in every frame.

Add the fact that it's based on the classic Ronald Dahl novel, and this could be a solid family flick.

Wilder will be remembered best for his 1974 one - two punch of Brooks» Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, both of which rate among the most hilarious films ever made, and for channeling Roald Dahl's chocolate mogul Willy Wonka in the trippy 1971 classic.

With classic books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach already adapted, it's clear that Hollywood loves Dahl's novels.

The «most read» book at primary level is time honoured classic The Twits by Roald Dahl, with the most popular being Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney.

In an instant, they were transformed into 10 - foot - tall giants with booming voices, ferocious features, and massive movable hands, bringing the characters from Roald Dahl's classic tale — Bloodbottler, Childchewer, and of course the Big Friendly Giant himself — suddenly to life.

Esio Trot is tortoise spelled backwards and Roald Dahl uses many words spelled backwards throughout his classic love story about a man, a woman, and her pet tortoise.

Dr. Seuss's classic children's books sold almost three - million copies in H1, and books by Roald Dahl, Jeff Kinney, Rick Yancey, Eric Carle, and R.J. Palacio delivered strong children's sales.

In her virtuoso narration of Dahl's classic story, Winslet enthusiastically throws herself into every character, capturing Matilda's confidence, Miss Honey's sweetness, and Miss Trunchbull's brutality.

The publisher promises that this addendum to Dahl's classic autobiography, Boy, is a «special keepsake hardcover edition» with «some of the secrets that were left out» from the original.

The «most read» book at primary level is time honoured classic The Twits by Roald Dahl, with the most popular being Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Launch Haul by Jeff Kinney.

Edited by Donald Sturrock, Love from Boy showcases Dahl's developing humor and imagination, which would produce classic tales like Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Witches.

The charity is hosting an open - air performance of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale James and the Giant Peach and the event is sure to provide fun for the whole family whilst also raising vital funds for the charity's work with unwanted and abandoned cats.

Books included range from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl as well as contemporary classics including the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer.

Curated by Quentin Blake, this exhibition includes a series of never - seen - before artwork that he created to illustrate the classic Roald Dahl tale.

In retrospect, I appreciate the effort my parents took to fill my bookshelf with classic Young Adult stories, the kind that can be read and re-read dozens of times and are encountered frequently throughout adulthood — books such as the Narnia series, the Little House books, Lord of the Rings, Island of the Blue Dolphins, To Kill A Mockingbird, Julie of the Wolves, Black Beauty, Robinson Crusoe, anything by L.M. Montgomery, Madeleine L'Engle, Lois Lowry, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, Judy Blume, etc..

The Witches, based on Roald Dahl's classic novel, is brilliant but not for young children (even Year 7 pale and quake during parts when I show it as a film study)

The Dahl pendant light is a classic mid-century design, its minimal form and smooth surfaces still have a contemporary appearance.