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The 32 greatest Anne Hathaway movies

She's been Jane Austen and assistants, Catwoman and con artists

Total Film

Tim Burton says it’s ‘really wrong’ to remove offensive language from Roald Dahl books

Director said you could ‘get rid of everybody if you really wanted to’

The Independent UK

13 parent-approved Halloween movies — no nightmares guaranteed

From gentle witches to friendly ghosts, discover 11 Halloween films that balance spooky fun with family-friendly entertainment for all ages.

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OPINION - When I met Roald Dahl, he said antisemitic things — but the campaign to cancel him is wrong

Many years ago I was a theatre critic, and over the years I’ve seen and written about plays of all sorts, from the powerful and provocative to the bland and banal. But I’ve never experienced the strange, eerie, even disturbing emotions that occurred recently when hearing my own name repeated…

Evening Standard

The week in theatre: Giant; Roots; Look Back in Anger – review

John Lithgow as Roald Dahl towers over Nicholas Hytner’s production of an extraordinary debut play; Morfydd Clark finds her voice in a Wesker revival; and a John Osborne staging is a step backward

The Guardian - UK

Giant at the Royal Court review: shocking, challenging Roald Dahl play is spectacularly good

Mark Rosenblatt’s fearless script is one thing, but the play about the author’s vile antisemitism is made extraordinary by the performances, led by John Lithgow

Evening Standard

Giant – exploration of Roald Dahl and antisemitism that speaks to our times

Sophisticated play melds fact with fiction in its dramatisation of a scandalous moment in the author’s life

The Guardian - UK

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‘I’m an ordinary man who plays crazy parts’: John Lithgow on tackling Roald Dahl

When John Lithgow got the role of author and antisemite Roald Dahl, friends feared for his safety. He reveals why he’s never been one to shy from a challenge

The Guardian - UK

Best toys to gift for Christmas 2024 that kids will love, from Jellycat to Sylvanian Families

Endless fun beyond Christmas morning

Evening Standard

Nothing But the Best review – raffish Alan Bates comedy is a time capsule of 60s London

Millicent Martin and Denholm Elliott also star in Clive Donner’s 1964 satire on class, filled with macabre twists

The Guardian - UK

Roald Dahl's grandson beaten up by pickpocketing gang after tackling thief on Westminster Bridge

Ned Donovan, a Met special constable, was attacked as he challenged thief he noticed was trying to steal from a tourist

Evening Standard

‘People came just to see how awful it was’: from Wonkaland to Fyre, the inside story of festivals so bad they went viral

The sad Oompa-Loompa at Wonkaland, an elf at a low-rent British Lapland, the DJ who tried to save Blobbyland, and a fixer at the ill-fated Fyre festival reveal what happened next

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Horowitz: I'm thinking about quitting children's books over censorship

Anthony Horowitz is one of our most successful authors, but he is not sure if he can continue to write children’s books because of attacks on artistic freedom, he tells Anna Davis

Evening Standard

Anne Hathaway's best and worst films, from The Devil Wears Prada to The Princess Diaries

The 41-year-old Oscar-winner has starred in dozens of brilliant and hilarious films over the last 20 years

Evening Standard

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Netflix just revealed lots of great animated movies and TV shows – here are 5 I’m most excited for

Netflix has confirmed some exciting new additions to their animated slate in its latest Next on Netflix guide.

The Guardian - UK

Netflix released Takashi Miike’s new film without telling anyone. Please stop doing this!

Lumberjack the Monster, the Japanese director’s long-awaited return to out-and-out horror is a huge event. So why has it been noiselessly launched into oblivion?

Evening Standard

Best illustrated children's books of all time to inspire young minds

Discover some of the best illustrated children's books that continue to enchant young readers today, from timeless classics to contemporary favourites

The Guardian - UK

Greg James apologises for suggestion a glass eye would make Roald Dahl Twit disgusting

Promotional video for a Twits spin-off book by broadcaster and his colleague Chris Smith is criticised by charity for the blind

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Creating a whole world with Jellyfish Pictures

New creative director Archie Donato discusses the VFX and animation studio’s philosophy, leading a team, and the joy of creativity.

The Guardian - UK

Violence never far away in Christine and Ian Rawle’s relationship

Devon couple made five reports about each other to police before they had even begun the marriage that ended in his stabbing

Total Film

The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend

From superheroes to Wes Anderson short films, here's what to watch this weekend

TechRadar

Black Mirror season 7 will release in 2025 and it’ll contain the hit Netflix show’s first sequel story

Another episode focused on USS Callister – the Star Trek parody – is incoming as part of the Black Mirror season 7's six-episode slate.

Netflix to release Roald Dahl collection as a movie after Oscar win – out this week

After nabbing an Oscar, Wes Anderson's collection of Roald Dahl shorts is being repackaged as a movie

The Guardian - UK

Through a failed immersive experience we glimpse real joy

The latest flop to make the papers was based, loosely, on Roald Dahl’s story about Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory. By Eva Wiseman

Tom’s Guide

My favorite Oscars movie isn't nominated for Best Picture — it's nominated for Best Live Action Short Film

"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" isn't eligible for Best Picture, but it's nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2024 Oscars. And the favorite Oscar-nominated movie of our senior streaming writer.

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