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Roald
Dahl
's Matilda the Musical
Movie version of the Broadway version of the movie version of the book
Dec. 9, 2022
Movie Review
James and the Giant Peach
In bringing
Roald
Dahl
's book to the screen, the filmmakers have preserved the author's diminutive, fantastic perspective and created a vision of childlike wonder and terror.
"...wonder; if it frightened you, it was a terror.
Roald
Dahl
remembered that viewpoint. His children's books pit the..."
April 12, 1996
Movie Review
by
Robert Faires
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Roald
Dahl
wrote the screenplay for his so-called children’s story, and the result is more psychedelic than sugary.
"...Peach might be to note that the re-release of
Roald
Dahl
's other notable novel-cum-movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate..."
May 17, 1996
Movie Review
by
Marjorie Baumgarten
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson's delightful animated film has room for both existentialist dread and a grinning joie de vivre.
"...instead of bending to the will of the source,
Roald
Dahl
’s 1970 children’s book about a turf war between..."
Nov. 27, 2009
Movie Review
by
Kimberley Jones
Matilda
"...shadow and back again, Danny DeVito's big-screen adaptation of
Roald
Dahl
's Matilda alternately warms and chills but never leaves..."
Aug. 9, 1996
Movie Review
by
Hollis Chacona
Wonka
Roald
Dahl
's candy king gets a flavorless and cloying origin story
"...Probably every kid who ever read
Roald
Dahl
’s Charlie & the Chocolate Factory wondered at some..."
Dec. 15, 2023
Movie Review
by
Kimberley Jones
The BFG
Steven Spielberg tackles
Roald
Dahl
’s 1982 children's book
"...right away. Anyone who’s read the first chapters of
Roald
Dahl
’s 1982 children’s book knows Sophie’s primary worry upon..."
July 1, 2016
Movie Review
by
Kimberley Jones
Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson's stop motion wonder is a tail-wagger
"...that, while Fantastic Mr. Fox was adapted from a
Roald
Dahl
book, the film version was a little softer..."
March 23, 2018
Movie Review
by
Richard Whittaker
Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat
Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun
"...metal petals.Fri., July 21, 6:30-10:30pm200 E. MLKblantonmuseum.org/bscene Roar for
Roald
Dahl
's Matilda the Musical..."
July 21, 2023
Arts Column
by
Richard Whittaker
Shadow in the Cloud
WWII creature feature is a Frankenstein’s mess
"...apart in midair flew across the Atlantic, starting with
Roald
Dahl
’s first kids book, 1943’s The Gremlins, which almost..."
Jan. 1, 2021
Movie Review
by
Richard Whittaker
Zach Theatre's
Matilda the Musical
With its memorable characters and energetic performances, this production connects adults with their inner child
"...the hardships and wonders of childhood as aptly as
Roald
Dahl
's 1988 novel Matilda can take on new meanings..."
April 19, 2019
Arts Review
by
Trey Gutierrez
2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
Cartoon creations from Kobe to Goldilocks
"...BBC couplet based on original writing by the great
Roald
Dahl
(James and the Giant Peach, etc). Directors Jakob..."
Feb. 9, 2018
Movie Review
by
Marc Savlov
In the Heart of the Sea
Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story
"...screenwriter (he was later supplanted by no less than
Roald
Dahl
when famously irascible director John Huston proved too..."
Dec. 11, 2015
Movie Review
by
Marc Savlov
Cheap Thrills
This grisly, dark comedy is last year's winner of Fantastic Fest's Midnighters Audience Award.
"...a horror film per se. Notably, it borrows from
Roald
Dahl
's short story "Man From the South," which was..."
March 21, 2014
Movie Review
by
Marc Savlov
Target Markets
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
"...wrote the source novel, professional warper of young minds
Roald
Dahl
adapted the script, and Ken Hughes – one..."
Nov. 26, 2010
Screens Feature
by
Richard Whittaker
Monster House
This animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished.
"...that references Zemeckis' own Forrest Gump by way of
Roald
Dahl
, we're introduced to DJ (Musso), an ordinary 12-year-old..."
July 21, 2006
Movie Review
by
Marc Savlov
Paulie
"...a Grimm fairy tale by way of D-Con and
Roald
Dahl
; and this newest -- Paulie -- is a..."
April 17, 1998
Movie Review
by
Marc Savlov
Four Rooms
"...an old Alfred Hitchcock Presents show, itself based on
Roald
Dahl
's short story “Man From the South.” A mixed..."
Jan. 5, 1996
Movie Review
by
Marc Savlov
Scanlines
James and the Giant Peach
"...Apparently, author
Roald
Dahl
, skeptical about the translation into film of his..."
Nov. 15, 1996
Screens Feature
Acting With Character: Margo Martindale at the Texas Film Awards
At 71, the Texan is a bigger star than ever ... and just getting started
"...voice work. I'm working on a Netflix movie, doing
Roald
Dahl
's The Twits and it is insanely fun. I've..."
March 2, 2023
Screens Post
by
Richard Whittaker
Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers
"...grand inspiration for depicting Governor George W. Bush as
Roald
Dahl
’s diminutive chocolate factory workers? As Chronicle co-founder and..."
Oct. 24, 2022
Photo Gallery
Hamilton
Lottery Coming for Austin Performances
You can't say no to this!
"...shows, including Hadestown (Jan. 11–16, 2022), Tootsie Feb. 22–27,
Roald
Dahl
’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mar. 22–27), Disney's..."
Nov. 16, 2021
Arts Post
by
Richard Whittaker
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 16-22
"...my horoscopes won't mention the work of T.S. Eliot,
Roald
Dahl
, V.S. Naipaul, Edith Wharton, Kingsley Amis, H.P. Lovecraft,..."
Oct. 16, 2020
Column
by
Rob Brezsny
Fantastic Fest Review:
In Fabric
Definitely say yes to this dress
"...all dressed like they belong in an adaptation of
Roald
Dahl
’s The Witches, gliding around and spouting gibberish to..."
Sept. 21, 2018
Screens Post
by
Jenny Nulf
DVDanger:
Buster's Mal Heart
Rami Malek's newest and strangest, plus more home releases
"...Party," a comedy of lethal errors that puts a
Roald
Dahl
-esque spotlight on Melanie Lynskey as a mother trying..."
Sept. 12, 2017
Screens Post
by
Richard Whittaker
Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup
See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat
"...Jack Albertson, and Peter Ostrum. Directed by Mel Stuart.
Roald
Dahl
wasn’t your typical children’s author, and no film..."
May 16, 2017
Screens Post
by
Richard Whittaker
SXSW Film Review:
Most Beautiful Island
Poverty and immigration power this taut thriller
"...that matches the most devious and nail-biting stories of
Roald
Dahl
's Tales of the Unexpected, an intriguing and slow-burn..."
March 14, 2017
SXSW Post
by
Richard Whittaker
Subversion Not OK at RRISD
School district faces accusations of censorship
"...literary tradition of subversive kids' authors like Lewis Carroll,
Roald
Dahl
, and Lemony Snicket, district leadership decided "the message..."
June 17, 2016
News Feature
by
Richard Whittaker
DVDanger: Horror Roundup
The best and the rest of the month's home releases
"...more than passing similarity to Tales of the Unexpected,
Roald
Dahl
's three volumes of perversely pleasing morality tales. The..."
July 3, 2015
Screens Post
by
Richard Whittaker
Moontower Lowdown
"...music and lyrics for the stage musical based on
Roald
Dahl
's Matilda; John Mulaney, former SNL writer and current..."
April 17, 2015
Arts Feature
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