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4 days ago · THE LAST SEDUCTION 30th anniversary screening October 8 with Director John Dahl in person. “Pessimism, nihilism and melancholia irrigate THE FALLING STAR, but our ensemble of morally inept characters fill our film noir with vibrant, jubilant color.” “It’s a story of how we survive our parents, and the beauty of that survival.”
2 days ago · We meet Dahl (John Lithgow) and his fiancée Felicity Crosland (Rachael Stirling) in the living room of their countryside home, which is under renovation. (The set, with dust sheets and ladders ...
2 days ago · His review is thick with antisemitism, and Rosenblatt imagines a scenario in which his British publisher Tom Maschler – real – and his American publisher Jessie Stone – made up – visit Dahl to discuss the fallout. In a casting coup, John Lithgow plays Dahl, brimful of charm (and he looks uncannily similar to the author.
4 days ago · Roald Dahl[a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. [1][2] His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. [3][4] He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".
2 days ago · Dahl (John Lithgow, who in addition to giving an imperious performance has the added bonus of looking decently like the man himself) is a witty tyrant with an unseen policeman on guard after ...
2 days ago · Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play Giant takes place during summer of 1983, when the 67-year-old Roald Dahl’s divorce from his first wife, the American actress Patricia Neal, was about to finalised. Liccy Crosland, with whom he had been having an affair for over a decade, has moved in and marriage is finally on the cards, and The Witches, perhaps his scariest title of all, is about to be published.
2 days ago · Giant review – John Lithgow is a powerful presence as a monstrous Roald Dahl. John Lithgow looks a bit like Roald Dahl. When he sits in a chair, his height means he has to fold up his long limbs like a paper clip; he is almost a giant. And his terrific performance is a compelling reason to see this play about Dahl – a giant of children’s ...
2 days ago · Reviews are starting to come in from London theatre critics for Giant at the Royal Court Theatre in London, starring John Lithgow. Giant is the new play by Mark Rosenblatt inspired by true events, blending dark humour with sharp insight to paint a complex portrait of acclaimed children’s author Roald Dahl, a dangerously charismatic figure.
2 days ago · John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in ‘Giant’ at the Royal Court (Manuel Harlan) Roald Dahl was a cankered giant of children’s literature, casting a dark shadow over the pastel-tinted landscapes of ...
5 days ago · This week on Creature Feature Friday: September 24, 2024 Leave a comment. Jack's Back (1988) Join Vincent and Tangella as they watch “Jack’s Back” from 1988 with James Spader and Robert Picardo. Friday at 8PM Pacific only on YouTube and CreatureFeaturesTV.com. Don’t miss it!
