Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | Claire Armitstead on the Holes phenomenon
Louis Sachar's novel about a juvenile jail became a publishing sensation, winning praise from critics, children and parents alike. Now comes the movie, and the signs are just as good... ... says Claire Armitstead
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" has just begun filming in Los Angeles with Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, Jude Law as the narrator and Meryl Streep as the "frightful grammarian" Aunt Josephine..."
The start of filming of the Snicket series has occasioned another Daniel Handler profile - this a particularly good one.
