Films/TV: November 2003 Archives

Burton Movie Update

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Zap2it.com MOVIES | MOVIE NEWS | STORY

Update re. remaking of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory movie, with quotes from director Tim Burton, including:

"I like children's books that have adults because, you know, children are like adults. I think adults forget that. There can be darkness and sort of foreboding and sinister things that are very much a part of childhood," he says. "I just like Roald Dahl's humor and emotion -- put together."

Eloise Review II

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Playbill News: "Eloise at Christmastime" Features Andrews, Baranski, Monk and Creel Nov. 22

"Academy Award winner Julie Andrews reprises her role as the British Nanny in the ABC holiday film "Eloise at Christmastime" Nov. 22.... ..."

Eloise - TV Film Review

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USATODAY.com - 'Eloise': Adorable at Christmastime

"Based on Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight's classic children's books, Eloise at Christmastime has all the earmarks of a Yuletide perennial... ..."

Cat In The Hat Movie

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New York Daily News - Entertainment - Is it Seuss yet?

Feature about the 82-minute Seuss movie starring Mike Myers as The Cat In The Hat, opening in US cinemas this Friday:


"Anita Silvey, author of "The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators," says, "Most lovers of a classic children's book prefer that any movie stay close to the author's intent. "For instance, the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'Holes' are so respectful of what the author set out to do. The first 'Babe' was nicely done, and it brought attention to a book that many people didn't know.
"But picture books give you so little to work with, so you have to invent things," she says... ...."

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