It was Dahl who invented gremlins ... given the unremittingly traumatic biographical background, Roald was drawn to a ‘belief in fantasy, grotesquerie, magic’. His books are ‘lyrical ...

Some essential (spoiler-free) background: Unlike the 1971 movie starring Gene Wilder and Tim Burton’s “unhinged” 2005 effort starring Johnny Depp, “Wonka” isn’t based on Roald Dahl ...

Roald Dahl is one of our absolute favourite authors ... to live in the UK – meaning that Dahl shares a very similar background to that of the unnamed protagonist. Throw in all of the ancient ...

Since Roald Dahl put out the children's book "Charlie ... it serves as a prequel to the story, giving more background to the whimsical Willy Wonka, and how the chocolate factory came to be.

But while Dahl never allowed either fear or unhappiness to overwhelm him, in the background demons lurked ... Teller Of The Unexpected: The Life Of Roald Dahl, An Unofficial Biography by Matthew ...

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of the best Roald Dahl adaptations ... a child from a poor background who finds a golden ticket which entitles him to a tour of a world-famous ...

Watching it feels like reading one of the Dahl books featuring the vivid illustrations of Quentin Blake, with Anderson’s background actors ... of Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl shorts are streaming ...