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The best films to watch on UK TV: Saturday, 8 August
Take your pick from children’s treats, foreign films and exceptional Irish horrors.
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Which is the best-loved Roald Dahl movie?
In honour of the legendary author's 101st birthday, we rank the film adaptations of his novels based on audience ratings.
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Quentin Blake hasn't received a penny from Steven Spielberg's BFG
The artist has said that he's not been paid a bean – human or otherwise – in royalties since the movie came out.
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The BFG: Steven Spielberg pays tribute to late screenwriter Melissa Mathison (exclusive)
Steven Spielberg makes a touching tribute to ‘The BFG’ writer, Melissa Mathison. Screenwriter Melissa Mathison was renowned for writing one of Spielberg’s finest works - ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’. Over thirty years later, Mathison returned to collaborate with the legendary filmmaker on ‘The BFG’ - the final feature film before her death in 2015.
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This Summer's Movie Flops Have Lost Almost $1 Billion
The biggest losers also included Steve Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ ($115 million), ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ ($90 million), ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ ($80 million), ‘Pete’s Dragon’ ($70 million) and the rebooted ‘Ghostbusters’ ($58 million). One analyst, Doug Creutz of Cowen & Co., told Bloomberg: “Overall it was pretty awful. Despite having three movies in the top 10 chart of biggest losses (‘The BFG’, ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ and ‘Pete’s Dragon’), Disney still had a massive summe
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Watch The BFG Drink Frobscottle And Let Off a HUGE Whizzpopper In This Exclusive New Clip
“Whizzpop, whizzbang, feel the bubbles go down.
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The Roald Dahl Movies Which Came Before The BFG
The stateside commercial failure of Steven Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ has sent shockwaves through film fandom. Generations of British readers have known Dahl as one of the finest writers of children’s books the world has even seen. As we await the UK release of 'The BFG,’ what better time to look back on the existing Dahl movies, and consider how well they captured the spirit of the timeless storyteller?
