Roald Dahl
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Chocolate Fyre Festival? Inside the Willy Wonka event that had infuriated guests calling the cops
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The 21 best horror anthology series ever
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Danny DeVito and Mara Wilson intend to reunite for Matilda in Concert after SAG-AFTRA strike ends
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20 best fall movies to celebrate the season
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Wes Anderson and Ralph Fiennes reunite in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar trailer
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Wes Anderson criticizes editing of Roald Dahl books to remove 'offensive' language: 'What's done is done'
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See Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel in first images from Wes Anderson's new Roald Dahl adaptation
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Wes Anderson's next Roald Dahl adaptation for Netflix is only 37 minutes long
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Judy Blume slams censorship of Roald Dahl books: 'I don't believe in that'
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Nominated for Nothing: Matilda the Musical's grade A take on a classic Roald Dahl story deserved more love
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Don't worry, Roald Dahl's original texts will still be published after critics call new editions 'absurd censorship'
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Authors criticize decision to edit Roald Dahl's children's books to be more inclusive
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Wes Anderson films, ranked
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Emma Thompson on her biggest transformation ever as Matilda's menacing Miss Trunchbull
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The 10 best witch movies
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Matilda the Musical trailer delivers a dark but soaring take on the Roald Dahl classic
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The 7 best Roald Dahl movies, ranked
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Timothée Chalamet reveals Leonardo DiCaprio gave him some unique career advice
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See Emma Thompson as the monstrous Miss Trunchbull in new trailer for Netflix's Matilda musical
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Warner Bros.' Wonka prequel gets 2023 release date
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Netflix's Matilda musical casts newcomer as lead, Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull
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Roald Dahl's family apologizes for 'understandable hurt' caused by his anti-Semitic comments
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Witches, weirdos, and Wonkas: How to do a Roald Dahl adaptation right
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The Witches sneak peek recreates book's mousy transformation
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Watch Ryan Reynolds join Taika Waititi to read James and the Giant Peach
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Taika Waititi to direct two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory series for Netflix
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Netflix to adapt Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, more Roald Dahl titles
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Wickedly Great Books About Witches
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'Playboy' for the articles? 11 famous authors who wrote for Hugh Hefner
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'Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary': 10 best words
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Roald Dahl 100: Iconic author would have turned 100
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The BFG: Kindle highlights
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Roald Dahl classics get brand new covers for 100th birthday celebration
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The BFG teaser trailer
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Roald Dahl recounts his daughter's death in biography excerpt
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On the Books: In-depth Joan Rivers bio announced
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On the Books: Bruce Springsteen's publishing a book about a bank-robbing baby
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On The Books: Murakami novel; audiobooks with Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl
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Go behind the recording of Broadway's 'Matilda'
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Happy Birthday, Roald Dahl: Our 5 favorite movie adaptations
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'Matilda' composer Tim Minchin on the Broadway hit - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
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This Week on Stage: 'Matilda' casts her spell on Broadway
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Meet the four stars of Broadway's musical 'Matilda' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
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Get pumped for 'Matilda the Musical' on Broadway-- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
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Roald Dahl e-books released today
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On the Books Sept 13: YA authors asked to 'straighten' gay characters, Roald Dahl's writing cottage needs a savior