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Tim Burton says it’s ‘really wrong’ to remove offensive language from Roald Dahl books
2 months ago

Tim Burton says it’s ‘really wrong’ to remove offensive language from Roald Dahl books

The Independent  

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Review: Timothée Chalamet waltzes through the whimsical ‘Wonka’ but Roald Dahl’s daring is missing
1 year ago

Review: Timothée Chalamet waltzes through the whimsical ‘Wonka’ but Roald Dahl’s daring is missing

Associated Press  

The original 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” may have been a delicious dream, lined with trees of gumballs and fields of lollipops. “Wonka,” the latest attempt to revisit Dahl’s masterwork, bears no such danger. Tasty though that can be, you miss the daring of Dahl in the more wanly whimsical “Wonka.” Still, the movie has two big things …

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We must not sentence the sentences
1 year, 6 months ago

We must not sentence the sentences

Live Mint  

“Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.” That’s the tag line for William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece, The French Connection, where Gene Hackman plays unforgettable cop ‘Popeye’ Doyle. According to Forbes, the cut may have been made by Disney, which bought the film’s producers 20th Century Fox a few years ago, which is why the cut seems visible wherever the film …

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The 20 greatest children's books ever – what the voters say
1 year, 7 months ago

The 20 greatest children's books ever – what the voters say

BBC  

The 20 greatest children's books ever – what the voters say Shaun Tan/ The Arrival/ Lothian Children’s Books/ Hachette What do the global critics and experts who voted in our poll have to say about their top picks? Quek Hong Shin, the Singapore-based children's author and illustrator, describes it as, "a great children's book about anger, self-discovery, and a mother's …

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Censoring Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming has nothing to do with ‘sensitivity’
1 year, 9 months ago

Censoring Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming has nothing to do with ‘sensitivity’

The Independent  

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Camilla forces U-turn in Roald Dahl censorship row
1 year, 10 months ago

Camilla forces U-turn in Roald Dahl censorship row

The Independent  

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The 6 most glaring edits to Roald Dahl’s books by publisher Puffin
1 year, 10 months ago

The 6 most glaring edits to Roald Dahl’s books by publisher Puffin

The Independent  

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New editions of Roald Dahl books, including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, criticised by writers
1 year, 10 months ago

New editions of Roald Dahl books, including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, criticised by writers

ABC  

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl's children's books of censorship after it removed colourful language to make them more acceptable to modern readers. Key points: Puffin Books worked with a company that aims make children's literature more inclusive and accessible In the new editions, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's Augustus Gloop is called "enormous" rather than "enormously …

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Salman Rushdie leads criticism of ‘absurd’ Roald Dahl censorship
1 year, 10 months ago

Salman Rushdie leads criticism of ‘absurd’ Roald Dahl censorship

The Independent  

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Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove controversial language
1 year, 10 months ago

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove controversial language

The Independent  

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Roald Dahl’s books edited to remove potentially offensive language – reports
1 year, 10 months ago

Roald Dahl’s books edited to remove potentially offensive language – reports

The Independent  

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