Why Charles Dickens would have made Great Expectations a videogame if he were writing today
Perhaps the strongest argument for Great Expectations as evidence of Dickens’ potential as a videogame writer are its multiple endings.
Charles Dickens’s Fagin gets rehabilitated, again
Allison Epstein’s “Fagin the Thief” is the latest work to reimagine a famously offensive character from “Oliver Twist” ...
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In an ‘Oliver Twist’ prequel, Fagin gets a first name — and the spotlight
A new 'Oliver Twist' prequel is told from the perspective of one of literature's most antisemitic caricatures.
15 family-friendly movies coming out in 2025
After years of what felt like a cinema drought, Hollywood is back and appears to be producing and releasing movies faster ...
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Charles Dickens Christmas (From The Pickwick Papers) 1956
A vintage film based on Charles Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers," following the adventures of Mr. Pickwick and his friends during a heartwarming Christmas holiday in Dingly Dell, Kent. The group travels ...
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Early Victorian England and Charles Dickens (1962)
The film explores the Victorian era in England during Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901) and its reflection in the works of Charles Dickens. It highlights the contrasts of the time, including wealth ...
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Letter from London: A Figure, a Woman, Reads on Some Steps
The birdsong arrives before the passenger jets. The clouds from the window stretch all the way to the English Channel. Chinooks carry dignitaries to and ...