This gorgeous animated film tells a tale set in the fictional town of Smeerensburg, Jesper (voiced by Jason Schwartzman) is a spoiled postman who somehow makes friends with — you guessed it — Klaus (voiced by J.K. Simmons), the local toymaker. Older audiences will appreciate veteran ...
Benjamin wanted to write for the paper too, but knew James wouldn't allow an apprentice. So Ben wrote letters at night, signing them with the name of a fictional widow,Silence Dogood. Then he would sneak them under the print shop door to hide his identity. Dogood was filled with critic...
She picked another 2015 podcast, “Limetown.” We just started this fictional series, which is more akin to a radio show from the past rather than an investigative documentary. I love old radio shows that stretch my imagination, so I’m all in. We are now accompanied by Will. He has de...
The first episode ofCheersaired on September 30, 1982, and that week the Boston bar sitcom from James Burrows and the Charles boys finisheddead lastin the Nielsen ratings at #77. Nobody wanted to spend time in the fictional bar where “everybody knows your name,” even if Bostonians did ...
Once there were wolves: a novel by McConaghy, Charlotte, author. Another really good one. This is based in Scotland and is about reintroducing wolves in to the ecosystem. But it is a fictional murder mystery story. Some interesting elements. ...
As a fictional name, too, Gamgee predated the writing of the Lord of the Rings. Influenced by 'Gamgee' as a then-common name for cotton wool, Tolkien invented the character of 'Gaffer Gamgee' to amuse his children (said to have been '...based on an actual old rustic met on holiday...
Things go bump in the night in this 2015 supernatural horror-comedy about iconic children's horror author R. L. Stine. Featuring a surprisingly well-cast Jack Black as Stine, Goosebumps follows the spooky events that occur in one small town when the author's fictional monsters are unleashed ...
I’ve only recently discovered how helpful novels can be to add to your reading diet, but this one needs to be on your “to-read” list. I believe they call it a historical novel in that it is set during a real historical period (World War II) but tells a fictional tale of two ...
Over the five days the students take a fictional divorcing couple, Linda and John, from conflict to resolution - from turmoil to peace.The students and assistant trainers come from various disciplines and industries - law, mental health, finance, nursing, business, real estate and even the arts...
For those who haven’t tuned into this alluring show, the Duttons are a fictional family that owns one of the largest ranches in the United States. Their cattle business is located in Montana, which immediately provides a breathtaking backdrop to the show’s suspense-filled script....