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HOLES

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

HOLES

There is an attitude among some filmmakers that children’s films should be anything but sophisticated, rather, they should be simple in theme and execution and excruciating for anyone over the age of five. Not just the flicks for little kids, either, as evidenced by such recent mush as WHAT A GIRL WANTS. And for those… Read More »

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Andrew Davis and Louis Sachar’s Perfect HOLES

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Andrew Davis and Louis Sachar’s Perfect HOLES

If I had had any doubts about HOLES being one of the big summer films of 2003, they were all put to rest by the audience reaction the film and its makers received at one of the two press screenings that I went to. The audience was packed with kids of all ages who adored Louis… Read More »

Tagged With: Andrew Davis, author, book to film, casting, cinema, digging holes, director, fantasy, filling in holes, film, HOLES, lizards, Louis Sachar, movie, mystery, narrative, screenwriter, Shia LeBeouf, sun screen, UNDER SIEGE 3, YA literature, young adult

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