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Screening Room Xtra in November
Screening Room Xtra in November

From "Fantastic Mr. Fox" to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," this Fall is full of film adaptations of classic children's books. We take an in-depth look at Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl's "Mr. Fox" and Spike Jonze's "Where the Wild Things Are."

Showtimes: Thursday 4 November: 0945, Friday 5 November: 0445, Saturday 6 November: 0915, 1545, 2345, Sunday 7 November: 1545, Monday 8 November: 0345

Screening Room in December
Screening Room in December

They are the money men behind the scenes who make it all happen. In December, The Screening Room talks to some of the industry's finest producers about what their little-known but vital part of the industry entails.

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Screening Room Podcast: Henry Selick on 'Coraline'
Screening Room Podcast: Henry Selick on 'Coraline'

Director, Henry Selick and Author Neil Gaiman talk to The Screening Room about making their spooky animation "Coraline."

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Carrey brings Christmas early
Carrey brings Christmas early

U.S. funnyman Jim Carrey stars in the long-awaited remake of Dickens' morality tale, "A Christmas Carol."
Whedon bids for 'Terminator'
Whedon bids for 'Terminator'

"Buffy"-creator Joss Whedon says he wants to buy the rights to the "Terminator" franchise for $10,000.

Hitchcock in sticky tape
Hitchcock in sticky tape

Artist Mark Khaisman raided the stationery cupboard for his novel remakes of classic Hitchcock scenes.
Hammer glamour
Hammer glamour

Hammer studio's gothic horrors has as many glamorous leading ladies as vamps, ghouls and mad scientists.

Hammer glamour
The Screening Room blog
The Screening Room blog
Go to The Screening Room blog

From celebrity to indie and Nollywood to Hollywood, The Screening Room blog is the movie fan's first stop for opinion, gossip, and occasionally some well-deserved bile.

Spike Jonze's wild things
Spike Jonze's wild things

Get your wolf suit out, channel your inner child and get ready to howl -- "Where the Wild Things Are" is here.
Town that inspired 'Mr. Fox'
Town that inspired 'Mr. Fox'

A tour of quaint Great Missenden, England where Roald Dahl lived and wrote his classic children's novels.

Quiz: Finish the horror quotes
Quiz: Finish the horror quotes

Fancy yourself as a horror aficionado? Take our quiz and see how much you really know about the genre.

Quiz: Finish the horror quotes

Lee: Horror today is 'obscene'
Lee: Horror today is 'obscene'

His name is synonymous with horror, but Christopher Lee says he doesn't much like the genre today.

Lee: Horror today is 'obscene'