Category: Oliver Twist

  • Oliver Twist, policeman?

    Sony Pictures is developing Dodge & Twist, a new movie that pits Oliver Twist and the…

  • 7 Quick Takes Friday

    The much-anticipated new London stage production of Great Expectations opened last night. The Londonist has a review…

  • TCM alert

    The 1948 Oliver Twist, starring Alec Guinness and John Howard Davies, airs on TCM at 10:15…

  • From the book pile

    I've got a MESS of books to cover, so there'll be more book review posts in…

  • Petition for ‘Oliver Twist’

    There's a petition at Change.org to the BBC, to release the 1962 adaptation of Oliver Twist…

  • British students create ‘Oliver Twist’ graphic novel

    The students are from Dickens's own county of Kent. Read more about their project here.

  • Eat, drink, and be merry with Dickens

    San Fransisco's 34th annual Great Dickens Fair opens on Friday and runs to December 23. The…

  • Charles Dickens, saving civilization since 1838

    The Financial Times lists five books that have had a civilizing effect on society. Oliver Twist…

  • Worst headline ever

    Don't have heart failure (like I almost did) — this story is only about a merger…

  • TCM alert

    The 1922 silent film version of Oliver Twist, starring Jackie Coogan and Lon Chaney, airs on…