16 h. ago Netflix’s The Twits star details 'favourite change' to iconic Roald Dahl story

EXCLUSIVE: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who stars in Netflix movie The Twits, has lifted the lid on her favourite additions to the classic Roald Dahl story.

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24 h. ago Netflix's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan explains why The Twits isn't a 'typical' kids movie

EXCLUSIVE: The Twits star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has broken down Netflix’s feature-length adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic story.

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29 h. ago The Twits voice actor says UK family were ‘shocked’ she had not heard of book

Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan voices Beesha, one of the protagonists of the new film.

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9 d. ago Grow review – polished pumpkin growing caper stuffed with perky charm and comedy talent

Featuring the likes of Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks and Golda Rosheuvel, this family heartwarmer makes for perfectly serviceable seasonal fareThis perky British kids’ movie lists five different people in the writing credits (two of whom chipped in with “additional material”); this may explain in part why its story beats arrive with such metronomic precision, and the characters feel as if they were grown hydroponically in a lab. Which is of course ironic because the setting is a family-run farm where agronomist-owner Dinah (Golda Rosheuvel) decides to go organic after being inspired by her magical niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell, adorable) who can sense plants’ emotions by touch.Having only been recently introduced, for reasons the otherwise overpolished script fails to explain, Charlie and Dinah get to know each other over the course of a few seasons – which just so happens to be the length of time it takes to grow a pumpkin for the annual village competition. Charlie hopes to use ...

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2 w. ago Nicole Kidman's movie romps 'sparked fury' from Keith Urban before split

Nicole Kidman has taken on some steamy roles over recent years, including Babygirl and Netflix's A Family Affair, in which she romped with Zac Efron

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3 w. ago Strictly's Amy Dowden introduced to Thomas Skinner's kids in moving clip

Thomas Skinner introduced his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Amy Dowden, to his wife and children as she joined them for dinner at the family home this week

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3 w. ago ‘We played Sweet Caroline over the photo montage at Dad’s funeral’: Bret McKenzie’s honest playlist

The Flight Of The Conchords star wanted to be a dancer and learned the guitar to Neil Young. But which pop titan has his daughter forced him to like?The first song I fell in love withI would sing Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles in my room when I was about 10. I had it on cassette, and wanted to learn every lyric so I could sing it to the end and get all the bits right.The first album I boughtThe soundtrack to Footloose on cassette from HMV on Cuba Street in Wellington. I’m a big fan of the movie and wanted to be a dancer when I was a kid, so this really hit the spot. Continue reading...

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