The moving Netflix film feels incredibly real—but Harold Fry wasn’t. Here’s the true story that inspired 'The Unlikely ...

Crockett Johnson’s 1955 children’s book, Harold and the Purple Crayon, tells the story of a boy and his empurpled crayon alone in the world. When Harold doesn’t use his trusty companion to draw, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Harold And The Purple Crayon—a movie based on Crockett Johnson's 1955 classic children’s book ...

Harold Laverne Souder, 91, a lifelong Rush County resident, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at Rush Memorial Hospital, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Harold And The Purple Crayon—the big-screen adaptation of Crockett Johnson's 1955 classic ...

Harold is an adult on a quest in this tale based on the beloved children’s book by Crockett Johnson. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

In his odd and wonderful first novel, the deadpan comedian Steven Wright takes us inside the head of a boy who broods over love, time, God and piñatas. By Michael Ian Black When you purchase an ...

The American comedy genius Harold Lloyd rivaled Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, and today, even if people don’t know his name, he is internationally recognized as “the man in glasses, hanging from ...

Zachary Levi surrounded by colorful art coming to life in a poster for Harold and the Purple Crayon Image via Sony The family-friendly Harold and the Purple Crayon has crossed another box office ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Crockett Johnson's beloved 1955 storybook becomes one more adaptation of a children's classic that swaps in formula for magic. There was a villain at work, of course, but I don’t mean the Child ...

Emma Madden explores the unique appeal of this dark comedy about a death-obsessed teenager who falls in love with a life-adoring septuagenarian, now celebrating its 50th anniversary. I was introduced ...