New York, Dec 27 (IANS) English actor Colin Firth has confessed that he despises Christmas and even the festive season’s music makes him furious.
The actor says he is like the famous grump and Charles Dickens’ mighty miser Ebenezer Scrooge since he struggles to get into the holiday spirit every year, reports buzzhollywood.com.
‘I have a [...]
“Scrooge was the first corporate scumbag and so, in this time where all our constructs are breaking down because of greed and selfishness, this story is very pressing right now. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a place where Christmas wasn’t celebrated. I hate to miss Christmas.” JIM CARREY, who plays Charles Dickens’ literary [...]
London, November 4 (ANI): Jim Carrey stepped out with his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy to attend the premiere of his latest film, A Christmas Carol in London.
The actor portrays Ebenezer Scrooge in the Disney film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 1843 story.
The 47-year-old star was joined by co-stars Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins at the event, reports [...]
London, Sept 13 (ANI): Charles Dickens developed a ritualistic routine in his domestic life, together with an obsessive approach to work, which is consistent with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and can be seen reflected in some of his characters, claims a new biography.
Dickens had a habit of rearranging furniture whenever he stayed in a hotel [...]
London, September 10 (ANI): Kids in the UK receive no better treatment than what orphan Oliver Twist endured in Charles Dickens’s novel, a teacher has claimed.
Lesley Ward alleged students attended school unable to dress themselves, use cutlery or even use the toilet, mirroring the plight of Twist, the child protagonist born into a life of [...]
