When we meet him, Harold is a cartoon boy with a purple crayon who can draw anything he wants, including his two best friends: Moose (a moose) and Porcupine (a porcupine). Together, they live in a 2D ...

Growing up, I loved the children’s novel “Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.” So when the Hollywood film version came along, you’d better believe I was primed. Like the book, the movie was about a family with a ...

Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for its upcoming animation/live-action hybrid adaptation of the iconic children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon, which will hit theaters on August 2.

Inspired by the 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson, ­Harold and the Purple Crayon imagines a scenario where the author’s cartoon protagonist grows up and starts asking questions about his ...

The 'Shazam!' star plays the title role in this live-action/animated retelling of Crockett Johnson's classic children's book, also featuring Lil Rel Howery and Zooey Deschanel. By Frank Scheck The ...

This film adaptation of the children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon, written by Crockett Johnson and published in 1955 has imaginative power but fails to make it all seem magical. Harold can make ...

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 ...