T he 1960s "Batman" television series can be pretty zany, but for many of the actors who appeared on the show it was no ...

The Penguin Lessons, is a no exception. Based on an unusual real-life story, it's a shamelessly corny heart-warmer, despite its outwardly grumpy protagonist and veneer of political engagement.

INTERVIEW: In ‘The Penguin Lessons’, the man behind Alan Partridge plays a school teacher in military-occupied Argentina who forms an unlikely bond with a seabird. Such tonal extremes required a ...

“South American penguins teach humans a valuable life ... that he displayed in 24 Hour Party People and The Trip as the real life Tom Michell, a dissolute grump and part-time lothario who ...

We discuss penguins, naturally, and what it was like to shoot with a real-life animal on set, and what that did to the overall atmosphere of the production. They also speak about the importance of ...

The penguin is only half the story ... It’s a convergence of events so random it could only ever happen in real life. Which it did to Tom Michell. He wrote a memoir about his avian pal a ...

where the cuddly carnivore's real-life (and less cuddly) counterparts can be found, the doll also has an image of an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest, referencing the mission's passes over ...

Mr. Coogan’s character is a cinematic version of a real-life Tom Michel, the author of a 2016 memoir, “The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned From A Remarkable Bird.” The book detailed the time Mr.

Happily, Peter Cattaneo’s new film offers a little more drama and nuance than you might fear, managing real emotion as well ... counterpoint to the cutesy penguin stuff. That gives some heft ...