As Steve Carell prepares to speak at Northwestern's 2025 Commencement, we explore how his role in Alexander and the Terrible, ...

Yes, but an irritating one: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Twelve-year-old Alexander (a bland Ed Oxenbould) frets that things aren’t going so well for him ...

“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip” follows 11-year-old Alexander and his family as they embark on a dream Spring Break vacation to Mexico City only to have all ...

Going to a live-action family film usually entails plenty of eye rolling, low expectations and overpriced concessions. Parents chalk it up to yet another selfless thing they do for their children ...

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY 3 stars, out of 5 Snapshot: A family comedy, based on Judith Viorst's award-winning children's book, about a 12-year-old kid who makes a ...

Judith Viorst’s children’s book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is only 32 pages long, and has a very simple premise (kid has a bad day, his family has a ...

Author Judith Viorst certainly hit on something enduring with her 1972 children’s book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” The memorable bits start with that ...

If you grew up reading picture books, chances are you’re familiar with Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Originally published in 1972, Alexander is ...

Director Miguel Arteta and stars Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner bring Judith Viorst's beloved children's book to the big screen By Todd McCarthy Given its premise, Alexander and the Terrible ...

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad ...

Gum in his hair. Lima beans for dinner. Kissing on TV. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" is turning 50. Author Judith Viorst and the "real" Alexander talk about the ...