The “Polar Express Escape Room” is an enchanting and immersive adventure that brings to life the spirit of one of the most beloved holiday tales. Inspired by the iconic 2004 film and Chris Van ...

North Shore’s Chris Van Allsburg talks North Pole magic, Tom Hanks, RISD — and how a Boston editor convinced him to become a children’s book author. THE POLAR ...

Four decades have passed since young readers first climbed on the North Pole-bound Polar Express along with Santa and the narrator of Chris Van Allsburg’s Christmas classic. With 14 million copies of ...

The recent release of the latest Robert Zemeckis/Tom Hanks collaboration Here roughly coincided with the 30th anniversary of their beloved smash Forrest Gump, for which both men won Oscars. But Here ...

We want to turn back now to the conversation of holiday movies. It is a thing here on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, and a lot of our staff have strong feelings and opinions about them. But one of our ...