In order to stay warm, a penguin must constantly work to keep their feathers clean, well-oiled, and waterproof. This behavior is called preening, and can be done while swimming or on land. Penguins ...

The director of “The Penguin Lessons,” Peter Cattaneo, also made “The Full Monty,” so he has some experience with crowd-pleasing films, at the same time being deft with unusual subject matter.

This is the only penguin species found north of the equator and in the Galápagos. Penguins are threatened by pollution, bycatch and climate change. Introduced species, such as dogs, carry diseases ...

They tell different stories, of course, but each movie is sweet, charming and inspired by real people and penguins. In the case of “The Penguin Lessons,” the person is Tom Michell, whose ...

A curmudgeonly teacher finds a renewed zest for life after rescuing a penguin in this new film from 'The Full Monty' helmer Peter Cattaneo. By Frank Scheck There are two things that can make any ...

Pepperoncini and banana peppers are used almost interchangeably in recipes, including the popular slow-cooker favorites Mississippi Roast and Mississippi Chicken, and on a simple deli sandwich stacked ...

The unique relationship between animals and people is a territory often mined for cinematic fodder; the twist in “The Penguin Lessons,” based on the 2015 memoir by Tom Michell, is in the ...

“The Penguin Lessons” is a throwback to roughly thirty years ago, when small-scale, heartwarming comedies about plucky outsiders made tons of money for art house theaters. It’s even directed by Peter ...

Last year there was the sweet My Penguin Friend about the true story of DinDim, a Magellanic penguin caught in an oil spill who befriended a Brazilian fisherman and taught him valuable life lessons.

“The Penguin Lessons” gave me an unsettling sense of déjà vu. Reading the synopsis, I could have sworn I’d just reviewed a movie about a man in South America and the penguin who helped ...