Willy Wonka

...that was both quirky and comforting, allegorical and anarchic. While many of the movies made of his work - The Witches, Matilda, Willy Wonka/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - have been well received fan favorites, few have capture the...

In this article: Eric Chase Anderson, George Clooney, Bill Murray, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Jason Schwartzman, Kris Kristofferson, Meryl Streep, Roald Dahl, Owen Wilson, and Rushmore

...especially when it comes to the script - and probably to the movie's detriment. Most Dahl adaptations (Matilda, The Witches; and the two Willy Wonka movies) have been at least mildly disturbing, and this one is no exception, but the others...

In this article: Wes Anderson, George Clooney, Three Men and a Little Lady, Disney, Roald Dahl, Britney, Oprah Winfrey, The Princess and the Frog, Noah Baumbach, and The Squid and the Whale

...Nov. 24, 2009 11:53 PM PST by Luke Y. Thompson Review in a Hurry: Awkward-humor auteur Wes Anderson, Oscar-winner George Clooney, and Willy Wonka creator Roald Dahl come together for a stop-motion animated feature that doesn't seem like...

In this article: Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox, George Clooney, Roald Dahl, Oscar, Michael Gambon, Where the Wild Things Are, Jason Schwartzman, and Meryl Streep

...own -- the film is brilliantly realized. One of Anderson's artistic heroes is "Fox's" author, Roald Dahl (who has also given Hollywood two Willy Wonka films and "James and the Giant Peach"). Anderson -- the Oscar-nominated, hipster-embraced...

In this article: Wes Anderson, Washington, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Coraline, Hollywood, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Polar Express

...has played a pirate captain in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, a drugged-up antihero in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Depp beat The Proposal star Ryan Reynolds, and Brokeback...

In this article: Nick Xenophon, Tommy Davis, Johnny Depp, Church of Scientology, Palpitation, Grandmaster Flash, and Foxtel

...chocolate maker Hershey and family-owned Italian firm Ferrero poised to throw their hats into the ring for Cadbury, we ask you to play Willy Wonka and design your dream chocolate company. Published: 2:09PM GMT 18 Nov 2009 Which brands...

In this article: Ferrero Rocher, Toblerone, Ferrero, Hershey, Britain, and US

...of characters in his own image, including this wild-haired incarnation of the Joker, brought to life onscreen by Jack Nicholson. "Willie Wonka," 2004 Pen and ink, watercolor Johnny Depp invested Willie Wonka with an unsettling edge,...

In this article: Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Rick Baker, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Red Queen, Alice in Wonderland, and Batman

...siblings, lacked the magic touch found throughout the brothers' eerie oeuvre. -Hugh Hart Where Gene Wilder succeeded in making Willy Wonka a lovable character with a sardonic twist, Johnny Depp did quite the opposite, and director...

In this article: Wired.com, Johnny Depp, Stuart Little, Sleeping Beauty, and Smaug

...Sunmark Brands division, which was purchased by Nestle in January 1989. The candy was then rebranded as Fun Dip, and added to the Willy Wonka product line, although it retains the Lik-M-Aid subtitle in a diminished presentation. Fun Dip...

In this article: Eddie Cibrian, Fun Dip, Candy, Sugar, Nestle, Pixy Stix, and The Willy Wonka Candy Company

...he's so nice! That guy's so mean and so angry!" And then Charlie does his good dead and Wonka reveals his real plan and suddenly Toshi's back on Wonka's side. Celebrating again. And as the movie ends, Toshi explodes out of my office into the...

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