Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

They were proud of him, and I grew up loving the character and loving the performance the same way I loved the Gene Wilder performance in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." The people who have a problem with Uncle Remus and "Song Of...

In this article: The Princess and the Frog, Disney, Uncle Remus, Walt Disney, Disney Princess, Bella Swan, and Pixar

It's no longer a scene from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory or a childhood fantasy. Chocolate fountains are a delicious adult reality. They've become a popular addition to dessert tables at wedding, party and corporate events where...

In this article: Fondue, Caramilk, GTA, Giant Tiger, and Wal-Mart

...Lucy Dahl (right) with her dad, Roald Dahl, who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox," now a movie. And while "James and the Giant Peach" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" have their charms, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is the one that made Lucy Dahl...

In this article: BFG, Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ice cream, Quentin Blake, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox, James and the Giant Peach, and Sophie Dahl

...nothing tops Gene Wilder's portrayal of the dark candy man. I love the dark brooding themes that slither beneath the visuals of this film. While many children will just delight in the imagination and songs of the film, I've always loved the...

In this article: Blu-ray, HD DVD, Oompa-Loompas, Warner Bros, Johnny Depp, Gene Wilder, and Tim Burton

Fox and Friends Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. Everybody loved the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder. Everybody except for the guy who wrote the original (and the...

In this article: Wes Anderson, Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Pumpkin, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, Cinderella, Newsweek, and The Witches

Hall's "Art of the Remake" Tuesday night lecture series at the Siskel Film Center continues next week with a screening of 1971's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," followed Nov. 10 by Tim Burton's 2005 remake, "Charlie and the...

In this article: Funeral Parade of Roses, Gus Van Sant, Willy Wonka, Universal, Chris Smith, Dakota Fanning, Psycho, and Beatles

...the game. It is nice to see OSU receive this kind of respect. Coach Riley has taught them well. Some people sound like the kids on Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory wanting to hoard all the candy to themselves, and not caring a bit how...

In this article: Beavers, UCLA, Danny Langsdorf, Steven Jackson, Bruins, Arizona, and Christian Ponder

...and I dropped off some old clothes at the Salvation Army and perused the old tapes for sale. In there we found a copy of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which my daughter loved when we popped it in and played it. It didn't...

In this article: Dan Glickman, DVD, Motion Picture Association of America, Buzz, Salvation Army, Ice Age 2, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 1

Katy Perry celebrates her 25th birthday with a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory extravaganza at Sunset Beach in Hollywood on Sunday (October 24). "THAT was MAGIC! I'm SO happy!!!! " Katy tweeted the next morning. "I am just giggling...

In this article: Katy Perry, Jon Gosselin, Celebuzz, The Misshapes, Oompa Loompas, Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom, Russell Brand, and Stella McCartney

...loses his tail to hubris and rifle-wielding farmers, but what follows is like watching Ingmar Bergman's Cinderella or Mike Leigh's Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, because Anderson imposes much of his own signature fretfulness into...

In this article: Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr Fox, Ralph Lauren, Jason Schwartzman, George Clooney, Bald Eagle, Roald Dahl, Henry Selick, and Ingmar Bergman