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Review: Did you ever see… Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
11 November 2009 4:01 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
This week sees the release of Fantastic Mr. Fox in the Us, an adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl children’s story. Wes Anderson directs. Best known for adult themed, quirky comedy dramas, there is a question over whether he has been able to craft a movie with his unique style of humour that also appeals to a younger audience.
Whilst past Dahl adaptations like Matilda and James and the Giant Peach have been firmly aimed at children, it has been proved that his stories can be made to appeal to both young and old. The brilliant Gene Wilder stars, as we look at 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Willy Wonka opens with Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum). The youngest member of a truly working-class family, Charlie lives with his hard-working mother, and two sets of bedridden grandparents. The definition of paupers, they all struggle to exist on little more than cabbage water, »
- Barry Steele
Blu-ray Review: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
30 October 2009 1:35 AM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Oompa Loompa doompadee doo. I have a Blu-ray Review for you. There may be several old-time live-action musicals from your childhood with memorable songs, but none are matched by the dark-offbeat lyrics and images of “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.” When the legendary-candy recluse and mogul, Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder), decides to open the gates of his candy factory to five lucky people, the world spirals into chocolate-infused frenzy. Five lucky children find the golden ticket necessary to gain access to Willy Wonka’s factory. What they end up discovering is a whole new world built on imagination, where everything is edible and just about everything is punishable under the law of Wonka. “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,” based on the novel by Roald Dahl, is filled with several dark comedic elements that, looking back, feel startling for the time. In one scene, a woman wins last lot of Willy »
- Terry Boyden
Fun For Everyone Halloween Films – Part III!
28 October 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
The belfry has struck twice in the land of Fun For Everyone Halloween Films here at Screen Rant, and the third, final chime is preparing to strike!
Join the Screen Rant team as we detail this last entry for our 2009 Fun For Everyone Halloween Films listing and “chime in” with your own!
5. Edward Scissorhands (1990): I would love to see how something like Edward Scissorhands would go over in today’s society. Clearly, if the school he’d be attending observed any of today’s weapon policies, he’d be expelled instantly and have at least 4 interviews on news programs and talk shows before the week was over about how the institution is “denying his fundamental right to express himself.” Edward Scissorhands reminds me a lot of many of the movies that came out in the late 80s, up until 1990. Lots of teen angst with a dash of fantasy – lots »
- Mike Wilkerson
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory Blu-ray Review
20 October 2009 8:20 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I love Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Partly because of nostalgia. It’s shot like a TV movie. Painfully so at times. But the moral play works well enough, and Gene Wilder gives a hell of a performance. On the edge of malice and crazy, he walks it. On that level, I prefer it to Tim Burton’s over-stylized and otherwise empty remake. My Review after the jump.
The film follows Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum), the poorer than poor kid who lives with his mother and all his grandparents. The grandparents all sleep in the same bed, that’s how bad off they are. Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) is Charlie’s favorite and the most sympathetic to the boy. Charlie wants more than anything to win a trip into the Willy Wonka factory where chocolate is made, and - be warned - this film is a diabetic’s nightmare. »
- Andre Dellamorte
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory’ in HD
19 October 2009 10:26 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – You can keep Tim Burton’s remake of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” with Johnny Depp. I’ll be watching the classic “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,” recently released on Blu-Ray, for years to come. It’s not a must-own family film release like the recent “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” or “Wizard of Oz” packages, but the film remains remarkably timeless.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
I’ve seen “Willy Wonka” countless times and can sing “Pure Imagination” for you from the top of my head. So, watching it on Blu-ray isn’t exactly a revelatory experience. And if I need to recount the plot of “Willy Wonka” to you then I can only be jealous of the wonderful, first-time viewing Blu-Ray adventure you’re about to have. It’s a beloved family classic for a reason.
Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory was released on Blu-Ray on October 6th, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Blu-ray Book) - Blu-ray Review - Clips Added!
19 October 2009 7:46 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
.The candy man can. Oompa Loompa Doompa-Dee-Do, get your Wonkavision set ready because Willy Wonka has returned and is in high definition. The somewhat sinister chocolatier wants to give you a personal tour of his factory, but don.t expect to go away unharmed if you a naughty child. Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) is dirt poor. He lives with his mother, father, and two sets of grandparents who are confined to bed, one bed at that (kinky!). Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) used to work at Willy Wonka.s chocolate factory. However, one day the mysterious Wonka (Gene Wilder) fired everyone and closed the factory. Even more mysterious, after years of inactivity the factory started back up again but no »
- Jeff Swindoll
Interview: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Director Spike Jonze With Stars Max Records, Catherine Keener
16 October 2009 11:22 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – From the looks of things, you’d think “Where the Wild Things Are” director Spike Jonze is more than just Max Records’ director. You’d think Jonze was his 12-year-old star’s father, too.
Max Records, who briefly appeared in 2008’s “The Brothers Bloom” with Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo, sat cuddled up beside Jonze in our interview. Chock full of pride, Jonze kissed Records on his cheek as the boy spoke surprisingly intelligently about his breakout role.
Director Spike Zonze (front) and Max Records on the set of “Where the Wild Things Are”.
Image credit: Sonny Geras
Rating: 4.0/5.0
In the HollywoodChicago.com interview with Jonze (“Adaptation,” “Being John Malkovich”), Records and star Catherine Keener, we discussed the film’s deft ability as one of the best films for how imagination can be used for more than escape. While fantasy films often have kids bouncing off walls and escaping reality, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Marlon Wayans Replaces Eddie Murphy in Richard Pryor Biopic
13 October 2009 3:22 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Back in February, Screen Rant reported that actor Eddie Murphy would portray Richard Pryor in a Bill Condon-directed biopic of the late comedian’s life, tentatively titled Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? At the time, the fit seemed perfect. Not only were Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor friends, but they are both respected as two of the most influential and successful comics in history. As of last week, however, it appears that Murphy won’t be stepping into the shoes of his longtime friend. According to an article over at HitFix, Murphy has been replaced in the role by actor Marlon Wayans (G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra).
In addition to the news that Murphy is out and Wayans is in, Paramount and Fox Searchlight are no longer considered potential distributors for the film. Instead, the project will now be produced by Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison production company, »
- Rob Frappier
[DVD Review] Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
8 October 2009 12:28 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Morality tales about gluttony, greed and conceit have yet to find an equal to rival what audiences first saw in Roald Dahl’s book-turned movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. Dahl’s creative punishments for his intolerable youths were already quite visually stimulating, but the direction of Mel Stuart and the film’s fantastic visual vibrancy make Willy Wonka a film that people see once and remember forever. The girl expanding into a blueberry, the Oompa Loompas and the Charlie and his uncle floating in a giant bubble tube are just small but memorable parts of a visual feast. To give the film context from within itself, it’s an everlasting gobstopper of a movie.
Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) lives a meager life toting between school and home trying to make life easier for his mother (Diana Sowle), his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) and his other bed-ridden kinfolk. Charlie’s »
- Lex Walker
German? Swedish? Jibberish? Who Cares? Wonka is Terrifying!
8 October 2009 11:03 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Film Drunk posted the below video featuring the tunnel trip from 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The only difference between this version and the original, however, is that it has been reversed and while that may sound a little silly, it actually works in creating a terrifying trip through a tunnel of Hell.
Go ahead, give it a watch and tell me it doesn't seem like Gene Wilder has possessed each and every passenger. Oh, and by the way, if you love the original version when it is moving in the forward direction as much as I do you may be interested to know it is coming to Blu-ray on October 20. Click here for more on that.
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- Brad Brevet
Mendes To Take Willy Wonka To The Stage
4 October 2009 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is bringing children's classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory to the stage.
Roald Dahl's beloved book has already been turned into two successful Hollywood movies, convincing Mendes the story could be a hit musical on Broadway and the West End.
The director has commissioned Scottish playwright David Greig to write the script and he has recruited Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman - the musical minds behind 2007's hit Hairspray - to provide the score.
Dahl's 1964 story first made it to the big screen in 1971, with Gene Wilder starring as chocolate maker Willy Wonka. Johnny Depp revived the role in a 2005 remake, directed by Tim Burton. »
Whip It Good: Our Favorite Rollerskating Jams
30 September 2009 11:08 PM, PDT | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »
As Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka so eloquently put it: "If the good lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn't have invented roller skates." Indeed. Yet while this week's Drew Barrymore-directed, grrrl-powered roller-derby film 'Whip It' is garnering positive critical buzz, it's only the latest in a -- who would have guessed? -- surprisingly long (and decidedly checkered) line of on-screen roller-skating jams to have touched wheels to the cement and the rink. Don't believe us? Here then are some of the greatest, the shoddiest and the plain old weirdest of them -- as we proceed to whip it, and... »
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29 September 2009 12:54 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
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- Paul
September 18: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
19 September 2009 8:12 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but it’s raining spaghetti and meatballs out there. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you check out that new 3D animated movie this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I stuffed my face on other awesome kiddie flicks.” Instead Of: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the animated tale of giant food falling from the sky like weather, all the doing of a not-quite-mad, just-sorta-silly scientist... Watch: Oh, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory -- the original 1971 flick, not the recent, similarly titled remake -- both for Gene Wilder’s wonderfully demented mad foodie but for all the mad food as well. The new creative boundaries of animated films such as Cloudy explores are also on »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Emmy predix: Steve Martin or Beau Bridges to win best guest actor in a comedy?
18 August 2009 8:45 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The Emmy bout over best guest comedy actor is a toss-up according to our Emmy gurus Chris "Boomer" Beachum and Robert "Rob L" Licuria (Awardsheaven.net). They make brave predictions, but don't seem to stand bravely by them. (Too bad they're not clashing like mad gladiators as usual — what a gyp!) But their insights into this match-up are fascinating, proving that this comedy contest is quite dramatic in terms of suspense. Read their expanded views below, plus check out their forecasts for the following races too: best comedy actor, lead actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, directing, writing. Guest Actor In A Comedy: Boomer's Predix
(Ranked by likelihood to win)
1.) Steve Martin, "30 Rock" ("Gavin Volure")
2.) Justin Timberlake, "Saturday Night Live" ("Justin Timberlake")
3.) Beau Bridges, "Desperate Housewives" ("Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened")
4.) Alan Alda, "30 Rock" ("Mamma Mia")
5.) Jon Hamm, "30 Rock" ("The Bubble") Boomer's Commentary: For the most part, this category »
- tomoneil
Tarantino brings Graphic Basterds to Playboy
12 August 2009 12:27 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
For only the third time in the magazine's history, Playboy has teamed with a feature film director to bring a comic adaptation of a scene from their film onto the printed page. Following Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask in 1972 and Gene Wilder's Young Frankenstein in 1974, film-based comics return to Playboy after 35 years with a scene from Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.
The 'Bunny gave Fango a pair of preview pages from the spread, which hit's stands this Friday, and can also be viewed online at this location.
The following scene was hand-picked and edited by Tarantino himself, right down to hand-written notes and edits on the pages.
Inglourious Basterds opens in theaters on August 21. The WWII epic stars Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Nastassja Kinski, Samm Levine, Mike Myers, and B.J. Novak. Employing pulp and propaganda in equal measure, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
Sam Rockwell Promises 'Iron Man 2' Team-Up For Justin Hammer And Whiplash
12 August 2009 6:02 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
There's no shortage of nemeses for Tony Stark to wrestle with when "Iron Man 2" hits theaters next year -- and while Sam Rockwell's war profiteering villain Justin Hammer isn't as physically threatening as some of the film's other bad guys, he shouldn't be considered any less dangerous.
Speaking with MTV News about his character in the Jon Favreau-directed film, Rockwell confirmed what has long been assumed but has yet to be discussed at length—that the nefarious Hammer will not only share scenes with Mickey Rourke's Whiplash character, but they'll actually join forces against Iron Man himself.
"The closest I can come to [describing our characters' relationship] is maybe Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle in 'Young Frankenstein,' or Abbott and Costello," Rockwell half-kiddingly explained. "I'm sort of a fast-talking arms dealer and Mickey's a weapons maker, so he's a very dangerous man—he's been in the joint. And I've got the money. »
- Josh Wigler
Top 15 Performances in a Woody Allen Film
10 July 2009 1:53 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Originally Posted in Creative Loafing [1] Tampa. Very few filmmakers are known for their casting power. Woody Allen [2] may be one of the best. He is always great at getting Hollywood's biggest movie stars and the latest indie up and comers into his films (and with perfect timing). He worked with Sally Hawkins [3] and Samantha Morton [4] right when they were about to hit it big. His latest, Whatever Works [5], has some of the most coveted actors around (Evan Rachel Wood [6], Larry David [7], and Patricia Clarkson [8]). Here are my 15 favorite performances in a Woody Allen film: 15) Rebecca Hall [9] - Vicky Cristina Barcelona [10] (2008) Hall is reminiscent of Kate Winslet [11] in that she can convey multiple emotions with astounding subtlety. Many consider Vicky to be the first female Woody Allen character. On paper maybe, but Hall turns the role into so much more, perfectly relating the character's fears and her longing to make life exciting and meaningful. »
- Anthony Nicholas
Even More Alice In Wonderland Images
4 July 2009 5:23 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Even more images from Tim Burton.s Alice in Wonderland have surface and like the rest, they look fantastic. Still, I.m a little worried after what the Burton/Depp combo did to Willy Wonka. I know it worked for some people but I prefer the slight mean-spirited Gene Wilder take on the character to Depp.s bizarre, possible pedophile. Maybe this time it.ll work better. The latest images come from the August issue of Vanity Fair magazine, and were dug up in advance by a blog called Planeta Disney. In particular they.re noteworthy for offering us our first really close up look at Mia Wasikowska as Alice. Click the images below to see even more at Planeta. »
Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory Blu-ray Details
24 June 2009 7:43 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Another former HD DVD high definition exclusive can be crossed off the list with official word from Warner Home Video that the original Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is coming to Blu-ray Disc on October 20. The Gene Wilder fantastical classic will be packaged in Warner's digi-book case that includes a 38-page book with insider information and photos. The feature film will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD lossless audio on a single disc. No new bonus features have been produced but what have been ported over from the previous HD DVD release are solid in their own respect. Sorry, no chance at a golden ticket, but you will find the following: Delectable Documentary Pure Imagination: The Story of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Theatrical Trailer Mouth-Watering Commentary with the Wonka Kids 4 Scrumptious Sing-Along Songs Tasty Vintage Featurette Warner has set a $34.99 retail price and Amazon is already »
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