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MSRP: $41.99 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, much like The Wizard of OZ, is a film that was not well-received upon its initial theatrical release but gained in popularity over the years thanks to theatrical re-releases, television broadcasts, and eventually home video. Based on Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the title was changed to tie-in with a new line of candy bars from Quaker Oats), Gene Wilder plays the man-child reclusive candy-maker ex...

Last modified on Wed 9 Jun 2021 12.17 EDT The Gold Diggers of 1933 The Gold Diggers of 1933 is a film of quarters, and not just the giant coins that cover the chorus line’s modesty. Four wisecracking kids are dying to make it on Broadway: Joan Blondell is a singer, Ginger Rogers a sex kitten, Ruby Keeler a sweetheart and Aline MacMahon has the jokes. But the shows they hustle into close before they open. As Rogers snarls, it’s “the depression, dearie”. But then Dick Powell changes their...

WONKA: New Willy Wonka Has Finally Been Cast! Move over Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, Timothee Chalamet (Dune) is set to star in Warner Bros upcoming Will Wonka origin story, WONKA. Dune) is set to star in Warner Bros’ upcoming Willy Wonka origin story, Wonka. Charlie Bucket will not be featured. Deadline reports Wonka will mark the first time Chalamet gets to show off his singing and dancing skills with several musical numbers set to appear in the film. Paul King will direct from the sc...

Timothee Chalamet Is Young Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Prequel Timothee Chalamet Is Young Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Prequel Timothée will play a young Willy Wonka for Warner Bros. in Wonka, a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel that serves as the candy makers origin story. Spider-Man actor Tom Holland to star in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel that will follow a "young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the worlds most f...

"Reps for Chalamet confirm he will be singing and dancing in the movie," writes the trade outlet. Music is baked into the classic Roald Dahl property thanks to the Oompa-Loompas, Wonkas petite factory workers who have a famous penchant for breaking into song. Spider-Mans Tom Holland. Produced by David Heyman ( Harry Potter), the film will be directed by Paddington veteran, Paul King. Specific plot details are currently hidden under a nondescript Wonka Bar, but it is confirmed that the movie ...

Published May 3, 2021 WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Now Set for 4K Ultra HD Release on June 29th Horror fans love WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and now, the film is set for a 4K Ultra HD release this summer! Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory really as horrifying as many of us remember? Indeed! Also Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and also Digital on June 29th.  Called a “genuine work of imagination” by Roger E...

7:15 AM 5/3/2021 by THR staff From Questlove (Summer of Soul) to Samantha Stark (Framing Britney Spears’), these breakout documentarians are tackling tough subjects with innovative storytelling. Courtesy of Subject Isabel Bethencourt (right) & Parker Hill Beauty reimagined at the Miss Black America pageant. The legacy of a radical LGBTQ artist. A Riz Ahmed-exec produced animated documentary. A pivotal moment in Black music history resurrected. Those are some of the stories told by these docu...

Silence of the Lambs, West Side Story and Other Classics Are Returning to the Big Screen Silence of the Lambs, West Side Story and Other Classics Are Returning to the Big Screen A dozen cinematic masterworks will return to movie theaters nationwide with 2021s TCM Big Screen Classics Series. Film aficionados can enjoy a yearlong journey spanning nine decades of cinema history, through a dozen of some of the movie industrys greatest titles, as Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the s...

Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal at the 1969 Oscars Credit: ABC Photo Archives One of the things that annoyed Roald Dahl about Sean Connery was that he never got his round in. During the summer of 1966, Dahl was in Japan for the filming of You Only Live Twice, the new James Bond movie he had adapted – very loosely – from Ian Fleming’s novel. The shoot was based for a time around the city of Kagoshima in the country’s sweltering south, and at the end of the day the cast and crew would relax ...

McDonalds/Justin Dodd If youre celebrating a 50th birthday or anniversary this year, youre in excellent company. From the first e-mail to McDonalds Quarter Pounder, 1971 was a year full of change. Here are 50 people, places, things, and events celebrating their own 50th birthday in 2021. 1. Walt Disney World Jacqueline Nell/Disneyland Resort, Getty Images Following the success of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Walt Disney began searching for a location for a second theme park in 1959. After...