After Watching The Wonka Trailer, I Think The Movie Is Missing The Point Of The Original Character
Wonka has dropped its first trailer, and after watching it, I'm not sure I'm on board with the new take on the character.
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Wonka has dropped its first trailer, and after watching it, I'm not sure I'm on board with the new take on the character.
For Earth Day -- Saturday, April 22 -- Prairie Grass Cafe chef Sarah Stegner organized four of her fellow chefs at other Chicago restaurants to feature Lion's Mane mushrooms in specialty sandwiches for the day. And Wetzel's Pretzels is giving away free pretzels on National Pretzel Day Wednesday, April 26.
I would have loved to be doing a recap of the Wade Christmas 2021, but I am writing this on Christmas Eve as my Monday deadline is always Friday. That said, what I can do is run through some of the most excellent gag and (kinda) real gifts I plan to give to my immediate family members tomorrow. Tony
Willy Wonka, decked out in fanciful top hat, bow tie and purple suit, hobbles out of his chocolate factory with a cane — a once-mythical man now reduced to a mere mortal. Then he falls forward, crumbling like a discarded napkin before the hushed audience. But it's a trick: The candy magnate rolls on the red carpet and leaps to his feet with a showman's zest — yet another crowd-pleasing moment for the marketing maestro. That classic scene encapsulates the deceptive atmosphere of 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, director Mel Stuart's movie musical adaptation of the similarly ti...
Afterlife fantasies—from Dante’s Divine Comedy to Pixar’s Soul—have always been a unique way to look at society. In this short series, I’ll be looking at the film tradition of afterlife fantasies, and discussing the recurring themes and imagery across a century of cinema. Last time I set sail with Outward Bound and Between Two Worlds, two films that followed a group of souls on a journey between life and death. Today I’m wrestling with four interrelated films, three starring a personification of Death, and one starring…the Devil! Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Angel on My Shoulder,...