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...know him say he is talented but not particularly hard-working or ambitious. After all, he left the Senate for “Law & Order.” Similarly, Mike Teavee, the little genius in Dahl’s book, certainly had some skills to share with Willy Wonka, but he didn’t even like chocolate, wasn’t excited to visit the factory, and certainly wouldn’t have wanted to take it over. Thompson’s similar lack of enthusiasm will likely do him in. So that leaves Charlie Bucket. With nearly...
...Willy Wonka first spoke the immortal words, “The schnozberries taste like schnozberries!” But did anyone in the theater wonder what the schnozberries smelled like?Next Thursday, The Brattle Theatre hopes to take advantage of the close ties between smell and memory as they present a unique screening of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” in Smell-O-Vision.Smell-O-Vision is a concept that combines the release of scents with the viewing of a film to create a more complete sensory experience. Brattle Film Foundation Creative Director Ned R. Hinkle...
...Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” bears a strong resemblance to “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” except that Mr. Magorium, the Mr. Wonka parallel, doesn’t appear to have a personality disorder and doesn’t use pygmy labor. Unfortunately, “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” fails to match, much less outdo, the Wonka story in its breadth of imagination and originality, compensating for its shortcomings with special effects and the celebrity of its two leads. Mr. Magorium’s empire...
...soon follow his lead, and stand proud. 1. Iago from Disney’s “Aladdin” 2. Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad 3. Edmund from “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” 4. Old Yeller 5. Willy Wonka 6. Bert and Ernie 7. Sherlock Holmes 8. The Cowardly Lion 9. Timon and Pumbaa 10. Peter Pan 11. Buzz Lightyear 12. Captain Jack Sparrow 13. Bastian from “The Neverending Story” 14. Troy Bolton from “High School Musical” 15. Gonzo
...lucky Charlies who win golden tickets to the Chocolate Factory, Adri is an enthusiastic Willy Wonka. "This is the most beautiful thing I've done," he says about hosting the Documenta visitors. "You have to see their faces to understand it." Although Adri is quick to point out that other media like photography encountered artistic resistance when they were introduced, he prefers to stay out of the debate over whether what he does is art. "That's for other people to decide. Cooking is cooking. And if it exists alongside art, that's wonderful...