Scientologists' volcanic reply Nov 20, 2009
Depp has played a pirate captain in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, a drugged-up antihero in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Depp beat The Proposal star Ryan Reynolds, and Brokeback Mountain's Jake Gyllenhaal to the title. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Peoples Sexiest Man Alive 09 is surprise pick Nov 19, 2009
July 11, 2005: "Today" co-host Al Roker talks with Johnny Depp about his new movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.". Today show. (MSNBC -- News)
Full steam ahead Nov 15, 2009
The 17-year-old Londoner, whos starred in fantasy films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), was also taken with the softer aspect of the movie. I think what is nice about Astro Boy apart from having all the action, the flying and all the cool things that we know him for is that this film has got a more emotional and deeper level as well. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
La Roux Don Huge Glasses, Melting Plastic In New Video Oct 30, 2009
Jackson confessed that the oversized glasses made h 00003A57 er look a bit like Mike Teavee from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.". Toward the end of the video, we see another, more angelic Jackson standing in front of a flood of white light, as if to stop the Jackson in the driver's seat from completing her mission. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Tricks & treats Oct 25, 2009
The second week of ABC Family s celebration of the ghoulish holiday kicks off Sunday at 3 p.m., with Tim Burton s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with Johnny Depp. Another Burton film, The Corpse Bride, follws at 5 p.m. The Depp classic Edward Scissorhands, about a misfit with sharp appendages who falls in love with a suburban girl (Winona Ryder), airs at 7:30 p.m.. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Astro Boy is wonderful robot romp Oct 24, 2009
Teenage Toby Tenma (voiced by Freddie Highmore, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) idolizes his father Dr. Tenma (Nicolas Cage), who runs the powerful Ministry of Science in Metro City, a utopia that floats above the polluted and scrap-covered Earth. Robots do all the work in Metro City, and when they become obsolete, theyre dumped onto the heaps below. (MSNBC -- News)
Astro Boy: Sweet Sci-Fi for Your Inner Child Oct 23, 2009
Tenma is devoted to his son Toby (Freddie Highmore, of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), a boy genius who's also a nice kid. When Metro City's nasty mayor Stone (Donald Sutherland) insists on activating a kind of death ray, Toby wanders into the lab and is killed. (Time.com)
Puppet masters Oct 14, 2009
It was here that Dahl, who died in 1990, wrote many of his most famous stories such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda. "The biggest challenge was that we had to create such a elaborate large-scale world all from scratch," says Nelson Lowry, who worked on the film at Three Mills Studios for more than two years as its production designer. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
* Japans Astro Boy to do battle with Hollywood Oct 11, 2009
For their English-language version, Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage will provide the voices for the lead roles X Astro Boy and Dr Tenma, the scientist who builds the robot. Its always tricky to ask a filmmaker about their production, but I feel hugely confident, Cheung said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Willy Wonka BD Oct 10, 2009
October 6, 2009 - Based on Roald Dahl's classic children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,, is on par with The Wizard of Oz in terms of classic family entertainment. Like all the best and most beloved family films, there's plenty in this film for adults to appreciate as well as kids. (IGN FilmForce)
Boy's own adventure Oct 9, 2009
"Extremely so," Highmore, who counts Johnny Depp as a good friend after working together on Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, tells Metro. "I mean, Astro Boy is so loved in Japan. For those who haven't heard of him, this was our chance to bring Astro Boy to the world so the pressure was on.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Where the wonder goes Oct 4, 2009
The 1971 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has its oddball pleasures but Tim Burton s 2005 remake is a work of genuine big-budget eccentricity. Henry Selick s stop-motion James and the Giant Peach (1996) is a clockwork marvel and Danny DeVito s Matilda (1996) is a smart, funny, deeply felt tale of schoolyard revolt. (Boston Globe)
Mendes 'planning Wonka musical' Oct 3, 2009
Oscar-winning film-maker Sam Mendes is developing a stage musical version of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, according to reports. The American Beauty and Revolution Road director is producing the proposed show with business partner Caro Newling, says the Hollywood Reporter. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Holbrook School Notebook: Spirit Week builds up to Oct. 3 Homecoming Oct 1, 2009
At the Kennedy Elementary School, during the months of October and November, students will be participating in a school-wide read of the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. All students in Grades 1 to 3 will listen to a chapter of the book read aloud by their teacher each day. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Infotainment Sep 18, 2009
The world chocolate dream park, reminiscent of Roald Dahls beloved book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Stores are empty, clothes sit unsold on mannequins, but at New Yorks Fashion Week, leading fashionistas are digging in their high heels to declare they have nothing to worry about. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment Sep 10, 2009
-- The Green Lantern," Warner Bros. Pictures next big superhero tentpole release, recently cast Ryan Reynolds as the titular character. The film has a projected second quarter 2011 release date. -- Lobo, based on the DC Comics anti-hero, has Guy Ritchie attached as a director; Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona are producing for Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures. -- Warner Premieres direct-to-platform DVD animated release of "Green Lantern: First Flight" debuted... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Shane Acker stretches animation with '9' Sep 9, 2009
The veteran filmmakers responsible for such spectacle-heavy fare as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Wanted," respectively, understood the challenges that lay ahead for Acker and offered to share their insight. Their advice proved critical during the three years it took to transform the short into a full-length feature on a relatively modest $30-million budget. (FOX59, IN)
Celebrating Roald Dahl Sep 8, 2009
Dahl wrote such children;s books as ;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,; ;Matilda; and ;James and the Giant Peach ... Celebrating the month by wearing the famous ears from ;The BFG; and waving candy from ;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; are Faustina Bystry (front row, from left), Christian Harmen and Simeon Bystry; and (back row) Amelia Bystry, Justus Bystry, Milo Bystry and Mason Levi. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Burtons latest Nightmare opens autumn movie slate Sep 6, 2009
It s stuffed with props from his movies, including puppets from Corpse Bride and Oompa-Loompas from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ... It s stuffed with props from his movies, including puppets from Corpse Bride and Oompa-Loompas from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Johnny Depp to Star In New Dark Sha... Sep 3, 2009
These two have worked together many times in hits like Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton's dark style of storytelling coupled with Depp's fearless acting style, as well as the chemistry the two share, should help the production and make Dark Shadows a quality film. (Suite101.com)
Terrific concept for 'Shorts' collapses Aug 22, 2009
"In an effort to produce a film that entertains young and old, director Robert Rodriguez gets lost in the story structure. Setting this story against the backdrop of a massive and mysterious corporation doesn't work because the story lines seem forced together. Rodriguez falls short of the fluid blending of characters and stories that Tim Burton achieved with "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. "He already has kids hooked with his repeated use of bodily functions for jokes (have a kid fall in a... (Fresno Bee)
Daily guide to television and radio Aug 20, 2009
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7:30 p.m. (FAM). Five children win a fun tour of a candy factory owned by an eccentric chocolatier (Johnny Depp). (Boston Globe)
A berry picker's lament Aug 12, 2009
You can cram your freezer fuller than that girl from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you know, the one who turns violet. I forget her name. (Juneau Empire)
NY Museum To Display Tim Burton's Artwork Jul 31, 2009
The director's other films include "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," "Beetlejuice," "Batman Returns," "Mars Attacks!" "Big Fish" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." He also created and produced "The Nightmare Before Christmas," as well as the book "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" and "Stainboy" -- the title character of which guides users through an interactive look at Burton's gallery work on his official site. Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' Trailer Debuts Jul 24, 2009
The pair's other films together include "Edward Scissorhands," "Ed Wood," "Sleepy Hollow," "Corpse Bride," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." ... plays the villainous Red Queen, who is most famous for the line "Off with their heads!" Like Depp, has worked with Burton in a number of films including "Sweeney Todd," "Corpse Bride," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Big Fish," and "Planet of the Apes.". (ABC News)
5Top: Movies that revolve around eating Jul 23, 2009
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Peter Mountain / APJohnny Depp stars as Willy Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.". (MSNBC -- News)
Public Enemies : Johnny's so bad that he's good Jul 22, 2009
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Sturgis Youth Theatre marks 10th anniversary with 'Pinocchio' Jul 20, 2009
Other productions included "Treasure Island," "Jungle Book," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "The Wizard of Oz.". Since 1999, the Sturgis Youth Theatre has served more than 10,000 children. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Festival fashion Jul 19, 2009
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of my favourite films when I was really young," he explains. I believe fashion is for everybody regardless of your age, colour, sexuality, socia. (BBC News -- UK)
Around Town: Avada Kedavra, the new Harry Potter films coming out Jul 17, 2009
These were tales in which you could lose yourself, not unlike the stories I had loved as a child, like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "The Phantom Tollbooth.". Noticing my new obsession, my husband began reading the series and was immediately hooked as well. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
What is Johnny Depp's best film? Jul 11, 2009
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005) 6 percent. Chronicle critics. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wie set her sights on being first woman in The Masters Jul 7, 2009
Michelle wanted to order quickly so she could see a showing of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" starring her favorite actor, Johnny Depp. She was a kid again. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Movie review: Depp is dead-on as Dillinger Jul 2, 2009
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005). About This Poll. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Depp channels outlaw in 'Enemies' Jul 2, 2009
He went on to cement his reputation for unusual film choices and quirky performances in films like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005) and "Finding Neverland" (2004). The 46-year-old actor says he felt a close affinity to Dillinger: "I related to John Dillinger like he was a relative. I felt he was of the same blood. He reminded me of my stepdad and very much of my grandfather. "He seemed to be one of those guys with absolutely no bull whatsoever, who lived at a time when a man was a man. (CNN)
The Culture Gabfest, the Everybody's Dead Edition Jul 2, 2009
(Audiobook of the week: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, written by Roald Dahl and read by Eric Idle. . (Slate)
First glimpses of Alice's new adventure Jun 23, 2009
Here are the released by Disney from the reworking of Lewis Carroll's classic tale by Burton, who last pushed the boundaries in another children's classic - 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Johnny Depp is almost unregonisable as the Mad Hatter, whilst the ensemble cast of Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry and Helena Bonham Carter make it one of 2010's most eagerly awaited movies. (The Age, Australia)
'Wonderland' Jun 23, 2009
Burton gave us a grief-wracked demon barber in 2007s Sweeney Todd and oodles of Oompa Loompas in 2005s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now one of Hollywoods most visually creative directors layers his own surreal sensibilities upon the fanciful world of Lewis Carroll in Disneys Alice in Wonderland, due in theaters on March 5, 2010. (USA Today)
First look: What a weird 'Wonderland' Burton's made Jun 22, 2009
Burton gave us a grief-wracked demon barber in 2007s Sweeney Todd and oodles of Oompa Loompas in 2005s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ... Those who have grown curiouser and curiouser about what the offbeat reinventor of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory might conjure up in his version of Alice in Wonderland can feast their eyes on this array of concept art and publicity images, due to hang in movie theaters this week to promote the March 5, 2010, release. (USA Today)
The 10 best movie inventions Jun 16, 2009
Movies: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Star Trek. Everyday uses: None. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Thumbelina set crafted by local artists (4) Jun 5, 2009
Some of the other sets for the theatre include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Beauty and the Beast and Wind and the Willows, to name a few. Thumbelina is a fairy tale written by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen in 1836. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Review: Doctor Parnassus May 24, 2009
The location switches between mundane modern day London and a breath-taking parallel universe that is half Salvador Dali, half Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. All eyes are naturally on Ledger's performance for the time he remains on screen. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Whats in store for next years Oscars? May 21, 2009
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Johnny Depp has scored Oscar nominations as a sashaying pirate and a repressed Edwardian playwright. Can he earn another as Willy Wonka. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Jaguars' Brooks ready for final state meet May 15, 2009
A: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.". Q: Is there a song or artist you like to listen to before a meet. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Anthony Lane: A fresh “Star Trek.” May 9, 2009
I lost patience with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory once we learned of Willy Wonka s primal trauma (his father was a dentist, and forbade him candies, so guess how he reversed that deprivation. and, likewise, with Batman Begins, from the moment that mini-Bruce tumbled into a well full of bats. (New Yorker)
BMS students take one-act plays to the stage Apr 3, 2009
Two other one-act plays including The Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be performed this Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. in the Boone High School auditorium. For the past month, Boone High School and Boone Middle School theatre students have been working together on three one-act plays, and the visions of the student-directors will come full circle this weekend as the Toreador Theatre presents "Of Mice and Chocolate." The three... (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Disney to reissue Toy Story, Beast in 3-D Apr 1, 2009
Alice in Wonderland marks the latest reunion between Burton and Depp, whose collaborations include Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride. It also reunites Disney and Depp, who donned buccaneers headgear for the studios Pirates of the Caribbean blockbusters and now will play the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. (MSNBC -- News)
Bay Area's best spots to catch a movie Mar 21, 2009
But hit and miss for young children, outside the occasional weekend matinees of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and the like. Cine-geek-o-phile factor: Big time. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dwayne Johnson rocks a new image: Family-film star Mar 13, 2009
He almost got the part in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory before director Tim Burton gave the role to friend Johnny Depp. "If you tell me there's something I can't do, I'll want to do it even more," says Johnson. (USA Today -- Life)
CALIFORNIAN: Family-friendly 'Willy Wonka Jr.' comes to Old Town Mar 5, 2009
Roald Dahl's magical tale "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," written in 1964, has become a timeless classic. Since then, two films have been adapted from that original story: "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)," starring Gene Wilder as the eccentric confection creator in search of an heir to his candy kingdom, and the 2005 remake, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," featuring Johnny Depp in the title role. (North County Times)
Captain Fantastic hits the Colonnade this weekend Feb 8, 2009
as an Oompa-Loompa in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. That was when he was shorter than me, McNair said. (Catoosa County News, GA)
