DVDs for the holiday shopper Nov 22, 2009
Wonka bars confected by Gene Wilder still taste best, especially in high definition. (Warner, $34. (Boston Globe)
Gildas Club Twin Cities gets new top exec Nov 11, 2009
Radner s cancer psychotherapist, Joanna Bull, her husband, actor Gene Wilder, and other family and friends opened the first Gilda s Club in New York City in 1995. There are now more than 20 around the U.S. and Canada. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Willy Wonka BD Oct 10, 2009
A lot of the stuff from the commentary is repeated here, but it covered everything about the film and features brand new interviews with the Wonka kids and Gene Wilder. Then you get a vintage featurette from 1971, four sing-along songs, a photo gallery and the trailer. (IGN FilmForce)
Mendes 'planning Wonka musical' Oct 3, 2009
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, released in 1971, cast Gene Wilder as the eccentric chocolate maker. The second, directed by Tim Burton, reverted to the book's original title and starred Johnny Depp as Wonka. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Daily television guide Aug 15, 2009
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as jailbirds ... Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 10 p.m. (FAM) Gene Wilder as the eccentric candy man. (Boston Globe)
'Blazing Saddles'on screen today Jul 29, 2009
Full shot of Cleavon Little as Bart offering whiskey bottle for Gene Wilder as Jim, both seated in sheriff's office ... The appearance of the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder), however, saves the new appointee. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Middle-class suicide Jul 29, 2009
"You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers." Jim the Gunfighter (Gene Wilder ) warned unpopular new Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little) in Mel Brooks's 1974 cowboy howler, Blazing Saddles. "These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know ... morons.". (Asia Times Online)
Sherlock Holmes’s staying power Jul 19, 2009
Gene Wilder directed and starred in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes s Smarter Brother. In Without a Clue, it s Ben Kingsley s Watson who s the real brains of the operation. (Boston Globe)
Daily TV and radio guide Jul 3, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Greene: Farrah in the morning Jun 30, 2009
The male lead was played by Gene Wilder; the three women in his life were played, as the script was written, by Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson and Farrah. Everyone on the set seemed to get along, but what do I know. (CNN -- US)
NewCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13 Jun 4, 2009
Actress Larisa Oleynik ("3rd Rock From The Sun," "Boy Meets World) is 28. Actor Michael Cera ("Juno," "Arrested Development") is 21. June 8: Comedian Jerry Stiller is 82. Comedian-talk show host Joan Rivers is 76. Actor James Darren is 73. Actor Bernie Casey is 70. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 69. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 67. Singer Boz Scaggs is 65. Actor Don Grady ("My Three Sons") is 65. Guitarist Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 62. Actress Sonia Braga is 59. Actress Kathy Baker ("Picket... (Florida Times-Union)
Childhood dream fulfilled May 30, 2009
Another plus was that comedic actor Gene Wilder of Young Frankenstein fame was one of the event s judges. He sat just 15 feet from me, Cunningham said. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Dom DeLuise Dead At 75 May 6, 2009
" But DeLuise's film career took off with the help of Mel Brooks, who cast him in "The Twelve Chairs," "Blazing Saddles" and "History of the World: Part I"; in the latter, he had a memorable and hilarious turn as the lascivious, wine-guzzling Emperor Nero. He appeared with Gene Wilder in "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" and "The World's Greatest Lover. " DeLuise was a frequent co-star of Burt Reynolds, appearing in films like "The End," "Smokey and the Bandit II" and "The... (VHI.com -- Music News)
* OTHER RELEASES Apr 10, 2009
Imagine The Woman in Red with infantile sight gags and without the charm of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner (or the ultimate come hither look from Kelly LeBrock) and youre on your way. Starts tomorrow at the Baixue theater in Ximending. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Johnson no longer needs 'The Rock' persona in films Mar 23, 2009
When I was 8, I wanted to be Harrison Ford, but I also wanted to be Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. I wanted to be Elvis. (Erie Times-News, PA)
'Witch Mountain' star escapes from 'The Rock' Mar 15, 2009
When I was 8, I wanted to be Harrison Ford, but I also wanted to be Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. I also wanted to be Elvis. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dwayne Johnson rocks a new image: Family-film star Mar 13, 2009
When he wasn't quoting Richard Pryor or Gene Wilder, Johnson was mimicking Elvis Presley hip shakes and all. "The first time I met Dwayne, I was a little nervous," says Fickman, who also directed Johnson in Game Plan. (USA Today -- Life)
CALIFORNIAN: Family-friendly 'Willy Wonka Jr.' comes to Old Town Mar 5, 2009
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. Eventually, the play adaptation, "Willy Wonka," was created by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy McDonald. (North County Times)
