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An intimate portrait of the life and works of the beloved children's author. Read more

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    Avengers Assemble: The A Team

    • 24 Apr 2012

    “You think you’re the only superhero in the world? You’ve become part of a bigger universe – you just don’t know it yet.” Nick Fury, Iron Man It’s the most hotly anticipated movie of the season. We look at the new A-listers assembled by Marvel Studios in a strategy that dates back to the newbie studio’s first blockbuster, Iron Man – and what was little more than a second thought, the idea to put Samuel L Jackson in at the end as a tip of... Read more

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    Redgrave & Corden triumph at WhatsOnStage Awards

    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 20 Feb 2012

    Vanessa Redgrave and James Corden were the big winners at the annual WhatsOnStage.com Awards after they went home with the prizegiving's main acting trophies on Sunday (19Feb12). The veteran star was honoured with the Best Actress award for her turn in Driving Miss Daisy, while Corden was presented with Best Actor for his acclaimed role in One Man, Two Guvnors at the ceremony, who celebrates the best in West End theatre. Corden's play also landed two other gongs - Best New Comedy and Best... Read more

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    The Best Family Films Ever Made

    • 06 Feb 2012

    In my family, when I was a child, a family film meant whatever happened to be playing on or around a birthday – which was the only time we were taken to the cinema. Usually it was a Disney movie – they were rereleased on a regular basis back in those dark days before Lovefilm, cable TV, Bluray, DVD, and VHS. (Yes, I’m that old.) In those days we watched a lot of television – but not necessarily a lot of films, and certainly not a lot of “family films” – Read more

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    Willy Wonka cast reunites after 40 years

    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 18 May 2011

    The cast of 1971 kids' classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory reunited on U.S. TV on Tuesday (17May11) to celebrate the movie's 40th anniversary. The film, based on Roald Dahl's beloved story and starring Gene Wilder as reclusive chocolate factory owner Willy Wonka, is one of the most famous children's films of all time. And 40 years on, the kids who played the lucky Golden Ticket winners got together on America's Today show to discuss their favourite moments shooting the movie. Peter... Read more

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    Mendes to take Willy Wonka to the stage

    • 05 Oct 2009

    Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is bringing children's classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory to the stage. Roald Dahl's beloved book has already been turned into two successful Hollywood movies, convincing Mendes the story could be a hit musical on Broadway and the West End. The director has commissioned Scottish playwright David Greig to write the script and he has recruited Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman - the musical minds behind 2007's hit Hairspray - to provide the score. Dahl's... Read more

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