Since 1971, three actors have stepped into the role of famed candy maker Willy Wonka and breathed life into the whimsical world created by Roald Dahl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Timothée ...

There have been multiple iterations of Willy Wonka over the years, but my overall favorite is still the original. Gene Wilder was able to capture the perfect mix of madness and magic in a way that no ...

What kid wouldn’t love a trip to a chocolate factory? Well, any kid that saw Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, perhaps. Adapted from one of the most-adapted authors ever, the 1971 film remains a ...

We're estimated to consume 8.2kg each every year, a good chunk of it at Christmas, but the cost of that everyday luxury habit has been rising fast. Whitakers have been making chocolate in Skipton in ...

To mark the end of 2025, I was going to write about the amazing work of Francesca Bria and her colleagues who have created the fascinating and very informative website The authoritarian stack - How ...

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: Rob Reiner speaks onstage at the screening of "The American President" during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood ...

It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony to serve Christ’s Church as a poor, itinerant preacher. One of the world’s most beloved ...

A series of prequel films diving into the history of Willy Wonka and how he was able to build his magical chocolate factory.

35 years ago today, Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons - Episode 1: Marooned on Mars was released. This DOS game might be somewhat lost in the sands of time, obscured by stellar PC gaming ...