11 posts tagged ‘wonka’
Selena Gomez Is Taking a Social Media Hiatus...Again
Jezebel,
There have been many battles in the considerable war of Selena Gomez vs. social media. First, there was a fight that lasted four and a half years and ended in 2022. Shortly after that, in response to an alleged feud with her ex’s wife, Hailey Bieber, came the great fray of 2023. Then, months later, there was the short-… Read more...
Wonka's Surprisingly Sweet Box Office Helped Cure Warner's Aquaman Blues
Gizmodo,
We snickered at the concept when we first heard about Wonka, and we scratched our heads once we saw the trailers—especially the parts revealing Hugh Grant’s Ooompa-Loompa character. But one should never doubt the power of chocolate... or a singing, dancing, Timothée Chalamet, because Wonka is a hit. Read more...
It seems like people really do want to see movie musicals after all
AV Club,
Hollywood (or at least Hollywood’s various marketing firms) seems to have forgotten an old adage: the show must go on. There are always going to be new musicals. There are always going to be directors who want to turn those new musicals into movies. There are always going to be people who really want to watch those… Read more...
Welp, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet Still Seem to Be for Real
Between couple pics featuring matching pajama sets and meticulously orchestrated proposals, Christmas, arguably more so than Valentine’s, is the Olympics of declaring to the world how serious your relationship is. Or, if you’re simply too cool for school, you could do what Kylie Jenner and Timo… Read more...
Timothée Chalamet’s Top 10 Films, Ranked Only by His Hair
A wise man once said, “Thank God Timothée Chalamet isn’t bald.” It was me and I’m saying it right now. I don’t want to minimize his acting—I truly believe Timothée is one of the most impressive talents of my generation—but I also think he has one of the best heads of hair of my generation. I am holding space for both… Read more...
The holiday box office was pretty merry for The Color Purple, middling for Aquaman
Even if most cities didn’t have a white Christmas this year, it was a green Christmas at the box office this year. With three major releases all slated on Christmas day—that’s The Color Purple, Ferrari, and The Boys In The Boat—families were keen to leave eggnog and wrapping paper behind to watch Adam Driver drive… Read more...
The week in film: Emma Stone shines in Poor Things, plus the greatest gangster movies
Director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer) is not what one might call a conventional filmmaker, crafting his films with deadpan line delivery that enhances the surreal quality of their premises to lay bare fundamental truths of the human experience. His previous collaboration with… Read more...
December's most anticipated films: Ferrari, The Color Purple, Wonka, and more
December has always been one of the most important moviegoing months of the year; you’ve got all the prestige pics competing for Oscar nominations, plus plenty of family-friendly crowd-pleasers for the holiday season. This year, Ferrari and The Color Purple are the big awards-season blockbusters to watch out for,… Read more...