Category: MOVIES
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Is the river in ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ really made of chocolate and cream?
For many years, the harvest hiss about the classic 1971 movie “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” revealed that the chocolate river in the movie was made from real chocolate and cream. A 2016 story in Life Housekeeping magazine read: The chocolate river is made of 150,000 liters of water, real chocolate and cream. How…
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Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen talk about the Star Wars prequel 25 Later
By Alesia Stanford For Dailymail.Com 19:01 10 Feb 2024, updated 19:24 10 Feb 2024 Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen admit it was a dream come true to star in the Star Wars prequels, but there were also concerns about their roles. The actors, who portray future star fans Padme / Queen Amidala and Anakin Skywalker…
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Stolen, rare ‘Darth Vader car’ recovered from NJ impound lot after 12 years
The boxy black Buick rolled out of the dusty Irvington mine Wednesday, as if it had spent 12 years lost to other junkers on a distant desert planet. This is not a typical sample. It’s a 1987 Regal GNX, a rare muscle car so impressive and powerful that it was dubbed the “Darth Vader car”…
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Argylle’s second weekend is Henry Cavill’s worst since 2016
SUMMARY Henry Cavill’s For Argy was a box office disappointment, opening with only $6.6 million in its second weekend against a $200 million budget. The star spy film, despite its star cast, is expected to continue its poor performance with a 62% drop from last weekend. For Argy The lackluster performance poses a major challenge…
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Rumors of an MCU reboot are more likely than Disney’s reimagining of Marvel releases
SUMMARY Disney’s update suggests a possible reboot of the MCU, with the production slowdown allowing Marvel Studios to rethink its slate of upcoming films. The rumored soft reboot of Avengers: Secret Wars could address common complaints about the franchise, such as too many characters and unresolved plot threads. Avengers: Secret Wars is the perfect time…
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Moana 2 shows that Disney is in the middle of a sweat season
Get a free weekly email of all the cinematic news from film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get The Life Cinematic email for free Yyou might have thought it would be bigger. When Disney announced, on Wednesday, that the popular children’s animation Moana will get a theatrical sequel, less of a triumph than a desperation. The original…