STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Young students at St. Joseph Hill Academy, Arrochar, took a step into a “world of pure imagination” with their production of “Willy Wonka, Jr.” earlier this month. Under the ...

Australian animator and director Savva Tsekmes has released his second short, Home Again, a visual tone poem based on Gene Wilder’s ominous boat monologue in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The ...

I’ve seen “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” more times than I can count. The original 1971 film starring Gene Wilder both dazzled and terrified me when I saw it as a child. Tim Burton’s glossy ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Gene Wilder classic is reimagined at Inglewood’s Sphere-like venue with modern, CGI animation. With ...

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It’s been a year since the Cosm immersive theater opened in Inglewood, offering a blend of live sports action and arts programming, for people who want to feel like they’re actually there. Recently, ...