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A nightmarish Bridgerton Ball experience in Michigan courts Willy Wonka Experience levels of “complete chaos” while disappointing fans

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When fans think of Netflix‘s Bridgerton, elaborate soirees, delectable food, and forbidden love come to mind. So, when a “Bridgerton Ball” held in Michigan offers fans a chance to “step into the enchanting world of the Regency-era … for an evening of sophistication, grace and historical charm,” it’s difficult not to imagine living like a … Read more

Original ‘Willy Wonka’ Stars Join Wonka Musical Parody

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory stars Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen have joined a new musical parody. The two actors — who played Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee respectively alongside Gene Wilder in the original 1971 movie — will take part in a live stage reading of Willy’s Candy Spectacular, which is inspired … Read more

A Willy Wonka Experience Turned Out So Bad Parents Called Police

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For decades, Willy Wonka has been one of the most beloved brands in all of children’s fiction. Wonka, the lovable yet demented candy maker, who creates the most amazing confections in the world and occasionally maybe kinda sorta murders kids in his factory. (Look, nobody’s perfect.) The fictional Wonka is known for surprising his customers … Read more

From Willy Wonka to Barbie: Selling a Movie While Selling a Product | Features

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Whether they’re successful, however, is another matter entirely. These product-focused films and corporate biopics come at the same problem of wooing audiences in different ways. The best films, like Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” manage to either interrogate their brand—tearing it down or building it up as necessary—or somehow manage the trick of replacing the product in the audience’s … Read more