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Purple cupcakes?

SilverUnicorn — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:21:38 GMT

Yep. By Hostess. They are "Wonka cakes", promoting the new movie. Well, actually, it's just the top frosting and inner filling that are purple. The cake part is chocolate. Oh, and the curly design on top is orange. They taste a LOT better than they look!

I've been getting them for .99 cents a box, at my local Hostess Thrift bakery. (When I was a kid, we called it the "day old" bakery. ) Yeah, you can tell that the Purple aspect was a big seller...

Some people just think that purple isn't a good color for eating, I guess. (I love Blue frosting, myself. ) But the purple is pretty tasty.

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Book influenced by Wonka

Sprout — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:37:30 GMT

Naked Chocolate.
David Woolfe & Shazzie

Raw chocolate recipes, many named after characters and places in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Raw chocolate helps you understand Dahl's mind. And your own :)
Yum, yum, yum, yummy.

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What's the Verdict Old or New?

DixieDiva — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:36:45 GMT

Which Wonka odessey did you like better? The dark Tim Burton, Jhonny Depp rendition or the bright cheery slightly creepy Mel Stuart, Gene Wilder on with songs you can sing along with?

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An amazing remix..

waffleprincess — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:00:27 GMT

... that is both twisted and satisfyingly delicious at the same time...

For those of you who are also Nine Inch Nails fans, my dear pal Mr Arkmay, an uber-genius dj/mixer, made several remixes of the new NIN song "Only." His Bollywood remix won him a meet-&-Greet w/Trent & the boys down in San Diego a few months back... but that's not why you're reading this post.

Check this shiznit out, particularly the Willy Wonka remix of "Only."

www.myspace.com/mrarkmay

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DVD!!!

waffleprincess — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:48:11 GMT

So, maybe I'm not up on the latest, but when is the dvd scheduled to be released?

And who in the Bay area has the biggest tv & the best sound system and wants to host a screening party?

I might even make waffles for this one...

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Willy Wonka Website

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:43:33 GMT

Have Any of you been to the Willy Wonka Official website,it's funny they have sing alongs for all of the songs.

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differences in each film

terryg — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:35:54 GMT

I went back to re-read the book after seeing the remake. It occurred to me that in order to be fair to the new one, we should mention how the original film differs from the book in several ways, some insignificant, some significant.

Other than the trivial differences, we have

1. Veruca Salt and the nuts. Changed to golden geese. No significant difference really. Spoiled brat gets her comeuppance.

2. Slugworth. One of Wonka's competitors in the book, barely mentioned. A very significant plot device in the movie. His corruption of the children (come to the dark side!) drives the story.

3. Fizzy lifting drinks. Barely mentioned in the book, but in the original film it is charlie's downfall. Very significant when you consider that Charlie (in the book) is an entirely "good" child, while in the film he isn't perfect. He and Grandpa Joe disobey Mr. Wonka.

4. The winning move. In the book Charlie is rewarded for being perfectly good, but in the film he is rewarded for not betraying Wonka's secrets.

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Some Interesting Facts

LYMEDeLITE — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:59:34 GMT

http://movies.aol.com/film_fixation_charlie_chocolate_factory?uid=5620

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Trained squirrels!

anng — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:36:08 GMT

From sfgate.com...

BURTON TRAINS UP SQUIRRELS FOR WONKA FILM
Director Tim Burton has spent six months training 200 squirrels for a scene in his latest movie, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

The original 1971 movie didn't include any animals, but the eccentric filmmaker was so desperate to create the "nut room" from Roald Dahl's original novel, he spent millions of dollars teaching the bushy-tailed rodents how to crack nuts and load them onto a conveyor belt.

The painstaking scene took another 10 weeks to shoot at London's Pinewood Studios.

A source says, "We used actual rodents. From birth, we sent them to training school for six months.

"Tim was determined to bring the nut room to life. Using squirrels proved too difficult in the first film but he spent millions of dollars getting it right."

He also created an 80-foot chocolate waterfall and a chocolate river for the movie, which stars Burton's fiancee Helena Bonham Carter and Hollywood hunk Johnny Depp.

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Oompah Loompah Party in NYC this Friday!

Glennsy — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:19:09 GMT

THIS FRIDAY!!!!

Please forward to all party & candy lovers...

OOMPA LOOPY: Please join Kostume Kult and friends in celebrating the 1971
cult film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” and the opening night for
the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp remake. With great DJ's in two rooms, a
variety of hilarious acts and Oompa Loompa facepaint being offered to all,
this will be a truly wild, candy-coated, black-lit, late-night dance
party... Special treats for Oompa Loompas!!!

WHEN: Friday, July 15th, 10pm til 4am+
WHERE: The Gershwin Hotel’s ‘Gallery’ at 7 e.27th St. near 5th Ave. in
Manhattan.
WHAT: Edible costumery, farcical competitions, performance art (by St Eve
and others) & hot DJ’s spinning late (DJ's Flynn, Big Jimmy Fingers and
others spinning house, electronica, & Wonka-mixes)
WEAR: Wonka styles or anything good in black-light. Facepainting and
costumes will be available.
$$$: $10/stylish, $15/normal, $10/limited presale... Extra treats for
Oompa Loompas.
INFO/TIX: Link via KostumeKult.com or…
http://www.costumenetwork.com/KostumeKult/oompa/index.html

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Wonka Comix

JasonP — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:20:47 GMT

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/12/chocolypse_now_wonka.html

umm.. just look for yourselves. :)

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Oompah Loompa Songs

Glennsy — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:07:40 GMT

Oompa Loompa Song #1 (Augustus Gloop)

OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO
I'VE GOT A PERFECT PUZZLE FOR YOU
OOMPA LOOMPA, DOOMPADAH DEE
IF YOU ARE WISE YOU'LL LISTEN ME
WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU GUZZLE DOWN SWEETS
EATING AS MUCH AS AN ELEPHANT EATS
WHAT ARE YOU AT GETTING TERRIBLY FAT
WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL COME OF THAT
I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF IT
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DAH
IF YOU'RE NOT GREEDY YOU WILL GO FAR
YOU WILL LIVE IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DO
DOOMPADEE DOO

Oompa Loompa Song #2 (Violet Beauregarde)

OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO
I'VE GOT ANOTHER PUZZLE FOR YOU
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADAH DEE
IF YOU ARE WISE YOU'LL LISTEN TO ME
GUM CHEWING'S FINE WHEN IT'S ONCE IN A WHILE
IT STOPS YOU FROM SMOKING AND BRIGHTENS YOUR SMILE
BUT IT'S REPULSIVE, REVOLTING, AND WRONG
CHEWING AND CHEWING ALL DAY LONG
THE WAY THAT A COW DOES
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DAH
GIVEN GOOD MANNERS YOU WILL GO FAR
YOU WILL LIVE IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DO

Oompa Loompa Song #3 (Veruca Salt)

OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO
I'VE GOT ANOTHER PUZZLE FOR
YOU OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADAH DEE
IF YOU ARE WISE YOU'LL LISTEN TO ME
WHO DO YOU BLAME WHEN YOUR KID IS A BRAT
PAMPERED AND SPOILED LIKE A SIAMESE CAT
BLAMING THE KIDS IS A LIE AND A SHAME
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S TO BLAME
THE MOTHER AND THE FATHER
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DAH
IF YOU'RE NOT SPOILED THEN YOU WILL GO FAR.
YOU WILL LIVE IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DO

Oompa Loompa Song #4 (Mike TeeVee)

OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO
I'VE GOT ANOTHER PUZZLE FOR YOU
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADAH DEE
IF YOU ARE WISE YOU'LL LISTEN TO ME
WHAT DO YOU GET FROM A GLUT OF TV
A PAIN IN THE NECK AND AN I.Q. OF THREE
WHY DON'T YOU TRY SIMPLY READING A BOOK
OR COULD YOU JUST NOT BEAR TO LOOK
YOU'LL GET NO
YOU'LL GET NO
YOU'LL GET NO
YOU'LL GET NO
YOU'LL GET NO COMMERCIALS.
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DAH
IF YOU'RE NOT GREEDY YOU WILL GO FAR
YOU WILL LIVE IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE
OOMPA
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DO

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Best Week Ever

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 04:00:56 GMT

This is the best week ever because Willy Wonka Comes out on Friday.Yaaaaay!!!! ^_^ *does a happy dance*

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uh oh

subject51 — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:33:21 GMT

The more I see the trailers the more I've felt uncomfortable with Depps take on Wonka. I'll still wait for the movie before I pass judgement. But apparently I'm not the only one who finds his role uncomfortably close to a bad Michael Jackson imitation...

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/eo/20050706/112070592000.html

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favorite song(s)?

moonhilda — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:11:45 GMT

just reading through these posts make me think of the movie...and the music.

which songs do you find yourself singing? right now i have Pure Imagination in my head. I also love Veruca's song/tantrum.

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Favorite Quote

JasonP — Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:47:12 GMT

We all have one I'm sure... What's yours?

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Yahoo movie page

bradleybuck25 — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 17:36:58 GMT

Not sure if this has been posted before but Yahoo has four clips up on their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie page.
I am getting pretty jazzed, planning on going to the first showing at our local theatre on the 15th.

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/charlieandthechocolatefactory.html

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Entertainment Weekly 7.08.05 issue

captainbackfire — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 16:16:29 GMT

Depp is on the cover as Willy Wonka & there's a big article about the new film.

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Real trailer

gilana — Sat, 28 May 2005 11:15:04 GMT

Hey, guys, there's finally a real trailer up (it came out a few days ago, but I forgot to mention it). It's very very trippy. And please, when you watch it, remember that this is NOT supposed to be like the old version. Just keep that in mind.

http://movies.channel.aol.com/franchise/exclusives/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory_movie

Your's, &c.,
Gilana

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Greetings from a new member

Humbled-Knight — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:57:01 GMT

Hello everyone! My name's Scott and I recently signed on to Tribe.net. I just discovered this tribe tonight, joined and wanted to say hello.

This movie has got to be one of the greatest movies ever made. On those occassions when I feel like being a little boy again, I'll pop in the dvd and forget about being an adult for a couple of hours. My favorite part of the movie is, of course, the ending, but another part that cracks me up is the scene on the boat where Mr. Salt asks Wonka "Is this some sort of funhouse?", and Wonka replies "Why, having fun?" Roald Dahl wrote a wonderful story not only for children, but for the child that resides in all of us as well. I am looking forward to the remake coming out in May and think Johnny Depp was the perfect choice to play the role of the eccentric candy man.

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cnn made a boo-boo!

terryg — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:01:49 GMT

Check out the picture I posted in the tribe's photo album. CNN apparently cropped the photo, but didn't change the caption.

I bet you didn't think Depp looked so young, or short, or blonde!

:)

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Movie get together?

Jaimed — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:02:10 GMT

I'm reading the book again presently so I am fresh for the movie. Anyone else?

Is anyone in Eugene planning a Wonka Geek viewing of the movie opening night or anything? I would like to go with a group I think.

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depp, singer extraordinare?

jocelyn — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:37:13 GMT

does anyone know?
i haven't seen any trailers so i'm not even sure if the movie's going to be a musical or not
the songs were so important in the orignal
can j.d. sing?
of course, they can make an audio replacement track pretty easily but i still wonder...
i was really impressed when ewan mcgregor, the scrawny loser/winner from trainspotting showed up a few years later crooning to nicole kidman (moulin rouge) and renee zellweger (down with love). so who knows what depp is capbable of.

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Chewing Gum is really Gross, Chewing Gum I hate the most.

Mon, 16 May 2005 23:49:55 GMT

Omg I'm siked about Willy Wonka! eeee....!! I can't wait I put this link on my blogs to this web site that shows you how many days left till the movie comes out.

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Snozzberries

terryg — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:22:32 GMT

So in the "Lickable Wallpaper For Nurseries" room, the children are told that "the snozzberries taste like snozzberries!"

Mr. Dahl mentions what they taste like in another one of his books. Has anyone else picked up on it?

:)

T

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French release date?

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:19:01 GMT

This is a shot in the dark...

Does anyone know when this new-fangled-Burton-Does-Dahl film might be released in France?

I imagine I'll hear opinions here, but I'm looking forward to seeing it for myself, but I know that there is always a delay for films to be released abroad.

Merci!

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Don't fix it if it ain't broke

andrewadler — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:28:02 GMT

I don't mean to offend anyone but I have had it with the a-holes in Hollywood. Are they that lacking in imagination and creativity that they have to keep re-making classic films? I don't know if this new incarnation of Wonka is strictly a re-make but it seems that way to me. The original film is perfect, there is no need to do it again. I don't care if its Tim Burton and Johnny Depp or anyone else for that matter. The most disheartening aspect is that a whole new generation of kids will see the re-make and regardless of its quality will be forever ruined with the original film. I am opening this up to a hopefully fair and objective discussion and of course when the film is actually released then I will pass final judgment but in advance of that the concept of re-making the movie and any other classic film just plain stinks in my mind. Come on Hollywood, come up with some new ideas. This is pure insanity and/or stupidity. Like I said, don't fix it if it ain't broke.

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Family Guy

JasonP — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:33:29 GMT

Has anyone seen the episode of Family Guy that spoofs the origional Willy Wonka movie? I about laughed my ass off.

I'm just curious how they got the rights to use the ACTUAL music from the origional film. The music was the same, but the lyrics were changed.

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creepy feeling

jocelyn — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:20:12 GMT

i'm a big fan of JD
but i saw a trailer the other day
(it was very brief and on the warner bros. site)
an the thought occurred to me that JD looks so young!
i know the movie is going to be different
but Wilder was just wilder looking
he was really weird because he could be your father
or he could be your worst nightmare
that's how he played it
JD looks a little too benign
all of a sudden i wondered about whether or not JD was right
his face looks too smooth or something
i don't know.
i'm sure the movie will be great but i just had this creepy feeling...

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New pic of new factory!

TheBlairZip — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:30:01 GMT

I just grabbed a new pic from a Danish website and added it to the gallery. I'm not sure which room in the factory it is (maybe Fizzy Lifting drinks?), but it kicks ass! And look at Mike Teevee's shirt! It's got a huge bloody skull on it! CREEPY! This movie needs to come out NOW!

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Gene Wilder interview

ste3ve — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:59:24 GMT

Wilder is interviewed about his new memoir, "Kiss Me Like a Stranger." There's one brief mention of Wonka:

"...have you seen Johnny Depp in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?'"

"Not yet. If I were asked to do a remake, I would have said maybe after they do the remake of 'The Wizard of Oz.' But if I were going to do it, I would have cast Johnny Depp because I think he's a wonderful actor. I don’t think this movie's going to be anything like [the original]."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7230291/site/newsweek/

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Book/movie "adaptations"

Todd — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:33:57 GMT

With the new movie set for release in July, I am wondering what is everyone's take on the original movie versus the book. I assume that this Tribe specifically concerns the movie (judging by its name, rather than "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"). I adore Roald Dahl, and I find the movie in many ways a extremely different narrative journey than the book, even accounting for the change in media; however, I enjoy both the book and the movie. How do people feel that one is stronger than the other?

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midnight movie

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:38:57 GMT

Hey all,

Just and FYI that willy Wonka i playing at the camera 12 in downtown San Jose Friday and saturday night's this weekend.

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Opposed

hjioumlautrds — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:14:19 GMT

I'll say it; I'm against the idea of Tim Burton re-making The Chocolate Factory.

Recall Mike Meyer's "Cat in the Hat", or Jim Carrey's "Grinch." These things are vanity plays, nostalgic rip-offs made by spoiled stars who have run out of originality and greedily steal the glory of our pasts cultural acheivements, hoping to gain the kind of belovedness that they cannot hope to create on their own.

Look at Burton's "Planet of the Apes." What a waste of effort. It felt like television version. Mind you, I think Burton's a genius filmmaker, and for the life of me I cant figure why he's polluting himself with this trash. We know he's capable of making pablum, but even pablum like Scissorhands was excellent compared to stuff like Apes and Sleepy Hollow.

And Johnny Depp is a poor substitute for Gene Wilder.

Yes, its all my opinion, and nothing more, except maybe a prediction. You'll see. Meanwhile, wake me when its all over.

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sequel?

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:51:46 GMT

I can't help it. I'm already counting my chickens before they hatch.
If the new movie goes over well...you suppose Burton may move further and do a Great Glass Elevator movie?

I sure hope so.

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Favorite character

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:11:04 GMT

I was just wondering if anyone has a favorite character in the book or movie. I have never read the book but in the movie I would have to say the oompa loompas rock.

Anyone else?

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The Book

inanutshell — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 04:52:18 GMT

So what's the deal with the book?

We all know that Roald Dahl hated the movie, but I for one don't understand why. I just finished reading the short story (novella?) of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and... it's lame as fuck. It's a piss poor synopsis of the *much* more creative and interesting movie.

The basic plot was there. The same kids were there and they all disappeared in their various ways, but it all happened, beginning to end, in under 150 pages. In a /large font/. It's basically a verbose and slightly rant-ish children's story that no stable child would ever care to read and I'm really quite disappointed and now /not/ looking forward to this upcoming "true interpretation" of the book. It'll be 30 minutes long with 25 of those being ranting, preaching bullshit coming from the Oopma Loompas.

What gives? Who here thinks the book is better and why do you think so? What am I missing?

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More movie stuff from Premiere magazine

ste3ve — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:15:35 GMT

First things first: This is not Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka. Rather, "it's going more in the direction that [author] Roald Dahl intended," says Johnny Depp, who, in his fourth collaboration with director Tim Burton (and second with his Finding Neverland costar Freddie Highmore), plays the eccentric confectionary genius as a "game-show host"-cum-"bratty child." Although they're adhering closely to Dahl's text, Burton and screenwriter John August (Big Fish) have added a backstory for Wonka, revolving around his relationship with his dentist father (Christopher Lee). There are also several Danny Elfman-penned songs. "Anything new, we tried to run it through the thing of, 'Is it in the spirit of the book?'" says Burton, who insisted on real squirrels whenever possible for the Nut Room sequences and non-CG Oompa-Loompas, each of which is played by the diminutive actor Deep Roy, shrunk to 30 inches onscreen. The elaborate sets, built at England's Pineview Studios, are also very real. "It was important to have sets," says Burton, "just so you feel like you're there more. And having a bunch of kids in a blue-screen room would be a nightmare for everybody."

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Steve Jobs is Willy Wonka

ste3ve — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:38:11 GMT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/3264875/

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EXTERMINUTE

ste3ve — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:06:01 GMT

The Mirror
Jan 12 2005

Dr Who return hit by shortage of dwarf actors

Exclusive By Cameron Robertson

FILMING of the new Doctor Who series has been hit by a shortage of midget actors.

Bosses wanted them to play tiny blue aliens - but most have been snapped up for the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie and to play Gringotts Bank staff in the new Harry Potter film.

Dr Who executive producer Russell T Davies said: "It's very difficult to employ persons of restricted growth when, as our producer Phil Collinson says, `Bloody Gringotts and the Chocolate Factory are filming at the same time'."

Insiders on the BBC1 sci-fi drama admit it has proved a headache during shooting of the 13-part series, due to be wrapped up next month.

One said: "The two big movies have snapped up the talent. It's been hard to find who we want."

Peter Burroughs - whose Peterborough-based Willow Personal Management is one of just two UK agencies for dwarf actors - admitted he had been unable to supply Dr Who with a 3ft 8in star.

He said: "That was very difficult to find, especially with the other productions going on."

The new series, with Christopher Eccleston as Dr Who and Billie Piper as sidekick Rose Tyler, is due to start in March.

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When Exactly?

Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:09:52 GMT

Does this come out in theaters? I can't remember

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Teaser Trailer

starfox203 — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:41:08 GMT

Uh, wow. Uh, weird. Uh, huh?

http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/charlieandthechocolatefactory.html

Discuss...

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New poster added to gallery

ste3ve — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:26:18 GMT

Picture #7 - first advance poster for the new movie.

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New photos / Screen-caps

David Calkins — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 20:47:35 GMT

I posted 17 screen caps from the trailer in the photos section

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a-ding-a-ding!!

LovelyMzD — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 03:33:18 GMT

just joined...this movie is my all time having-the-worst-day movie...and sometimes you just need to watch it three times in a row!

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Hello

goldie — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:11:24 GMT

I joined the tribe about a week ago and did not introduce myself.
My name is Jenn and I think Willy Wonka is the bestest movie of all!!! I can never get enough of it. My kids totally hate it, what's wrong with these kids today?

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New Photos

starfox203 — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:15:55 GMT

Some really good pics, including a great one of Johnny Depp as Wonka. All in the photos section for this tribe.

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news from the set

co — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 23:19:22 GMT

a friend of a friend is an extra on the set here in the UK, can't reveal much as may get sacked - apparently, someone playing one of the reporters (in the scene before the gates open and the children are met by wonka) cheekily brought along a real lens and film - they'd been supplied with empty camera cases - and was busted snapping away, and has been sacked.

apparently it looks incredible, and most of the architecture is a blend of victorian and gothic.

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Don't wanna see...

MickD — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:23:24 GMT

I'm looking forward to the movie, but I really don't want to see any advance photos related to the movie. I want to get the full effect of the movie, undiluted. I am the same with other movies--actually avoided seeing any LOTR previews or Spider Man or Hulk previews or stills.

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sneaky sneaky

23rd_Djin — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:19:22 GMT

pictures 8-11

perhaps they didn't get all of the film from the extra's camera...

http://london.tribe.net/template/pub%2CViewPhoto.vm/context/tribe?currentoffset=85&parentid=69fff42c-1404-4698-a2ff-97b05591c45f&r=10411

hit next for all four...

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San Francisco Wonka Fans

ste3ve — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:36:37 GMT

The Castro Theatre will be showing Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at noon on Sunday, September 26th as part of their Children's Classic Film Festival.

The Castro is a beautiful theatre with a huge screen and a pipe organ. Unfortunately, I'll be unable to attend this screening but wanted to pass it along.

http://www.castrotheatre.com/coming-soon.html

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Elfman to provide Oompa Loompa voices

ste3ve — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:03:47 GMT

From aintitcool.com:

Sometimes, you pick up news in the oddest places. I was watching the magnificent new FORBIDDEN ZONE DVD the other day, and in the extras, there’s a big batch of interviews with the principals in the film conducted by Richard Elfman himself. One of the most interesting ibts of that interview is when he ends up talking to Danny Elfman. They talk a bit about their days in The Mystic Knights Of Oingo Boingo, and then Richard asks Danny about playing the Devil in FORBIDDEN ZONE. And then he compliments him on his work as Jack in THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, which leads Richard to ask, “Is there any chance you’ll ever sing in a movie again or perform a part like that again?”

And, perfectly casual, like it’s already common knowledge, Danny says, “Yeah, actually. I’m singing all of the Ooompa Loompa songs in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. I’ll be doing the voices of the Oompa Loompas.”

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Tim Burton Begins Chocolate Factory Production

starfox203 — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:30:22 GMT

Director Tim Burton Begins Production on ``Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures
Wednesday June 30, 2:40 pm ET

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2004--Production has commenced in London on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," a fantasy adventure directed by Tim Burton and based on Roald Dahl's classic tale, for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.

The film stars Oscar-nominated Johnny Depp ("Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl") as ingenious candymaker Willy Wonka, marking the actor's fourth collaboration with director Burton. Twelve-year-old British actor Freddie Highmore, who costars in the films "Two Brothers" and "J.M Barrie's Neverland," and portrayed the young King Arthur in Turner Network's mini-series "The Mists of Avalon," takes on the title role of Charlie.

Joining the ensemble are Helena Bonham Carter, David Kelly, Noah Taylor, James Fox, Missi Pyle and Christopher Lee.

Rounding out the cast as the four lucky children of diverse backgrounds who, along with Charlie, win "golden tickets" in a global contest for an exclusive tour of Wonka's famous factory are: Jordan Fry as Mike Teavee; AnnaSophia Robb as Violet Beauregarde; Julia Winter as Veruca Salt; and Philip Wiegratz as Augustus Gloop.

The film is produced by Brad Grey and Richard D. Zanuck from a screenplay by John August, based on the book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," by Roald Dahl. Felicity Dahl, Patrick McCormick, Michael Siegel and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers.

Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring story.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" will be released worldwide in 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

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Violet & Veruca Cast in Burton's Chocolate Factory

starfox203 — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 16:40:47 GMT

'Robert' alerted us that the parts of Violet and Veruca have been cast for director Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket.

Annasophia Robb will take on the part of Violet Beauregarde and newcomer Julia Winter will take on Veruca Salt. Annasophia will be seen in the upcoming Because of Winn-Dixie, which is due out in January, 2005.

This will be Julia Winter's first film. Julia's character, Veruca had to act out scenes with potential actors for the role of Mike Teevee. The parts of Mike Teevee and Augustus Gloop are yet to be decided.

In the Warner Bros. adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, five golden tickets are hidden beneath the wrappers of Mr. Willy Wonka's delicious chocolate bars - five golden tickets which will change the lives of those who find them. The winning children are invited through the gates of Mr. Wonka's Chocolate Factory to see all the secrets and magic inside and to meet Mr. Wonka and his staff of Oompa-Loompas. For Charlie Bucket, a poor boy living within sight of the factory, winning the fifth and final golden ticket is just the beginning of an unforgettable adventure.

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great glass elevator

co — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:43:07 GMT

a american i know told me she saw this as a film.
anyone know?
personally i thought the book of it was rubbish compared to charlie and chocolate factory book, and it wouldnt be great as a film - unless they include it perhaps edited down in new film?

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Best Family Movie Ever?

JasonP — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:14:39 GMT

According to an India paper it is...

http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=35568&cat=Entertainment

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Chocolate Covered Camera

ste3ve — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:46:57 GMT

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004322105,00.html

The new Willy Wonka film was in the goo last night — after a £300,000 camera was dropped into a giant vat of “chocolate”.

It plunged in after a technician failed to secure the wire-held camera.

And the crew watched in horror as it plunged into the 3ft-deep tank.

The disaster has delayed filming of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, which stars Johnny Depp as sweet factory boss Willy Wonka.

Insiders say the bill, including paying staff to stand idle, could top £500,000.

One revealed: “When the camera fell it was like a slap-stick scene straight from the movie. A team of riggers had come in specially from the States to set it up over a vat of synthetic chocolate.

“But someone made a mistake and it wasn't secured properly. The production team didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. The camera is probably beyond repair.”

The film of Roald Dahl's classic children's book also stars schoolboy Freddie Highmore, who plays Charlie Bucket, and Helena Bonham Carter.

None of the actors were present when the accident happened at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Bucks.

A spokesman for the film said: “Technical tests were being carried out to see how close the camera could be moved to the chocolate. A camera did go into the liquid owing to a mechanical fault.”

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Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka?

Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:11:30 GMT

I heard they're filming right now in Britain. I think he will make an awesome Willy Wonka. I liked him in Pirates of the Caribbean and he seems to play character parts brilliantly.
It will surely be interesting to see how this version will come out.

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the original book to film

co — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:41:35 GMT

i just reread the original book thinking about the new film seeing as it is supposed to be holding true to the original format.

just wondered what u would like to see from the original included?

here are a few of the obvious differences from existing film and original -

1) Most of kids bring 2parents.
2) oompa-loompa's are basically described as white pygmies (the film was changed to be more PC)
3) steamboat in book is a big pink hollowed out boiled sweet. could look great in new film.
4) veruca's exit is by squirrels who check for bad nuts, not geese and bad eggs.
5) we see all the children after they've been treated in the book, eg augustus all thin, mike tv now 10ft talletc
6) willy wonka has a beard.

....
i reckon new film can be different enough to avoid reinterpreting original.

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New Wonka Movie in 2005?

JasonP — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:08:32 GMT

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0367594

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Golden Ticket!

TheBlairZip — Tue, 18 May 2004 17:10:01 GMT

My roommate went to the store last night and came back with an actual Wonka Bar! I didn't even know that Wonka was making chocolate bars. But what's even better is that they are having a Golden Ticket contest!!! I'm trying to find out more info right now. Has anyone else seen or heard about this?

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Tonight, Sunday May 16th

ste3ve — Sun, 16 May 2004 08:44:29 GMT

On AMC (American Movie Classics)

6:00 PM - Willy Wonda and the Chocolate Factory

8:00 PM - Much More Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Much More Movie showcases on-air trivia, running on-air commentary, interviews and profiles.

http://www.amctv.com/section?CID=110-EST

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i assume you all have the book?

co — Thu, 13 May 2004 22:28:26 GMT

I assume you all have the book "pure imagination"?
it is the official making of book. and it's awesome.

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wonka euphemisms

co — Thu, 13 May 2004 22:25:15 GMT

now, correct me if i'm wrong, but this film is choc-full (boom boom) of euphemisms.

or is it just me and my immature mates after we've imbibed on too many substance while watching this film repeatedly...

i'm not gonna disclose any until someone agrees with me...!!

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Peter Ostrum?

MickD — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:31:24 GMT

Whatever happened to Peter Ostrum and some of the other kids (and adults) from the first movie?

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I LUST after Willy Wonka

MyBodyIsATemple — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:23:08 GMT

Not sure if I belong here - I love Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka - not so much the movie. My first sexual fantasy was about Willy when I was like 13 (I was babysitting). I am so saddened! I thought I had found a tribe of kindred spirits and turns out you just like the movie. Sigh.

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All I need to know I learned from Willy Wonka

starfox203 — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 20:16:30 GMT

"Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two?" Why, none other then everyone's favorite candy man: Willy Wonka. So now that you're wishing that this could be what a walk to an 8 a.m. class could be like, I'll let you in on something: everything you've ever wanted to know about surviving in college is in this timeless classic. From what to do on the weekends, to the study habits you've attempted to develop, all of your qualms will be resolved by rummaging through your childhood tapes and shoving this into your VCR.

So, now that you're searching through your head between the oompa-loompas and everlasting gobstoppers, here are a few things we've learned from watching this movie over and over (and over and over.)

We learned that when you are at the dining hall contemplating whether or not you should just go with the pre-packaged food, just remember: "Everything is eatable, edible. Well, you can eat almost everything." By almost, I mean, eat the wrong food and you just might end up turning into it. The moral being, don't eat anything unless someone tells you it is okay to.

We learned that if you skip studying to watch The Real World Las Vegas, you could end up floating through the air in a million pieces, only to be shrunk down to the size of a chocolate bar (how ironic.)

We learned that you should NEVER walk down a dark alley alone, you could be cornered by an odd man with glasses offering you a huge wad of cash (wait a second, how is that bad?)

We learned from Wonka's boat ride that any free ride is a BAD ride. Don't accept a ride from someone you don't know, it could closely resemble driving through the pits of hell.

We learned that you should never drink something when you have no knowledge as to what is inside. You never know what places you could fly to (also, how is that bad?), and how much you'll have to pay the school for damages to the walls (sometimes the woods just don't cut it.)

We learned that a room in which everything is cut in half makes a perfect office.

We learned that no matter how many years it has been since you got out of bed, if you get really good news, you will immediately be able to jump out and dance around the room.

We learned that if you have no money and your family is ridiculously poor the best thing to do when you find money in the sewer is to buy a chocolate bar because you will win a tour of the factory where said chocolate bar is made and be given the factory by its current owner. Who knew?

We learned that if your dad is rich enough, all you need to get anything you want is an incredibly annoying voice with which to whine, "But I want it NOW, Daddy!" (An English accent doesn't hurt either.)

We learned that you should never drink soda that will make you float unless you are in a room that 1) does not have doomed glass walls, and 2) does not have a razor sharp fan attached to the ceiling. Or you will be in BIG trouble.

We learned that burping is the perfect solution to every problem. I guess frat boys have got that one right.

We learned that in some places all laws of physics are completely and totally suspended, merely for the entertainment of the inhabitant of that place.

We learned you should absolutely always have a room that you can eat everything in, your friends will be insanely jealous.

We learned that it is totally normal for both sets of grandparents to spend their entire existence in the same bed.

We learned that if you are in the market for an oompa-loompa and you don't have the means to get one, it's OK because daddy can always cover the charges with his checkbook.

So now that Mr. Wonka's covered a good part of your college inquiries, there are two questions left, which are by FAR the most important questions a college student could ever imagine having the right answers to. "Where's the party at?" and "How much weight did I REALLY put on this year?"

The answer my friends, is simple..."Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker."

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"We are the music makers..."

tridge — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:47:18 GMT

ok, so I am flipping through some random fantasy book i can't remember, and there is a poem. I recognize the first few lines as being from the movie. The whole poem went like this.

We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams
Wandering by lone sea breakers, and sitting by desolate streams
World losers and world forsakers on whom the pale moon gleams
We are the movers and shakers of the world forever it seems

Does anyone know who this is by?

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Wonka quiz!!!!!

tridge — Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:54:42 GMT

Fill in the blank-

At the end of the movie, a chorus sings...

If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it..

anything you want to, do it....

want to ________ the world, there's nothing to it.

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Wonka on "Substances"

yma — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 18:16:27 GMT

Last night Willy Wonka was on and I was smoking some alternative green substance.

I swear the whole movie was made for stoners.
All the trippy scenes and double entendres.

AMAZING!

Any other 'altered state' experiences out there?

Yma

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Greatest moment...

MickD — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:08:43 GMT

I am, of course, watching the movie behind me on Turner South. I'm thinking the greatest moment in the movie (for me) was watching Wonka emerge from the front door of his factory, limping along the path, catching his cane in the path, and then feinting a fall into a roll to amaze everyone and tell them they're going to have a great time.

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Wilder on TV

ste3ve — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:31:52 GMT

Caught a rerun of "Will & Grace" last night which I'd never seen before - with Gene Wilder as Will's boss, a partner in the law firm who'd been away at the "London" office for years. Turns out he was actually in the looney bin.

Wilder was great as usual, doing his barely-suppressed maniac bit. At one point, he said "Thank you from the heart of my bottom. <pause> Strike that. Reverse it."

Nice little nod to us Wonkaphiles.

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Satire?

MickD — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:32:20 GMT

I recently saw a description of the movie as "satire." I can see (especially after reading all the books), that it could be science fiction. But satire? Certainly the movie makes a statement about spoiled kids and their parents. But is that satire?

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Rumor Alert

JasonP — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:43:08 GMT

I heard that Jennifer Anniston may be casted w/ Johnny Depp.

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Who would you be?

shannond — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 01:05:23 GMT

So what character in the movie would you be if you had to choose and why?

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Haiku

JasonP — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 04:45:30 GMT

I tried this on another tribe and it worked pretty well. Give us your best Willy Wonka haiku.

Grandpa's birthday gift
I got the Golden Ticket!
Off to Loompa Land.

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Wonka Music

MickD — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 18:39:18 GMT

The David Morgan Trio (Live at the Blue Note) did a great version of Pure Imagination. Anyone know of others?

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howdy wonkie - pictures?

papaversomniferum — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 06:41:46 GMT

i am looking for a picture of the wonka estate wrought iron gate....i am trying to get my louisiana tattooist to do this for me.......it would be the only set of words i ever have tattooed, EVER!!!

anyone know where i can find said picture?
peas and tanks

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so like what was up with the ompa-lumpas anyway?

Crash Cummington — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:24:53 GMT

ok so i think we can all agree that the ompa-lumpas were like one of the best parts of the whole movie but like where the fuck did they come from!? i mean were they migets that wonka made dress up like that? (oh god....thats a whole other topic) or were they geneticly grown by wonka for his chocolet factory shinanagins? or is there some secrect hidden tribe of ompa-lumpas out there (that i guess wonka found) that sing songs that teach lessons and are kinda fucked up? and if so just think what the women ompa-lumpas would look like!? seriously bad drag queens! and what about there kids?

so i know it was just a movie and all but am i the only one to ever think about this kinda stuff? just want to hear your thoughts about the strangely wise singing (hardcore) ompa-lumpas here people!

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Are Any Of You WONKA'S TWIN?: ECCENTRIC VISIONAIRY PHILANTHROPISTS Who Have Manifested Your Own World & Bringing Magic Into The World --Outside Of Conventional Rules & Expectations?

WackyRomanticPyrate — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:20:19 GMT

Are Any Of You WONKA'S TWIN?: Eccentric Visionairy Philanthropist Who Have Manifested Your Own World & Bringing Magic Into The World --Outside Of Conventional Rules & Expectations?

~WackyRomanticPyrateDiana ( Wonka's twin Sister...)

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Take the Test

JasonP — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 21:11:13 GMT

http://www.triv.net/html/Users/user2685.htm

(yeah, its kinda easy, but I coudn't find a good one).

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renaming?

JasonP — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:15:15 GMT

I'm thinking about renaming the tribe to something better than "Willy Wonka Lovers".

Got any suggestions?

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