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INSANE: Willy wonka - The Real Truth

Florida Barbie event slammed as fans compare it to viral Willy Wonka fiasco

Fans who spent hundreds on Barbie Dream Fest say it was “nothing like advertised”

Evening Standard

“Fyre Festival: Barbie Edition”: Internet Roasts Heavily Priced Barbie Dream Fest As Backlash Explodes Online

“2026 version of Willy Wonka Experience just dropped.”

Bored Panda

Barbie Dream Fest in Florida labeled ‘the next Willy Wonka Experience’ after disastrous event leaves fans furious

Attendees were met with empty concrete floors and swag bags filled with $1 hand sanitizer

The Independent UK

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Viola Davis Has Seen Timothèe Chalamet's Viral 'Pursuit Of Greatness' Speech. Why She Thinks It Works For Hollywood

The Oscar Winner provides a pretty great perspective.

Cinemablend

Private Chef Spills On Timothée Chalamet’s Bizarre Breakfast Demands

Timothée Chalamet faced online mockery after a co-star revealed his chef prepared three different breakfasts daily.

Bored Panda

‘You’re sweet – and I’m old!’: Billy Porter and Sam Morrison on teaming up for a comedy about love and death

The Emmy-winning singer and actor was so struck by the comedian’s autobiographical one-man show Sugar Daddy that he signed on as producer. The pair discuss ‘bears’, blood sugar and bridging the divides between generations of gay men

The Guardian - UK

Why Gene Wilder Was Dwayne Johnson's First 'Cinematic Crush'

Honestly, not a bad choice.

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"It’s Like Being on Holiday" — This London Retreat Is Designed for Guests, and Its Owner, to Relax Like They're on Vacation

Designed for both nesting and hosting, and inspired by boutique hotels, this versatile Victorian home has playful surprises at every turn

Livingetc

Netflix is losing 47 movies at the end of November — stream these 5 before they're gone

Netflix has confirmed it will be removing almost 50 movies very soon, and these are the five best you need to stream before it's too late.

Tom’s Guide

Is ‘imagination activism’ the antidote to climate doom we’ve been looking for?

A new exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, asks, what if the most radical climate tool isn't technology, but the ability to dream?

Euronews

LEGO's Willy Wonka Set Looks Scrumdiddlyumptious (And I Want It Now)

A LEGO set of pure imagination

Cinemablend

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Best Prequel Ever Made

This Timothée Chalamet vehicle really has no business being as good as it is.

Inverse

3 new to Netflix movies I’d watch this weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)

Netflix has just dropped a huge collection of movies, and I've picked out the top three that I'm adding to my watchlist this weekend.

Tom’s Guide

Halloween festival branded ‘Cardiff’s answer’ to disastrous Willy Wonka event

Parents ‘underwhelmed’ by the high prices and ‘minimal effort’ put into displays at Cardiff’s Halloween Festival

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‘You just believe’: why Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their mood-lifting watches is a travel back to 1971 for the definitive Roald Dahl adaptation

Total Film

Peacemaker season 2 finale trailer teases a Willy Wonka world, giant skeleton spiders, and more multiverse mayhem

Flag is on a mission to explore other dimensions in the trailer for the Peacemaker season 2 finale

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Coalition’s ‘Willy Wonka’ summit complaint, property investor splurge, Trump hopes for Putin deal

Opposition compares roundtable to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; US president talks up peace prospects before summit

Total Film

People are reappraising just how weird Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is "Like a Muppet movie if Charlie and his mom are the only humans"

Fans online have two strong candidates for the best line delivery in the classic film

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The Independent UK

Walkouts, refunds, furore: Is Elvis Evolution proof we’ve reached peak immersive experience?

IN FOCUS: It’s the latest immersive experience to go viral for all the wrong reasons after fans who’d paid up to £300 to see a hologram Elvis were left disappointed. Annabel Nugent asks whether it’s time to rethink the fad

Cinemablend

I Watched A New A24 Thriller Streaming, And Umm... It's Basically Willy Wonka

I've got a perfect puzzle for you...

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Late Jesuit global leader allegedly let known child molester become a priest

Court records show Pedro Arrupe, a candidate for sainthood, failed to stop Donald Dickerson being ordained. Plus, deadly clashes on Thai-Cambodian border

The Guardian - UK

‘Noticeable booing’ – is the ‘atrocious’ Elvis Evolution this summer’s Willy Wonka experience?

The ‘first of its kind’ immersive experience in London costs up to £300 a ticket and is dividing audiences

The Independent UK

Six of the most unique Airbnbs in the US revealed, from a missile launch site to a giant shoe

From Texas to Nevada, these are some of the most eye-catching and unique vacation rentals in the United States

The Independent UK

Elon Musk regains ownership of Gene Wilder’s former LA home after foreclosing on Willy Wonka star’s nephew

Tesla billionaire moved to foreclose on the property last November after Wilder’s nephew defaulted on loan payments

The Independent UK

Why does everything have to be an immersive experience now?

LET’S UNPACK THAT: From interactive theatre shows to themed escape rooms, immersive events have never been harder to dodge. Katie Rosseinsky investigates how they mounted a hostile takeover of our social lives

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