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Three classic children’s books have received very different treatment on screen. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The most celebrated adaptation of this book by Roald Dahl was 1971′s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder. I was never hugely attached to the film, although I know people who are. I remember being impressed [...]
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The most famous (although not the best) song from The Wizard of Oz is ‘Over the Rainbow’. Artists who’ve covered ‘Over the Rainbow’ include (thanks Spotify): The Blanks The Hawaiian Rainbow Singers Willie Nelson Eva Cassidy Frank Sinatra Patti Labelle & The Bluebells Sigmund Grove Melody Gardot Mads Vinding / Jacob Fischer Jimmy Scott Vic [...]
Gem pointed out that the songs from The Wizard of Oz have a remarkably high number of half rhymes. For example: With the thoughts you’d be thinkin’ / You could be another Lincoln I’d unravel any riddle / For any individdle But I could show my prowess / Be a lion not a mou-ess Just [...]
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