Categories
Random Posts
- Like a Bird on a Wire …The other night I saw a portion of NOW with Bill Moyers on PBS. He was interviewing Will Hutton (author of the book A DECLARATION …
- OmWhat is the sound that echoes in the ears when all is silent and the earth, asleep, leaves off its boisterous clamor and harangue, its …
- Ambrose BierceDespite the bitterness that hits the tongue when you first taste his clever barbs of prose, and one’s initial gumption to suppose his wit just …
- Like a Bird on a Wire …
Recent Comments
- Irene on Some ancient affirmations
- Rekha on No More Sad Weepings of Regret
- Novena on Wake Up: sonetto rispetto
- John on On the Veranda: serenade
Subscribe
Join 298 other subscribersMeta
Tag Archives: Charlie Bucket
Charlie Bucket vs. Veruca Salt
Did you ever notice something very strange about Disney’s (OK, so maybe it’s not Disney’s, but it’s the classic one starring Gene Wilder as Wonka) version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? You know, of course, that the whole idea … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket, children, Gene Wilder, influences, movies, reviews, Roald Dahl, Veruca Salt, Walt Disney
Leave a comment