Tap on Roller Skates....

Who does it best?

Answers!

pink/red hat. white flower. red tie.

 

red tie and blue tie

 

 

 

pink

 

 

 

peachy pink

yellow and green

yellow and brown

Guess the Colors!

guess the color of her hat and flower. Guess the color of his bow tie.

guess the color of their ties.

guess the color of her dress.

guess the color of her hat, scarf and purse.

guess the color of their coats.

guess the color of her tie and shoes.

"Your golden ticket to imagination and adventure!"

 

Once upon a time Quaker Oats decided to get into the movie business. It was a short-lived venture but out of it emerged a strange and unusual children's film. In it, five children win special tickets entitling them to a lifetime supply of candy and a personal tour of the mysterious Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. Inside, scores of green-haired midget workers called Oompa-Loompas operate the bizarre machinery that creates "Everlasting Gobstoppers" and other Wonka treats. Kids that don't abide by the rules of this private tour, however, get more than they bargained for in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), a live-action fantasy reminiscent of a Grimm's fairy tale. The film is directed by Mel Stuart, stars Gene Wilder as the unpredictable title character, and is based on the popular children's book by Roald Dahl. At the time, Quaker Oats produced a line of branded chocolate bars (Willy Wonka's Super Skrunch Bar and others) to capitalize on the film's release but the candy sold poorly and was soon discontinued. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, on the other hand, has gone on to become a cult film whose audiences continue to grow with the passing years.
 
Probably the single most compelling aspect of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is Gene Wilder's enigmatic performance. In an interview with the actor quoted in Cult Movies 2 by Danny Peary, Wilder said, "We all grew up on movies with scenes where the actor is lying and you know he's lying, but he wants to make sure you know it's a lie, and so he overacts and all but winks at you, and everybody in the world except for the girl he's talking to knows he's lying. I want to do the opposite. To really lie, and fool the audience...I wanted people to wonder if Willy Wonka was telling the truth so that you wouldn't really know until the end of the picture what Willy's motivations were."

"Charlie is let loose in the chocolate factory and every kid's dream comes true."

Today would have been....

Mr. Kelly's 100th birthday!

Trade Mark

Known for his innovative, athletic style of dancing

Kelly's father was Al Jolson's road manager in the 1920s.

Working on an autobiography at the time of his death.

Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in economics.

Was originally set to star as Don Hewes alongside Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948). However before filming began he broke his leg, resulting in Fred Astaire coming out of retirement in order to replace him in the film.

Buttons...again...

These were the buttons voted on last time... Now you have to choose one button out of these...

Oklahoma

"Oklahoma!"

                                                      (plot)
Set in late 20th century Oklahoma, it follow's the story of a young, stubborn farm girl named Laurie (Shirley Jones) who's has two men fighting for her. Headstrong cowboy Curly (Gordon MacRae) and dirty, evil-minded farm hande Jud (Rod Steiger).

Shot on location in and around Sonoita, Arizona, because the real Oklahoma in 1955 was so heavily farmed and developed that few suitable areas could be found that resembled the highly-rural and undeveloped Oklahoma of the turn of the century when the musical is set.   

Although James Mitchell and Bambi Linn danced the parts of Curly and Laury in the Dream Ballet, Rod Steiger did his own dancing in that sequence because there was no one who looked enough like him from the back. Despite his initial uncertainties, and after considerable coaching from choreographer Agnes de Mille, Steiger actually did a credible job, later calling it one of the biggest challenges he ever had.   

Laurie greets the female dancers on the porch in one shot and in the next shot they are shown just getting out of their buggies and carriages.

Finding "corn as high as an elephant's eye" proved to be quite a challenge. Since filming was to take place out of season, no tall cornfields were to be found anywhere. The job was given to the people of the University of Arizona Agricultural Department, who planted each stalk in individual containers and held their breath. With rain and good luck, the corn grew to a height of 16 feet, causing Oscar Hammerstein to quip: "The corn is now as high as the eye of an elephant on top of another elephant."   

In the early scenes at Aunt Eller's, the corn disappears and reappears between shots.

Eli Wallach was at one point suggested for the role of Jud Fry, as was Marlon Brando.   

Betty Hutton turned down the role of Ado Annie, a role that could have revived her screen career.

Tone deaf, Gloria Grahame, who played Ado Annie, sang without dubbing, which required that her songs to be edited together from recordings made almost literally note by note.   

Shirley Jones' film debut.   

The two teens infatuated with Will Parker were an invention of director Fred Zinnemann and choreographer Agnes de Mille. Lizanne Truex (blonde) and Jane Fischer (brunette) were originally slated to appear only in the "Kansas City" routine. Zinneman and de Mille liked the girls' work so much that they decided to add them - and their characters "The Goon Girls" - to the entire film.

Robert Stack, Piper Laurie, Lee Marvin, Vic Damone, Dale Robertson and Joan Evans were all screen tested for various roles.

James Whitmore played Gloria Grahame's father, despite being only two years older than her.   

Good points:

• fun songs
• fun dance numbers
• pretty costumes

Bad points:

• There are a few parts that you would probably have to go passed.

Over all it's a great musical!