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...videos. One of these, posted on FunnyorDie.com, is an interview starring Andy Dick as a cracked out version of Ronald McDonald. Though the primary target of the video is the fast food chain, there is still misplaced aggression toward innocent people--at one point comparing poultry factory workers to Oompa-Loompas followed by the line: “There are people who are obese, and they need their food.” Propaganda like this with its misplaced blame—shaming the individuals who eat fast food rather than just those who produce it—ultimately fails. There...
...best example of this are the new improved Oompa Loompas. Managing to stick to Roald Dahl’s back story without hitting on the potential racism of the book’s portrait, we are treated to an army of itty bitty people, all digitally depicted by Deep Roy. Though Roy’s facial expressions and personality suit the Loompas, it is their new sense of harmony that really sings...
...must know the story: saintly, poverty-stricken Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and his family live hard by the Wonka works, the day-to-day upkeep of which Willy (Johnny Depp) has turned over to the Oompa-Loompas. He hides five golden tickets in his candy bars, the finders of which are entitled to visit his factory. Besides Charlie, the lucky--ultimately unlucky--winners include a glutton, an overachiever, a video-game addict and a spoiled rich kid, all of whom get sadistic comeuppances from Willy that will perhaps disturb parents more than they will their offspring, since kids have...
...flying oompa loompa? The Great Glass Elevator in free fall? We don't know what the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is staring up at either. Honestly! We'll all find out together next year, when the Tim Burton remake of the Roald Dahl classic hits theaters. JOHNNY DEPP, in the top hat, plays the off-kilter Willy Wonka, with FREDDIE HIGHMORE, far left, as Charlie Bucket. Let the hunt for a golden ticket begin...
...drunken, lazy scratching and melted jazz residue of “Basin Street Blues” (a surprisingly well-done cover of Spencer Williams’ 1928 standard) makes for a solid, foundational opener. Meanwhile, “Skanky Panky” wins us over with its oompa-loompa beats, droning trumpet sampling and all-around technical genius. Few others could make the complex endeavor of sampling from completely different musical worlds sound so very simple...