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                    [ArticleID] => 2344760
                    [Title] => 'Read the fine print!': 4 life lessons from big dreamer Willy Wonka
                    [Summary] => Here are a few life lessons that the world’s most popular chocolatier himself can teach us. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2024-06-05 14:09:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807666
                    [AuthorName] => Dolly Dy-Zulueta
                    [SectionName] => Movies
                    [SectionUrl] => movies
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/04/02/willy-wonka-main_2024-04-02_16-16-30930_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2318319
                    [Title] => ‘Mountains of Manila’ mentioned in ‘Wonka’
                    [Summary] => Apart from opening in the Philippines last December 6, one week ahead of the US, Hollywood blockbuster “Wonka” starring Timothée Chalamet as the beloved chocolate maker has another treat for Filipinos: Manila is included in the lyrics of one of the movie’s iconic songs!
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-12-12 12:13:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804924
                    [AuthorName] => Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo
                    [SectionName] => Movies
                    [SectionUrl] => movies
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/12/12/wonka-latest_2023-12-12_12-13-58587_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2303476
                    [Title] => 'Wonka' gets earlier Philippine release date, shows new trailer
                    [Summary] => The Warner Bros. movie "Wonka" starring Timothee Chalamet as the famous chocolatier in Roald Dahl's books is getting an earlier release date in the Philippines.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-10-13 17:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806731
                    [AuthorName] => Kristofer Purnell
                    [SectionName] => Movies
                    [SectionUrl] => movies
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/07/12/wonka_2023-07-12_11-57-20603_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 944110
                    [Title] => G has strong ‘connections’ at home
                    [Summary] => 

Giselle “G” Tongi left the Philippines in 2000, leaving a lucrative TV career to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. For 12 years, she allowed herself a different kind of adventure in the US, far from the celebrity she enjoyed in Manila.

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Mel Stuart, an award-winning documentarian who also directed "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," has died. He was 83.

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It’s true. Japanese take food as seriously as they do fashion. Both are expected to have the best ingredients, be pleasing to the eye and in season, and produced by an expert. As consumers, they don’t wince when asked to pay top yen for it.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134499 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1224664 [AuthorName] => Chiara Castañeda [SectionName] => On the Radar [SectionUrl] => on-the-radar [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 330443 [Title] => As sweet as chocolate [Summary] => The author is an AB Journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas. An indie documentary filmmaker and art film enthusiast, she works as a public relations consultant for a pro-life program.

One ordinary day, I walked into a Radio City store in Shangri-La Plaza, penniless, without any intentions but to kill time. I was running my fingers through the closely-packed bundles of the VCDs on sale when surprisingly, I found the store’s sole copy of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134854 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1531638 [AuthorName] => MY FAVORITE MOVIE By Deni Rose M. Afinidad [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294115 [Title] => A new twist to a kiddie tale [Summary] => Film review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Ads of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory should come with a warning "See at your own risk" to children and all those who have had the opportunity to watch the first film version Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on video during these past three decades. This is because this new movie will destroy whatever ideas they have developed and nurtured over the years about the story.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804842 [AuthorName] => Baby A. Gil [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 292092 [Title] => Not exactly for chocoholics [Summary] => I was raised on chocolates (the local brands like Goya and Serge’s), but not necessarily on American children’s stories.

When I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory therefore, I was more on the lookout for those yummy-to-look-at confectionaries rather than finding out if director Tim Burton had remained faithful to the Roald Dahl book.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135739 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1186451 [AuthorName] => Butch Francisco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289678 [Title] => Johnny Depp becomes Willy Wonka [Summary] => Two-time Oscar Best Actor nominee Johnny Depp ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "Finding Neverland") plays the eccentric chocolate magnate Willy Wonka in Warner Bros.' new adventure comedy "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Tim Burton's screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's literary classic for children. [DatePublished] => 2005-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Entertainment [SectionUrl] => cebu-entertainment [URL] => ) ) )
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