Britain behaving like ‘mafia state’ in Skripal case – OSCE ex-VP Willy Wimmer

The UK is exploiting European solidarity and behaving like a ‘mafia state’ by pushing forward warmongering accusations and excluding Russia from the Skripal poisoning probe, the former vice-president of OSCE assembly told RT. Britain’s behavior in the Skripal poisoning scandal is “a major danger to international peace,” believes Willy Wimmer, who held the vp position […]

Free Willy child star Jason James Richter then and now: What happened to the Jesse actor?

Jason James Richter was propelled to fame when he was just 13-years-old when he played Jesse in the family movie. He won the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film, and also picked up two nominations a the MTV Movie Awards. He would later go on to reprise the role […]

Daily Podcast: Willy Wonka, Peter Rabbit, House Party, Kitty Pride, Netflix, Kung Fury & More

On the February 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a Kung Fury feature film, another Netflix surprise release, new details on the Kitty Pride movie, Five Nights at Freddys gets a director, Peter […]

How Australia's Willy Wonka Created Britain's Most Controversial Candy

An increase in the price of a chocolate bar doesn’t usually make headlines. But in the U.K., back in January, The Guardian broke the news that the Freddo, a small, frog-shaped chocolate bar produced by Cadbury, was rising in price by five whole pence — from 25p to 30p (40 cents) — and the country […]

Daily Podcast: Press Screenings Explained, Valerian, Kingsman, The Deuce, VR Moviewatching, Willy Wonka & More

On the September 20, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a Netflix cartoon controversy, the possibility of a Valerian sequel, the first reviews for Kingsman: The Golden Circle, a new movie theater VR concept, The Deuce season 2 and […]

John Stamos Leading ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ in Concert, with Weird Al and Finn Wolfhard Co-Starring

Almost a year ago, we heard that Warner Bros. was developing a new movie based on the early adventures of Willy Wonka, the enigmatic chocolatier immortalized in the pages of Roald Dahl’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and memorably brought to life by the late Gene Wilder in a 1971 movie adaptation. But while movement on […]

Roald Dahl: Willy Wonka’s Charlie was originally black but changed for THIS shock reason

The 1964 book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the best loved children’s books of all time. Having spawned the Gene Wilder classic movie and the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp reboot, the story continues to hold pop culture appeal. Yesterday marked what would have been Dahl’s 101st birthday and his widow Liccy appeared on […]

Kohl wouldn’t allow war against Yugoslavia, Merkel only follows NATO’s rhetoric – Willy Wimmer

Published time: 2 Jul, 2017 12:09 Edited time: 2 Jul, 2017 12:12 Helmut Kohl, Germany’s first post-Cold War chancellor, wouldn’t have allowed the war against former Yugoslavia, Willy Wimmer, ex-VP of the OSCE Assembly told RT, adding that the current chancellor, Angela Merkel, only follows NATO’s instructions. Kohl, who served as Germany’s chancellor from 1982 […]