“The Candy Man” was written by composer Leslie Bricusse with lyricist Anthony Newley specifically for the 1971 Gene Wilder-led film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Actor Aubrey Woods, the candy ...

Before there was Elf on a Shelf, looking down on children to punish the bad and reward the good, there was Willy Wonka. In the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and in the film Willy Wonka & ...

The new “Wonka” works considerably better than its reasons for existence would suggest. It exists because, why not? It’s one more brand-familiar origin story, the easiest thing in the movie world to ...

Leslie Bricusse, the acclaimed songwriter, composer and screenwriter with hundreds of credits to his name, has died at the age of 90. No cause of death has been announced. His son, Adam Bricusse, ...