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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" directed by Tim Burton follows the story of a young boy named Charlie Bucket who wins a golden ticket to tour the mysterious and magical chocolate factory owned by the eccentric Willy Wonka. Along with four other children and their guardians, Charlie embarks on a fantastical journey through the factory, encountering whimsical characters and facing moral dilemmas. As the tour progresses, the children's greed and misbehavior lead to comical and sometimes perilous consequences, ultimately teaching important lessons about the value of honesty, kindness, and family.

The Pianist

During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive. Tags: Storyline: During the shooting of the movie, while scouting locations in Krakow, Roman Polanski met a man who had helped Polanski's family survive the war.

Till the Clouds Roll By

"Till the Clouds Roll By" is a musical biopic that chronicles the life and career of renowned composer Jerome Kern. The film begins with a lavish production of Kern's "Show Boat" and then flashes back to his early struggles and successes in the music industry. As Kern rises to fame, he collaborates with various artists and faces personal and professional challenges, including the impact of World War I and the changing landscape of Broadway. The narrative weaves through his relationships, triumphs, and the creation of his most beloved songs, culminating in a celebration of his enduring legacy in American musical theater.

Blood Song

A psychopath escapes from a mental institution and starts a murder spree, which ends in the pursuing of a young handicapped girl, who once got a blood transfusion from him.

Vacation

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. Tags: Storyline: All the cast members had terrible experiences when it came to filming the scenes inside Walley World, where they rode all of the roller coasters and other rides. In the commentary, Chevy Chase mentions that many of the rides made him and the other cast members vomit, especially since they all had to ride them several times for each take. Dana Barron mentioned in the commentary that the coasters made her so sick, she had to take motion sickness pills and would pass out on nearby benches between takes. Finally, Anthony Michael Hall mentions that in the shots on the roller coaster where he looks scared, he wasn't acting, his fear in those shots was genuine.

The Dark Crystal

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world. Tags: Storyline: Jim Henson's plan with this movie was to get back to the darkness of original Brothers Grimm fairy tales. He felt that children liked the idea of being scared and that this was a healthy emotion for them with which to deal.

Easy Rider

Two bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware. Tags: Storyline: Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda did not write a full script for the movie, and made most of it up as they went along. They didn't hire a crew, but instead picked up hippies at communes across the country, and used friends and passers-by to hold the cameras, and were drunk and stoned most of the time.