Old Vs New

As much as I love Johnny Depp, no one could have played Wonka better than Gene Wilder...it's interesting how different the latest version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is compared to the original...this comparison could be included in the zine.

(1971)

(2006)

(Sophie)

BOMPAS & PARR

Another set of genius ideas from Bomas and Parr...

 

 

A strange thing to note-but Sam Bompas one of the creators, seems to be alot younger than expected?

(Sophie)

Quentin Blake

Roald Dahl's brilliant and witty tales have come hand in hand with the wondrous illustrations of Quentin Blake. Personally, these nostalgic visuals bring back memories of reading Dahl's books and poetry as a child and wouldn't have been the same without them.
Blakes illustrations are instantly recognisable and depict the weird and wonderful imagination of Dahl, bringing his characters to life. 

  Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka

 Georges Marvellous Medicine

James and the Giant Peach

Revolting Recipes

(Sophie)

'Drink me'

 Again, Henstons 'Drink me' concept is a great attention grabber so an element like this could be added to the Zine..Possibly a little tag coming off saying 'Read Me'...?

(Sophie)

Heston Blumenthal's FEAST

Heston Blumenthal has often been called the Willy Wonka of the culinary world for his magical creations.

So perhaps it was only a matter of time before he took his wacky edible delights one step further.

In his TV show, Blumenthal takes inspiration directly from Roald Dahl's classic book Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by creating a feast of flavoured wallpaper, magic mushroom starter, duck à l’orange, and a chocolate fountain.

The entire program can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DyV1W6oweKSs 

Whether this is written about or we can think up our own creations, a fun element of food is definitely a talking point.


(Sophie)

Your still sweet

This year Dahl's Charlie and the chocolate Factory turns 40, giving us yet another reason to honor the candyman, Roald Dahl's mythical chocolate hero has captured many of our hearts. With the aniversary this year I think that it very relevant to our zine. Tim Burton remade the 1971 movie in 2005 starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. I was thinking a review of both films could be included within the zine or maybe we can ask people which they prefer allowing people have there say within the zine. This could also be a good way to advertise the zine fair.

(Claire) 

Nostalgia

Whilst researching into sweet shops in the Nottingham area i came across this website http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2668. It is a fforum an the discussion is on Nottingham sweet shops and people posting their experiences, one saying her family owned the sweet shop Kirk White Street in the late 1890's. I was wondering if we could maybe contact these people and include something about nostalgia within our zine?

Claire