Grand Prize Winner Named in Warner Bros. Pictures' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Golden Ticket Sweepstakes; Prize Package Includes Trip to New York City, Private Screening of the Film and a Shopping Spree at Dylan's Famous Candy Bar.BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures congratulates Kathleen Dunford of Lakeland, Florida Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,452 and is the largest city in Polk County. According to the 2004 U.S. , as the grand prize winner in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Golden Ticket Sweepstakes contest, launched in celebration of the upcoming release "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," starring Johnny Depp. Dunford and her 14-year-old daughter will be flown to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. for a private screening of the film, opening nationwide July 15th, and an exclusive shopping spree in the city's famed Dylan's Candy Bar Dylan's Candy Bar is a candy store based in New York City. It owns its own line of candies and chocolate, and stocks other brands as well, including M&Ms, PEZ, Dubble Bubble, Wonka, and Jelly Belly. . Dunford's name was selected in a random drawing from a pool of more than 10,000 entries from fans who registered online to win at the Warner Bros. Pictures website or through the Today Show page at today.msnbc.com, beginning June 28th when the contest was announced on the Today Show. Additional sweepstakes winners will receive either a year's worth of Nestle's Wonka candy or a complete set of books from author Roald Dahl, including the classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, from Penguin Books. Today will accompany Dunford to Dylan's on July 15th to capture the action live as she samples some of the specialty confections and to present her with a souvenir 10-pound bar of Wonka Chocolate containing a Golden Ticket inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with her name. Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," about eccentric chocolatier choc·o·la·tier n. 1. One who makes or sells chocolate. 2. A place where chocolate is made or sold. [French, from chocolat, chocolate, from Spanish chocolate Willy Wonka (two-time Oscar nominee Johnny Depp) and Charlie (Freddie Highmore), a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. and enduring story. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Zanuck Company / Plan B Production of a Tim Burton Film: Johnny Depp stars in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," based on the book by Roald Dahl, and also starring Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, with Deep Roy and Christopher Lee. Directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by John August, the film is produced by Brad Grey and Richard D. Zanuck. Patrick McCormick, Felicity Dahl, Michael Siegel, Graham Burke and Bruce Berman executive produce. Director of photography is Philippe Rousselot, A.F.C./A.S.C. Production designed by Alex McDowell. Edited by Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E. Costume designer is Gabriella Pescucci. Music by Danny Elfman. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" will be released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. This film is rated PG by the MPAA MPAA abbr. Motion Picture Association of America for "quirky situations, action and mild language." www.chocolatefactorymovie.com AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
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