Alice (review)
More’s the pity that it ends up feeling pointless and empty and humorless, for it starts off rather intriguing, this modern update of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel…
Tim Burton
trailer break: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Well. I was about to say that this looks like nothing I’ve ever seen before, except that I do see shades of Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen in the snippets here. And maybe some stuff that Tim Burton has dreamed up… a bit of Edward … more…
caption this! image from Shane Acker’s ‘9’
New fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. So here’s an early peek at Shane Acker’s 9, a feature-length adaptation of his own short film (which you can watch here), produced by Tim Burton … more…
caption this! first image from Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
New fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. So here’s an early peek at Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, scheduled for release in March 2010: That’s Johnny Depp, of course, as the … more…
question of the day: What filmmakers’ work belongs in art museums?
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City will be presenting a major retrospective on the artistry of Tim Burton, starting in November and running through April 2010. The show will feature: Hundreds of Artworks Never Before Exhibited Illuminate the Creative Vision Behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the … more…
trailer break: ‘9’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Finally! Someone has animated the apocalypse! Well, Wall-E came close, but that was more an abandonment than an apocalypse. Here it looks like we’ve got the real thing: the world is trashed (is that Notre Dame on fire in the middle of the trailer? aww, no…), … more…
Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter for Tim Burton
In a new Alice in Wonderland movie, that is. Not just, you know, at a party in the backyard or something. The news got me thinking about all the bizarre and fantastical characters Depp has played, and who else from classic and/or weird literature he could move on to after the Mad Hatter. A couple … more…
best of 2007: 10 best movies
My picks for the best and worst movies of the year are no secret to anyone who follows my annual ranking of every new theatrical release I see. The ranking is a work-in-progress throughout the year. It begins when I see the first movie slated for release within a calendar year — for 2007, that … more…
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street movie review: there will be blood
Just hearing a description of it, you have to think, my god, my god, *yes.* The twisted, separated-at-birth twins Tim Burton and Johnny Depp taking on Stephen Sondheim’s gory opera about a murderous barber? Who else would you give it to?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie review: think of the children!
How did a cautionary tale about obnoxious little kids and a celebration of nonconformity turn into a cautionary tale about the psychosis of reclusive oddballism and a celebration of obnoxious kids?
