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A new poster for Tim Burton's Frankenweenie
5 hours ago | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
After a mixed reception for his latest release Dark Shadows, visionary filmmaker Tim Burton will be hoping that a return to stop-motion - not to mention one of his earliest projects - proves a recipe for success later this year as he unleashes a 3D animated remake of his 1984 live-action short, Frankenweenie, and Disney has just released a brand new poster, which you can see right here...
Drawing inspiration from James Whale's 1931 Universal classic Frankenstein, Frankenweenie centres on a young boy, Victor (voiced by Charlie Tahan; I Am Legend), who harnesses the power of science to reanimate the corpse of his beloved pet dog Sparky. Joining Tahan in the voice cast are previous Burton collaborators Winona Ryder (Beetlejuice), Catherine O'Hara (The Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Short (Mars Attacks!), Martin Landau (Ed Wood) and Conchata Ferrell (Edward Scissorhands), along with Robert Capron (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Atticus Shaffer (The Unborn »
- flickeringmyth
See a Cute New Poster for Tim Burton's Stop-Motion 'Frankenweenie'
17 hours ago | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
While it sounds like Dark Shadows failed to bring us back to the glory days of a funny but still twisted Tim Burton, maybe the director revisiting one of his earliest works will have the desired effect. We've already seen a teaser trailer for the black and white, stop-motion animated Frankenweenie, and now we have a cute new poster putting the resurrected canine front and center. Honestly, I'm still quite annoyed that the poster has to tout "from the director of Alice in Wonderland" instead of "from the producer of The Nightmare Before Christmas," but I guess audiences today are more enticed by the former. Poster below! Here's the new poster for Tim Burton's Frankenweenie from Disney (click for larger version): Frankenweenie was directed by mastermind Tim Burton, who's brought us Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Big Fish, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd and The Nightmare Before Christmas previously. »
- Ethan Anderton
[Media] - "Frankenweenie" - A new poster
31 May 2012 4:38 AM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
Here's a new poster for Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie", with voice cast features familiar Burton alumni such as Winona Ryder ("Beetlejuice", "Edward Scissorhands"), Catherine O'Hara ("Beetlejuice", "The Nightmare Before Christmas"), Martin Landau ("Ed Wood", "Sleepy Hollow") and Martin Short ("Mars Attacks!"), joining them are Charlie Tahan and Atticus Shaffer. The stop-motion animated film will be filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which will elevate the classic style to a whole new experience. »
Chucky Meets Woody & More Awkward Movie Character Meetings
29 May 2012 7:56 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Entertainment has seen "The Jetsons" meet "The Flintstones," epic battles between Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees and Aliens and Predators, and most recently, a whole slew of Marvel's finest heroes came together in The Avengers. But some characters will likely never meet on the big screen, no matter how great it would be. Well, French illustrator Berk Senturk has imagined some awkward meetings between some of cinema's more iconic characters. Some of the meetings and their awkwardness, while others, I'm not necessarily sure about. Wolverine and Edward Scissorhands for example is easy, but there's more. Here's some of Berk Senturk's awkward meetings from his series "Oh, Hi" via Behance.net: In his illustrated series, called ‘Oh, Hi’, Senturk pokes fun at the awkward moment when two similar characters meet, only to break the tension with the words, "Oh, Hi." In addition to the above illustrations, my personal favorites is Ghosbusters with Freddy Krueger, »
- Ethan Anderton
Tim Burton and Wes Anderson: same old story | Hadley Freeman
29 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
With Dark Shadows and Moonrise Kingdom, the directors' 'distinctive' styles are wearing a little thin
Last weekend, in defiance of the sunshine, I went to the movies. First, I saw a Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp with white makeup and blackened hair playing a misunderstood loner (pictured). He is befriended by a middle-aged mother and, despite his apparent asexuality, he is romantically pursued by one of her friends. He is, however, besotted with a doe-eyed young lady, but their love is doomed because she, unlike him, is mortal. The movie climaxes with outraged townsfolk storming his gothic castle, horrified when they learn of his true nature.
After that, I decided some Wes Anderson was in order. This movie featured improbably eloquent children and focused on an especially precocious boy who is mocked by his peers and misunderstood by the adults, all of whom are emotionally damaged and less mature than the children. »
- Hadley Freeman
Burton’s “Frankenweenie” One Sheet and Trailer
29 May 2012 3:24 PM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
For some die hard fans of Tim Burton, Dark Shadows was not their highly most anticipated Burton film out this year. That honor goes to the stop motion, 3-D tale Frankenweenie, which is set to come out early in the spookiest month of the year, October 5th, 2012. It’s a return to the eerie animation style that delighted audiences with Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride, only this time it’ll be in 3-D. With a cast that features Burton faves like Martin Landau (Ed Wood), Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands), Martin Short (Arrested Development, Jungle 2 Jungle) and Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice), the story about the reanimated pup named Sparky and his “maker,” Victor is one of the more fun concepts of the year. Dread Central has found a one sheet and a trailer for the upcoming film, which we now share with you.
Burton originally made a short film »
- Andy Greene
‘Les Miserables’ Pics Show Off the Opulent Filth of a Simpler Time
29 May 2012 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
As we all know, period pieces are beloved the world around for their gorgeous, detailed designs and their poorly shaved heads. Tom Hooper‘s Les Miserables will not disappoint on either front, especially considering that these new pictures show off both Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway with heads that look like they were shaved by an epileptic Edward Scissorhands. The joys of Victor Hugo’s novel, come to life! [USA Today] »
- Cole Abaius
New International Frankenweenie One-Sheet Barks at the Moon
28 May 2012 10:38 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
I see a bad moon rising. I see a poster on its way. You will too, kids, once you take a quick gander at this latest one-sheet for Tim Burton's feature length version of his short film Frankenweenie! Start your howling!
The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Short (Mars Attacks!), and Martin Landau (Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow), along with Charlie Tahan and Atticus Shaffer.
Look for the flick in theatres on October 5th, 2012.
Synopsis
A heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers »
- Uncle Creepy
Happy Birthday Vincent Price!
27 May 2012 1:58 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Did you know that Christopher Lee and Vincent Price share the same birthday? Vincent Price would have been 101 years old today, and I have a list of his films for you to check out, along with an embedded version of House on Haunted Hill you can watch for free.
While many remember Vincent Price for Edward Scissorhands, The Fly, and the Corman-produced Poe adaptations, there are plenty of lesser-known classics. For those of you haven’t see The Last Man on Earth, I highly suggest watching it. You’ll notice how similar it is to the modern zombie story and looks like it served as inspiration for George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.
Whether you’re a younger horror fan that missed out on some of these films or just haven’t watched them in a while, Netflix Instant is offering over a dozen titles that star Vincent Price, »
- Jonathan James
'Snow White and the Huntsman' costume designer talks Charlize Theron's spooky dresses -- Video
22 May 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Audiences have been admiring Colleen Atwood’s costumes for decades — from Johnny Depp’s forlorn, goth barber in 1990′s Edward Scissorhands all the way up to Depp’s unhinged Mad Hatter in 2010′s Alice in Wonderland. But it’s another thing altogether to get an up-close-and-personal look at her work, which I did a few weeks ago at a special private gallery showing of Atwood’s costumes for Snow White and the Huntsman. Beyond all the precise detail work built into every one of Charlize Theron’s outlandishly sinister dresses as the Evil Queen, what most impressed me was how »
- Adam B. Vary
Get "Possessed" by Movies
18 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
If you keep meaning to join in on the Hit Me With Your Best Shot fun, but haven't yet made the plunge do it with the last episode of the first half of season 3 (we'll take a few weeks off and start again before wrapping season 3). We'll be discussing Possessed (1947) with Joan Crawford. She made another film by the same name in the 30s so extra credit points if you wanna do both (otherwise unrelated) films.
If looks could kill many of Joan Crawford's co-stars would have died of unnatural causes. But just in case she also carries a gun.
P.S. Since I'm late with Edward Scissorhands, I'll still accept submissions so join in the fun! I'll wrap Edward on Monday and Joan on Wednesday and then we'll break until late June.
P.P.S. Any suggestions for the series are welcome. I do read them all and »
- NATHANIEL R
Their Best "Edward" Shots
16 May 2012 7:52 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
"Post Me."
"I Can't."
Real life has this horrible way of intruding on fantasy. Though I'd much rather be spending exorbitant amounts of time with Avon lady Dianne, Gepetto-esque Vincent, dancing Winona, and Johnny's first truly brilliant performance in my favorite Tim film (I feel so close to this movie I'm totally on a first name basis with it) I couldn't work it out tonight. My post will be up on... Friday evening. Yes, let's go with that. But until then there's plenty of Edward Scissorhands love from these fine blogs joining in the Hit Me With Your Best Shot spirit. Go and read them!
I really suggest you do. My favorite thing about this series is reading the other pieces and learning from them. Films are communal but we all see them through different eyes.
Sometimes you can still catch them dancing in it...
Antagony & Ecstasy - on the ideal metaphor for Burton's aesthetic. »
- NATHANIEL R
AfterElton Briefs: Big "Glee" Casting News, The Thirtieth Anniversary of "It's Raining Men," and Respect Chris Meloni's Authori-tay!
14 May 2012 2:33 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Birthday shoutouts go to Gabriel Mann (above) who is 40, Miranda Cosgrove is 19, Cate Blanchett is 43, George Lucas is 68, and David Byrne is 60. What are you fave Talking Heads songs? Here are mine: 5. "Psycho KIller," 4. "Wild Wild Life," 3. "And She Was," 2. "Burning Down The House," 1. "Once In A Lifetime."Ri governor signs order to recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state.Last night's Desperate Housewives series finale was the highest rated episode of the season. I won't spoil the ending, but I half expected to see an "infiniti" sign on that box in the last scene. And don't get me started on the throwaway de-gaying of Dana Delaney's character.Taylor Lautner will star in Tracers, about a bike messenger who discovers the "thrill of the world of shirtless parkour." Okay, I added the "shirtless," but odds are good.Could Clay Aiken have a new career ahead of him?Kate Hudson and »
- snicks
Burton and Depp: the hits and misses of cinema’s bromance
14 May 2012 9:46 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
If there was an ever a cinematic partnership to have lasted the years, it is Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Ever since Edward Scissorhands, these two seem to be each other’s go-to guys for new films. With Dark Shadows being released this week, let’s take a stroll down memory lane to see the hits (and misses) of the Burton/Depp bromance.
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Burton took a huge gamble by casting Depp, a relatively unknown actor at the time whose credits included a grizzly end in Nightmare on Elm Street. It was a gamble that paid off handsomely – Depp became a huge star playing the charismatic and innocent titular character and Edward Scissorhands received critical acclaim. One of the very few original projects of his career, this touching tale is still one of the highlights in Burton’s career.
Rating: Hit!
Ed Wood (1994)
The biopic of the ‘worst film »
- Katie Wong
Danny Elfman On Scoring For Tim Burton: Silence Is Golden
14 May 2012 8:58 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
When it comes to the power of movie magic, one of the greatest ingredients for creating a memorable theatrical experience is the film's score, no matter how big or small.
I'm a little biased on this subject because I am a huge film score nerd. For me, a movie isn't "great" unless it also has the music to match. Where some people might be excited to see "Dark Shadows" because it's another Tim Burton/Johnny Depp quirky collaboration, I get excited because I know that we will likely get more movie music from prolific composer Danny Elfman, who delivered us the memorable scores for Burton's "Batman," "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," among countless others.
Much like Burton's working relationship with Depp, the director and his composer have a shorthand when it comes to working out a film score. And by "shorthand," that means that they don't really have »
- Kara Warner
Marvel’s Next Avengers Film #2: Doctor Strange
14 May 2012 5:29 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
With “The Avengers” sequel officially confirmed by Marvel/Disney, comic book fans the world over will be contemplating which of the publisher’s other heroes could be added to the line-up, potentially getting their own solo movie as soon as 2014 – filling the popularly acknowledged gap in the schedule alongside Captain America 2 that summer.
Of course, we have to bear in mind that Marvel Studios do not own the film rights to characters as key to their comic book universe as Daredevil, Spider-Man, Wolverine or the Fantastic Four – all of whom have allied with or become members of the Avengers at one time or another – but with that consideration in place, here is another of our suggestions for Marvel’s Next Avenger:
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)
Why?: Marvel prides itself on the fact that its universe mixes varied types of heroes and so far their filmic universe has »
- Robert Beames
Was Tim Burton Ever A Good Director? (Opinion)
13 May 2012 8:40 PM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
With a title like that, I'm sure to get a lot of hate for even suggesting such a notion. But here's the thing: I loved Tim Burton. He was my absolute favorite director until around 2001. The worlds he created held my attention in a deeper way than other filmmaker's. The oddball and macabre design, along with the melancholy atmosphere, were unlike anything I had seen in movies. It was as fantastical in imagination as any blockbuster, and it felt more ethereal and personal than the "Hollywood" spectacle of a Spielberg or Zemeckis film. He introduced me to ideas of retro kitsch, spooky fringe and proudly holding onto timeless obsessions of your youth. Burton is one of those early influences in my life that made me become a passionate movie lover. I can catch "Beetlejuice" or "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" at any moment on TV and immediately get sucked back into them. »
- Eric Larnick
Review: Dark Shadows
13 May 2012 6:05 PM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
Over twenty years ago director Tim Burton made what some still argue is his finest film, Edward Scissorhands (1990); a gothic fairytale concerning a young man who has lived in isolation his entire life and the comic, and ultimately tragic, consequences he faces when he is forced into modern society. The film became a cult hit and launched the career of its star, Johnny Depp. Now, two decades and several collaborations down the line, the actor-director duo have returned to similar ground with their latest effort Dark Shadows.
The film stars Depp as Barnabas Collins, the lone heir to his family’s fortune who is cursed to become a vampire after he breaks the heart of a jealous witch (played by Eva Green). Forced to spend eternity in his grave, Barnabas is accidentally freed from his prison in the year 1972. He uses his new-found freedom to reunite himself with his living descendants, »
Dark Shadows
12 May 2012 10:03 PM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp had made seven films together prior to the release of this week’s Dark Shadows. When Burton’s expert lens found Depp’s fantastic acting, they produced some of the most beautifully offbeat cinema America has seen the past 20 years, including the likes of Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd and Ed Wood. But even the greatest of teams are bound to falter sometimes, and these two do so spectacularly in their latest effort. The adaptation of the 1970s soap opera, like so many reboots, re-imaginings and revivals of late, should have been left for dead. »
Dark Shadows or Who Stole My Fangs?
12 May 2012 11:52 AM, PDT | www.culturecatch.com | See recent CultureCatch news »
In Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, a white-faced, put-upon vampire, Barnabus Collins (Johnny Depp), is unwittingly released into the modern world of 1972 after having been encased in a coffin for nearly two centuries. Immediately, the very thirsty bloodsucker sips the blood of the dozen construction workers who had unwittingly let him loose.
Refreshed, Collins uncomprehendingly walks through the town named for his family, amazed at the sights of graveled roads, automobiles, traffic lights, bulldozers, and folks eating ice cream sundaes in diners. Unsettled, he heads for his once-glamorous homestead, Collinwood Manor, to discover if any of his bloodline is still alive. "Family is the only real wealth," he notes.
Well, yessiree! By golly, the Collins clan has survived, although only by the skin of their teeth. There's the steely family matriarch (Michelle Pfeiffer), her widowed, negligible brother Roger (Jonny Lee Miller) , her rebellious teen daughter Carolyn (Chloe Grace Moretz), and »
- Brandon Judell
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