— by RON WILKINSON — It was obvious something was up with the release of the first teasers of this splashy tale. Yes, Linda Woolverton’s screenplay has nothing to do with Lewis Carroll’s 1871 “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There” — except about half of the[...]
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The Lone Ranger: Full-Length Trailer
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — A few months ago, Disney released the long-awaited teaser trailer for “The Lone Ranger.” It made quite an impression on me. At the time I viewed it, I thought the footage looked fun and even edgy. Now, the full-length trailer has hit the web and I have to be[...]
8 Clips from ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’
— by ADAM POYNTER — We are just a few days away from the end of a movie franchise that has inspired and defined a generation of young book and movie lovers. Yes, I am talking about the global release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” into theaters. With hundreds of mi[...]
Filming on Dark Shadows Begins This Week
Filming begins this week on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ “Dark Shadows,” which brings the cult classic television series to the big screen under the direction of Tim Burton. The film’s cast includes Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham [...]
Some Casting News for Dark Shadows
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Casting is well under way for Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows,” which is based from the 1960s serial of the same name. The gothic soap opera originally aired on ABC from June 1966 to April 1971. Created by Dan Curtis, the popular series was about a vampire [...]
An Evening With the ‘King’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Thursday night, I was at the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles for a special screening of “The King’s Speech.” The film, which I reviewed last year, was more enjoyable upon a second watch. But what made the night’s affair all the more special was the Q &#[...]
Under Review: ‘The King’s Speech’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — “The King’s Speech” is a brilliant and compelling film directed by Tom Hooper, helmer of the Emmy Award winning HBO series “John Adams.” In this very well-acted account of the future King George VI’s (Colin Firth) struggle with stammering, we[...]
Tim Burton Looking to Resurrect ‘Addams Family’
— by CAM SMITH — With his “Alice in Wonderland” currently filling Disney’s rabbit-hole with mountains of crisp currency ($450 million worldwide in less than two weeks. Yowza!), you can pretty much bet that Tim Burton will be given pretty much carte blanche to bring whatever[...]
Under Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Tim Burton — a supposed match in cinema heaven. Lewis Carroll’s famous dreamscapes and eccentric characters mixed with Burton’s quirky direction made “Alice in Wonderland” a film to look out[...]
Three Clips from ‘Alice in Wonderland’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — I can’t even begin to describe how excited I am for Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” It’s got some of my favorite actors (Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Fry), I’m old enough to not be scared witless — unlike when I saw[...]
The First Clip from ‘Alice in Wonderland’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — With Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” due in theaters March 5, it’s time for the promotion to really kick into gear. Below, we have the first clip from the movie (via MySpace) — and, surprisingly, it doesn’t have Johnny Depp i[...]