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See Vintage Walt Disney Movies on the Big Screen at Marcus-Wehrenberg Theaters in February

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“What’s the matter with his ears? I don’t see nothin’ wrong with ’em. I think they’re cute!”

Have you ever wished (upon a star) that you could relive the magic of the classic Disney animated movies on the big screen? This February, Marcus -Wehrenberg Theatres is giving you your chance!

Marcus -Wehrenberg is proud to present the Disney Enchanted Tales series. Come see these timeless classics for only $5! It’s the perfect outing for families, friends, and all ages.

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays – showtimes vary by location but it looks like they will be showing 4 or 5 screenings per day of each film starting around 10am. For more information, visit: http://marcustheatres.com/marcus-specials/family-friendly-films/disney-enchanted-tales

Here’s the line-up:

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Frozen – February 3 – 5

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Dumbo – February 10 – 12

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Aladdin – February 17 – 20

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Alice in Wonderland – February 24 – 26

All tickets are only $5 per person!

 

Blu Monday: February 1, 2011

Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray

The late, great Blake Edwards’ 10 — starring Dudley Moore and Bo Derek — gets immortalized on Blu-Ray. Two films go from silver screen to Blu-Ray… Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star in AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER; and Bette Davis stars in ALL ABOUT EVE, just in time for it’s 60th anniversary. Disney’s animated classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes out of the vault for a special 60th anniversary treatment. Sticking with the anniversary trend, HIGHLANDER reaches it’s 25th (tentatively) with a special gift set, boxed with HIGHLANDER 2. LET ME IN fills the role as this week’s primary horror release, with HATCHET 2 showing up to the party a day late. My indie Blu-Ray pick of the week goes to the indie sci-fi/drama MONSTERS, a low-budget film which made huge waves on the festival circuit, is being released as a special edition.

Blu-Ray for Tuesday, Feb. 1st, 2011

  1. Blake Edwards’ 10 (1979)
  2. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)
  3. Walt Disney’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND: 60th Anniversary Edition
  4. ALL ABOUT EVE: 60th Anniversary Edition (1950)
  5. BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 (2010)
  6. BIG MAMA’S HOUSE 1 & 2
  7. BOYS DON’T CRY (1999)
  8. CHAIN LETTER (2010)
  9. CONVICTION (2010)
  10. HIGHLANDER: 25th Anniversary Gift Set
  11. LET ME IN (2010)
  12. MONSTERS: Special Edition (2010)
  13. NEVER LET ME GO (2010)
  14. NIGHT CATCHES US (2010)
  15. PLEASANTVILLE (1998)
  16. THE TILLMAN STORY (2010)
  17. WELCOME TO THE RILEYS (2010)
  18. A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (2010)
  19. YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998)

Blu-Ray for Wednesday, Feb. 2nd, 2011:

  1. HATCHET 2 (2010)

On the DVD platter this week is an eclectic mix spanning genres and eras. 11 HARROWHOUSE is a crime-comedy starring Charles Grodin, Candice Bergan and James Mason; BULLSHOT is a comedy set during WWI starring Alan Shearman and Billy Connolly; being re-released in the British gangster film THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY, starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren; and Stanley Donen’s LUCKY LADY is a comedy about rum-running in the 1930’s, starring Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli and Burt Reynolds. Going further back is a film noir called THE PROWLER and a pair of pre-code 30’s-era films. (For ya young’uns, that’s before men and women were required to sleep in separate beds on the big screen.) Three smaller films to consider are NEVER LET ME GO, a sci-fi/drama starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley; NIGHT CATCHES US, a drama set during the Black Panther movement of the 70’s starring Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie; and WELCOME TO THE RILEYS, a drama about an older man who befriends a younger woman, starring James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart and Melissa Leo. Finally, my indie DVD pick of the week is RHINELAND, a WWII drama by Chris Grega shot in the Saint Louis area.

DVD for Tuesday, Feb. 1st, 2011

  1. 11 HARROWHOUSE (1974)
  2. BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 (2010)
  3. BONDED BY BLOOD (2010)
  4. BULLSHOT (1983)
  5. CHAIN LETTER (2010)
  6. THE CLIENT LIST (2010)
  7. CONVICTION (2010)
  8. GIULIA DOESN’T DATE AT NIGHT (2009)
  9. LET ME IN (2010)
  10. THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY (1980)
  11. LUCKY LADY (1975)
  12. MEAN GIRLS 2 (2011)
  13. MONA LISA (1986)
  14. MONSTERS (2010)
  15. NEVER LET ME GO (2010)
  16. NIGHT CATCHES US (2010)
  17. Pre-Code Hollywood Double Feature: HELL HARBOR and JUNGLE BRIDE (1930/1933)
  18. THE PROWLER (1951)
  19. RHINELAND (2007)
  20. SHOPPING (1994)
  21. SKIN (2008)
  22. WELCOME TO THE RILEYS (2010)
  23. A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (2010)

DVD for Wednesday, Feb. 2nd, 2011:

  1. HATCHET 2 (2010)

THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS CELEBRATES 12 OSCAR® NOMINATIONS FOR TOY STORY 3, ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND MORE

The Walt Disney Studios is proud to announce its 2010 films have earned 12 Oscar® nominations. Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced five nominations for Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3, including for the coveted title of Best Picture; three for Alice in Wonderland, and one each for Day & Night, Tangled, The Tempest and TRON: Legacy.

“2010 was a banner year for The Walt Disney Studios, and we are thrilled that the Academy has chosen to recognize both our animated blockbusters Toy Story 3and Tangled and our live-action hits Alice in Wonderland and TRON: Legacy for their artistry, technical achievements and storytelling,” said Rich Ross, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

Toy Story 3 marks only the third time in history that Academy members have honored an animated film in the Best Picture category. It also earned a nomination for Adapted Screenplay – making it the fourth consecutive screenplay nomination for a Disney•Pixar film. The Toy Story trilogy’s tally of Oscar nominations now stands at nine.

Commenting on the announcement, John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, said, “To have Toy Story 3 represented in the Best Picture category is a great honor, and a fitting tribute to director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla Anderson, screenwriter Michael Arndt, and all of the talented people at Pixar, who worked so hard to live up to and exceed the standards and expectations of Toy Story fans and moviegoers all over the world.”

A summary of nominations for The Walt Disney Studios is as follows:

Toy Story 3

Best Motion Picture of the Year – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
Darla K. Anderson, Producer

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) – “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Achievement in Sound Editing – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Tom Myers and Michael Silvers

Adapted Screenplay – Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich

Alice in Wonderland
Art Direction – Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney), Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration)

Achievement in Costume Design – Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Colleen Atwood

Achievement in Visual Effects – Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips

Day & Night
Best Animated Short Film – Day & Night (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton

Tangled
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) – “I See the Light” from Tangled (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Glenn Slater

The Tempest
Achievement in Costume Design – The Tempest (Touchstone) Sandy Powell

TRON: Legacy
Achievement in Sound Editing – TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague

Here are reactions to the 2010 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

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Alan Menken – Music By – Best Song

“Many of the greatest joys in my life are due to the Walt Disney Company.  This nomination which comes from my work on Disney’s 50th animated film and their first CGI musical is satisfying beyond words.”

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Lee Unkrich – Director, Toy Story 3 – Best Animated

“It’s an incredible honor to be nominated by the Academy. When we began making the first ‘Toy Story,’ nearly 16 years ago, we never could have imagined the journey on which these films, and these characters, would take us. For ‘Toy Story 3’ to be recognized by the Academy as not only one of the best animated films of the year, but also as one of the ten best pictures of the year, is both humbling and overwhelming. I’m speechless; I feel like I’ve been blasted to infinity and beyond.”

Darla K. Anderson – Producer, Toy Story 3 – Best Picture

“We are ecstatic at the Academy’s generous and humbling recognition of ‘Toy Story 3.’ For everyone that worked so passionately to bring these beloved toys back to life – from our artists to the actors – it’s incredibly gratifying to be recognized along side these other amazing films today in both the Best Picture and Best Animated Feature categories.”

Michael Arndt – Best Adapted Screenplay

“I’ve spent my whole life being inspired and moved by the work of the screenwriters of the Academy, so to be recognized by the Writers Branch this morning is deeply gratifying and profoundly humbling. While I wish I could hog all the credit for myself, I would have gone nowhere and done nothing without the collective brilliance of the entire creative community at Pixar, who have always maintained that ‘story comes first’ and who are crazy enough to actually believe it.”

Randy Newman – Best Song

“I’m honored that the Academy would choose to nominate me.  I feel fortunate to have been part of the Toy Story trilogy.”

DAY AND NIGHT

Teddy Newton – Best Animated Short

“I thank the Academy for this extraordinary recognition. Creating ‘Day & Night’ with the high quality team of artists and technicians within Pixar was truly a non-stop sensation of positive energy for me.   I was constantly amazed by the crew’s fortitude to push through challenges and inspire each other with their ingenuity. On behalf of the team that helped bring ‘Day & Night’ to life, it is an honor to be nominated.”

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Ken Ralston – senior visual effects supervisor, ALICE IN WONDERLAND (this is Ken’s 8th nomination and he has won 5 Academy Awards)

“The nomination is wonderful because working on ALICE IN WONDERLAND was one of the best creative experiences of my entire career.  Tim Burton trusted us with his vision and the work on the screen is the result of an amazing collaboration with hundreds of brilliant artists, including my fellow nominees and a great team on set.  You hope to have an experience like this at least once in career and I am so happy that our peers recognized the extraordinary complexity, detail and accomplishment that the visual effects in ALICE IN WONDERLAND represent.”

Colleen Atwood – Costume Designer

“I am thrilled to be nominated. Alice was a labor of love for all of us, and to be recognized for the work is really the frosting on the cake.”

Robert Stromberg – Art Direction

“Everything feels upside down right now, which is probably fitting being honored for designing the world of Alice in Wonderland”

Disney Becomes First Studio With TWO $1 Billion Films In One Year!

  

Well, WAMG readers, it’s official. Disney has made history with its release of two $1 billion films in a single year. 

Here’s the official press release: 

DISNEY•PIXAR’S TOY STORY 3 WILL CROSS $1 BILLION TODAY; DISNEY TO BECOME FIRST STUDIO WITH TWO $1 BILLION FILMS IN ONE YEAR

 

BURBANK, Calif. – August 27, 2010 – Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney•Pixar’s TOY STORY 3 will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office today, joining ALICE IN WONDERLAND as the second $1 billion film this year from The Walt Disney Studios – the first studio in history to accomplish this feat. Disney first crossed the $1 billion threshold with PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST in 2006. TOY STORY 3 becomes the only animated film to reach this milestone and the seventh title in industry history. 

 

“It’s been an incredible year as we saw the Pixar team bring Buzz and Woody back to the big screen and watched Tim Burton’s vision for  take the world by storm,” said Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios.  “These box office triumphs prove that creative storytelling brought to life by imaginative, inspired and talented professionals is something audiences respond to the world over.”  

As of Thursday (8/26/10), TOY STORY 3 tallied more than $592.9 million internationally, Disney’s largest international animated release. Latin American audiences have contributed $138 million making TOYSTORY 3 the highest grossing Disney film ever released in the region. TOY STORY 3 is the most successful UK release in Disney history and currently stands as the fourth biggest title in territory history with $102.4 million in box office receipts so far.  In Japan , the film has taken in $111.2 million and spent five consecutive weeks as the #1 movie.TOY STORY 3 currently ranks as the #7 film in global box office history and domestically ranks #9 with $404.6 million in receipts to date. 

 

ALICE IN WONDERLAND began setting records during its opening weekend (March 5-7), becoming the biggest March opening in industry history, the highest 3D opening ever and The Walt Disney Studios’ biggest opening for a non-sequel film.  Internationally, the film went on to tally more than $690 million, becoming Disney’s biggest overseas release of all time and the fourth biggest title ever released overseas.  Worldwide, the film took in $1.0243 billion, ranking it as the #5 film in global box office history.  

About The Walt Disney Studios
For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, Disneynature, Marvel, and Touchstone Pictures, which includes the distribution of live action films from DreamWorks Studios. Through the Home Entertainment and Television divisions, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion picture soundtracks are produced under Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records, while Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Broadway theatrical productions, Disney on Ice and Disney LIVE!.  For more information, please visit www.disney.com.

Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?” Alice : Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Alice in Wonderland has been one of my favorite tales since I was a little girl. It entwines magic, mystery and life lessons with its colorfully odd world. Being such a big fan, I was skeptical about how good a movie version would be compared to Lewis Carroll’s imaginative book. Having Tim Burton as the director helped to easy my worries a great deal.

WARNING: SPOILERS!

Alice Kingsley (Mia Wasikowska) is a dreamer. She constantly thinks of things that others deem as nonsense, such as staring at birds and wondering what it would be like to fly. She has only one dream from slumber, and that is the reoccurring dream of a wondrous land where animals can speak and cats can smile. On this occasion, her mother has brought her to a party where she is forced to dance with a drab young chap named Hamish (Leo Bill) . She later finds out that it is her surprise engagement party, and when he asks for her hand, she runs! She doesn’t just run for the hills though, she runs after a white rabbit wearing a jacket and carrying a pocket watch. She chases him to a rabbit hole, and while looking down it for the rabbit, she falls inside.

When Alice finally lands from the impossibly long fall, she finds herself in a room that she has been in before. When she finally finds her way out of the room, she is greeted by the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen), Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Matt Lucas), and the Dormouse (Barbara Windsor), who are debating if she is the right Alice or not. They want the Alice who had visited their world years ago. It is only the real Alice that can fulfill the prophecy and defeat the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). The Red Queen, accompanied by her Knave of Hearts, Stayne (Crispin Glover), stole the crown from the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), and started to destroy their Underland, which Alice always called Wonderland.

Along Alice’s way, she runs into a great deal of characters that help her along her journey, including the blue caterpillar (Alan Rickman), the Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry), and the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). Together, they must deliver Alice to the White Queen so that she may defeat the Jabberwocky (Christopher Lee) and end the treacherous reign of the Red Queen.

This movie was fantastic! I cannot remember a movie that made me grin as much as this one. Wasikowska was stunning as Alice. She was strong, courageous, and spunky in a refined sort of way. Depp as the Mad Hatter was incredible. His Hatter was unlike any character that I have ever seen him play! I don’t think I have ever seen him as crazy, and slightly frightening, as he is in the scene where he is walking with Alice on his shoulder (I believe reciting the Jabberwocky poem). He was charismatic, passionate, and sometimes quite crazed in the eyes. Bonham Carter is always fantastic in villain roles, and I think she hit the nail on the head with this one. Although her character is one that I have seen her play before, it still works. She was complimented by Glover, who I think is sometimes underrated. Anyone who can claim to have fathered Marty McFly is ok in my book!

Tim Burton really did the book justice in this film. Although it is an adaptation, about her return to Wonderland as an older girl, I think that he stayed true to the characters, as well as the central themes in the book. I have several theories on why he made the character of Alice older, and one of them has to deal with a rumor that came about with the original Alice books(Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass), which was that Carroll was a pedophile. (Sidenote: There is no evidence that Carroll was a pedophile!) I don’t think that Burton would have ever been worried of being put in that category, but I do believe that by concentrating on an older Alice, he took away that questionable element and put the focus back on the story.

In the original story there were two queens of the color red. There was the Red Queen and The Queen of Hearts. In this film they are combined as one. This does not take away from the story or jeopardize the integrity of the book, however. They also make a pretty delightful reference in the beginning of the film, where Hamish’s mother makes reference to the roses in her garden. She discovers that the gardeners planted white roses when they were suppose to have planted red ones. The Queen of Hearts is the one who says this in the books, so it is a clever way for them to compare her to the villain.

The effects in this movie were unreal! I saw it in Disney Digital 3-D and I have to say, my mind was blown. The images popped right out at you(as opposed to some of the cheaper 3-D movies), and were carefully placed so that it fit into the story, unlike a lot of films that incorporate odd effects that don’t match up with the story, just to impress the audience. Even if it weren’t in 3-D, the images are still breathtaking. The colors and shapes used to create this magical world could not have been better.

There is only one complaint about the movie, and that is the song in the ending credits. Really? Avril Lavigne? I didn’t even know she was still making music, but apparently someone needs to put a stop to that ASAP! The song lyrics, mixed with her nasal voice were enough to make puppies cry and unicorns to lose their whimsical powers. Still, even her rotten stinker of a song couldn’t put a dent in my fantastic cinematic journey! Thank you Tim Burton for making this a magical, wondrous experience for me!

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5



ALICE IN WONDERLAND Soundtrack Track List Revealed

The soundtrack for Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND was revealed today… and here is the tracklist featuring which comes out on March 2nd and will be titled ALMOST ALICE. Thanks to Collider for the heads up.

1. “Alice (Underground)” performed by Avril Lavigne

2. “The Poison”  performed  by The All-American Rejects

3. “The Technicolor Phase” performed by Owl City

4. “Her Name Is Alice”  performed  by Shinedown

5. “Painting Flowers”  performed  by All Time Low

6. “Where’s My Angel”  performed  by Metro Station

7. “Strange”  performed  by Tokio Hotel and Kerli

8. “Follow Me Down”  performed  by 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch

9. “Very Good Advice”  performed  by Robert Smith

10. “In Transit” performed by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz

11. “Welcome to Mystery” performed by Plain White T’s

12. “Tea Party” performed by Kerli

13. “The Lobster Quadrille” performed by Franz Ferdinand

14. “Running Out of Time” performed by Motion City Soundtrack

15. “Fell Down a Hole” performed by Wolfmother

16. “White Rabbit” performed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnal

All of these are “re-imagining songs from the Disney classic”, so its all original/new songs from these artists. Super stoked to pick this up. Here is the synopsis for ALICE IN WONDERLAND which hits theaters in Disney Digital 3DTM on March 5, 2010.

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time.  JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends:   the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter.   Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.   The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER. The screenplay is by Linda Woolverton.

Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carroll’s beloved “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) and “Through the Looking-Glass” (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history.

Exciting ALICE IN WONDERLAND Trailers Drop

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The first trailer for Tim Burton’s latest adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND did very little for me.  It looked like a colorful but jumbled mess, a la CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

The newest US trailer, courtesy of Coming Soon, looks to be much more on the exciting end of the spectrum, and gives us a much better understanding of the story that is to unfold.  Needless to say, I’m not entirely sold on Johnny Depp in this part, but I love how much time Crispen Glover gets in this trailer.  Still not loving how much they are selling the 3-D experience on this film, but we’ll see how that, ultimately, turns out.

Check out the trailer right here:

You can also check out the trailer in HD right here.

Also, AICN has uncovered the new UK trailer for the film, which features an extended opening showing what brings Alice back to Wonderland.

Check it out right here:

ALICE IN WONDERLAND is set for release on March 5th, 2010.

DARK SHADOWS Begins Next Year

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It has seemed like we have announced about eight or nine times that DARK SHADOWS would be the next film on Tim Burton’s plate.  In looking back over the site, I see that it was only once, but, still, news of its proposed start date on production has been a long time coming.  Sci-Fi Wire caught up with producer Graham King who claims the film will begin shooting next year.

We’re actually going to shoot that film next September/October with Tim Burton and Johnny.

King also went on to talk about how he is beginning preparations for the film while Burton finishes up his work on ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

We’ve been working on the script a lot, even though he’s working on ALICE.  We’ve been given a script. John August wrote the first screenplay. We’re making some changes, but the film’s going to be in production, as I say, September or October of next year.

This won’t be the first time Burton will be working on a John August screenplay.  August has written the scripts for Burton films good (BIG FISH), bad (CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY), and somewhere in the middle (CORPSE BRIDE).  He is also behind the finished screenplay for Burton’s upcoming remake of his own film, FRANKENWEENIE.

On whether DARK SHADOWS would have something to say about the current onslaught of brooding, emo-style vampires, King had a coy response.

This is going to be Tim Burton and Johnny doing a vampire movie, right?

FRANKENWEENIE Could Come to Us in Black & White 3D

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We love seeing a story about a boy and his dead dog come together.  Such is the case with Tim Burton’s FRANKENWEENIE.  Based on his own, 1984 short, the full-length feature version of the story of a boy who brings his dead dog back to the land of the living has been in the works for a few years now.  It appears now, though, that this will definitely be on Burton’s radar after he wraps up ALICE IN WONDERLAND.  In fact, the fine people over at Coming Soon.net recently spoke with producer Allison Abbate about the visual style of the picture.

According to Abbate, it is possible that the film could well be in black and white, as well as in 3D.

Judging from this, Burton will be  hearkening  back to the 3D monster pics of the ’50s, something he hasn’t touched on since 1996’s MARS ATTACKS.  Of course, where FRANKENWEENIE falls onto Burton’s plate in relation to DARK SHADOWS is anyone’s guess.  He said at Comic-Con this year that DARK SHADOWS would be his next film, but, with a release date of November, 2011 set for FRANKENWEENIE along with shooting in 3D, he should be gearing up for that fairly soon.  Time will tell, and, as soon as we know, you’ll know.

‘Alice in Wonderland’ Trailer Hits the Web

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Now, I am even more excited for this new movie from Tim Burton. I had actually liked the idea, somewhat guiltily, ever since first learning of Burton’s plans. Despite having been somewhat disappointed in Burton’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ remake (although, it wasn’t a terrible movie), I am eagerly awaiting this darker, more adult and, well… Burton-esque retelling of ‘Alice in Wonderland’. The trailer reveals a much more sinister, somewhat creepy and mature perspective on the tale and given it’s a live-action film enhanced with CGI allows me to accept it as a legitimate remake, even if it’s not the first.