Depending on which side of the fence you sit, Alice in Wonderland represents either the apex or the nadir of Burton’s uniquely styled product. Fans will surely relish the sumptuous design work while objectors will find lumps of twee sticking in their craw -make no mistake, Alice in Wonderland is a movie almost as curious as it’s heroine.
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Wonderland Wenesday – Alice Underground
0 CommentsFebruary 17, 2010 – 5:52 pm
Ahead of the March 5th arrival of Tim Burton’s epic fantasy version of Alice in Wonderland, we’ve managed to dig up the first music video from the official soundtrack, featuring none other than kohl-eyed mad-as-a-hatter teen Avril Lavigne; the rest of the tracklist also worming it’s way out of Burton’s airtight rabbit hole today and actually contains some pretty good choones:
The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
0 CommentsOctober 6, 2009 – 12:30 pm
Terry Gilliam’s unique body of work is perhaps best viewed as the last bastion of pure imagination in a studio system increasingly ruled by bean-counters. Though not always successful, his films are always interesting, and even his failures – The Man Who Killed Don Quixote being a paramount example- contain more than enough to maintain that interest. Coupled with the untimely loss of leading man Heath Ledger, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus arrives groaning with a weight of expectation it struggles to meet.
Public Enemies
14 CommentsJune 24, 2009 – 11:18 am
Michael Mann’s latest has some serious talent backing up a great story with so many sensationalist elements it’s amazing it’s remained so under-represented at the movies until now. This is the story of John Dillinger, the notorious bank robber, gangster and all-round bad egg who alternately terrorised and enthralled 30s America with his criminal exploits.
NewsGush: Going For A Burton
16 CommentsJune 22, 2009 – 4:51 pm
Confirmed goth, Tim Burton has long tried to craft a reputation for ghoulish, fantastical work, and seems to be succeeding in securing larger and larger budgets despite his movies only appealing to teenage girls with blue hair and socks on their hands.
While USA Today has called the concept art for his latest reimagining (read: no original material) Alice In Wonderland proof that Burton is ‘attuned to the fantastic’, the concept art released today is certainly pretty, but it seems like we’re in for another helping of style over substance.
