Tim Burton
-
Thompson on Hollywood0 commentslike0tweet0
Cannes Adds Jurors Denis, Garcia Bernal, Mezzogiorno, Egoyan
The Festival de Cannes announces that filmmaker Claire Denis (White Material) will preside over the Un Certain Regard jury. I have also learned that Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal (whose new Spanish film Even the Rain is tagged for possible inclusion in the fest) and Italian actress Giovanna Mezzo...
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood0 commentslike0tweet0
Weekend Box Office: Alice in Wonderland, Wimpy Kid Ride Spring Break Swells
TOH's box office analyst Anthony D'Alessandro reports on the weekend returns (box office chart on the jump), which benefited from kids on spring break.
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood3 commentslike0tweet0
Weekend Box Office: Alice in Wonderland Beats Spider-Man and Iron Man Openings
In his first TOH Sunday domestic/international box-office report, ex-Variety numbers analyst Anthony D'Alessandro checks in with the studios behind this weekend's b.o. juggernaut, led by Disney's Alice in Wonderland---which proves yet again why studio marketers keep chasing the perfect match: brande...
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood5 commentslike0tweet0
Alice in Wonderland: Early Reviews
Post-London premiere, the early review floodgates have opened on Tim Burton and Linda Woolverton's reimagining of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland in 3-D, which is poised to be a box office monster when it opens wide on March 5. (I will report back after I see the movie next Tuesday.)
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood9 commentslike0tweet0
Avatar to Lose 3-D and IMAX Screens, Still Breaks Records
We all know that Avatar has broken all box office records, unseating former king of the world Titanic. The James Cameron sci-fi epic holds the record for domestic ($690 million) and worldwide ($2.5 billion) gross.
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood1 commentlike0tweet0
Depp Talks Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland Featurette
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is almost upon us. The 3-D Disney fantasy opens March 5. The LAT's Geoff Boucher asks screenwriter Linda Woolverton (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast) about adapting Lewis Carroll. She based a lot of this "sequel" on The Jabberwocky, one of my favorite poems of al...
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood1 commentlike0tweet0
Alice in Wonderland: Depp Talks Mad Hatter
"To breathe life into the Mad Hatter is a dream come true," says Johnny Depp in this featurette for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, which according to MovieTickets.com (poll on jump) is the most anticipated 3-D movie of the coming year. Not surprising, when the competition on that list is Toy Stor...
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood0 commentslike0tweet0
Trailer Watch: Burton's Alice in Wonderland Stars Depp as the Mad Hatter
Tim Burton was born to direct Alice in Wonderland, and Johnny Depp in Tammy Faye makeup isn't bad casting as the Mad Hatter either. Here's the latest trailer. Yes, I know another studio is shamelessly exploiting a brand name. But this "package" I want to see. Burton took elements from both the Lewis Carroll classic and Through the Looking Glass, including lines and imagery from The Jabberwocky. Mia Wasikowska plays Alice, Stephen Fry voices the Cheshire Cat, Anne Hathaway is the White Queen and Michael Sheen is the White Rabbit. On this film, Burton is handling more CG effects and green screen than ever before. He doesn't do much mo-cap, most...
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood0 commentslike0tweet0
Fall Fest Update, Clooney, Burton, Von Trier, Weinsteins
Festival News:The AFI Festival has selected as its opener Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the Roald Dahl book. The fest takes place October 30 - November 7, 2009 in Hollywood. The movie is yet another George Clooney vehicle coming out this fall (along with Up in the Air and The Men Who St...
Read More » -
Thompson on Hollywood3 commentslike0tweet0
Nine Goes to the Movies
Nine is a popular number at the movies these days. Last week I saw Shane Acker's animated dystopian adventure 9, featuring the voice of Elijah Wood, which opens September 9, 2009. Wednesday night I see Neill Blomkamp's alien thriller District 9, produced by Peter Jackson. The German film Cloud 9 ope...
Read More »
fresh from the blogs
-
The Pros and Cons of 'Star Trek Into Darkness'' Mystery ...Criticwire
-
Watch: Cast & Crew Talk Superman In New Featurette ...The Playlist
-
Can We Talk New Forms Of Content Exhibition vs Old? ...Shadow and Act
-
Variety Takes a Hatchet To Warner Bros. Movie Chief ...Thompson on Hollywood
-
2013 Cannes News - Part 2Women and Hollywood
-
CANNES 2013: Jia Zhang-ke's A TOUCH OF SINPress Play
-
Good Night, Lost Boy(s)The Lost Boys
-
Greta's New Wave: Frances HaLeonard Maltin
on 
