By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Tim Burton has signed on to direct "Big Eyes," a long-gestating film project that The Weinstein Company is on the verge of acquiring, according to two individuals with knowledge of the director's plans. Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz will star as Walter Keane, one-half of a husband-wife duo [...]
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Tim Burton to direct Christoph Waltz in film about famous painting duo
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Richard Burton immortalized in Hollywood next to Taylor
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British actor Richard Burton finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to that of his two-time wife, Elizabeth Taylor, on Friday, nearly 30 years after his death. Welsh-born Burton, who died in 1984, received the career honor as part of the 50th anniversary of ancient Egypt movie [...]
Read More...The Films of Tim Burton
By admin on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 | Comments Off
Images from Tim Burton’s filmography, including his latest movie, “Frankenweenie.” NYT > Movies
Read More...A Minute With: Tim Burton about his new “Frankenweenie” film
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Filmmaker Tim Burton returns to his stop-motion animated roots this Friday with "Frankenweenie," a black-and-white 3D movie about a boy who uses science to bring his beloved dog back to life. This film is from Walt Disney Co, which fired him more than 20 years ago for his first, short version [...]
Read More...The Visionaries: Tim Burton on His Movies, His Life and His Tombstone
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The director of “Beetlejuice,” “Batman” and the new “Frankenweenie” may be cinema’s most widely embraced loner. NYT > Movies
Read More...Tim Burton Brings ‘Frankenweenie’ To Life For Fall Movie Preview
by Bryant Gilmore When Tim Burton’s highly anticipated “Frankenweenie” arrives in theaters on October 5, it will be the culmination of a closely guarded project that Burton felt was necessary to take his time with, as he did with his stop-motion animated classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” MTV News caught up with Burton about “Frankenweenie,” [...]
Read More...Burton, crew bring Lincoln Vampire tale to screen
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Burton, crew bring Lincoln Vampire tale to screen Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:31 a.m., Thursday, June 21, 2012 Vampire Hunter, which opens wide on Friday, tells the story of the president’s life with a revisionist twist: that Lincoln’s discovery of [...]
Read More...Johnny Depp And Tim Burton Don’t Try To Make Weird Movies
By admin on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Comments Off
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have always been known for pushing the envelope with their cinematic collaborations. There’s always some element of the plot or the film’s design that sparks controversy or is dismissed as too “weird.” When MTV News spoke with Burton and Depp about their latest collaboration, “Dark Shadows,” the duo opened up [...]
Read More...5 favorite Tim Burton movies
5 favorite Tim Burton movies [...] Depp is delicate and lovely as the misunderstood title character, the creation of an inventor who died before his work was complete, leaving Edward to fend for himself in the outside world with scissors for hands. Speaking of originality, there’s the character of Pee-wee Herman himself, Paul Reubens’ oddball [...]
Read More...Depp, Burton bring ‘Dark Shadows’ comedy to London
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Depp, Burton bring ‘Dark Shadows’ comedy to London The star joins director Tim Burton and co-stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green and Chloe Moretz on the red carpet in the British capital on Wednesday night. “Dark Shadows” is based on the American cult classic TV series. seattlepi.com: Movies
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