The problem with Tim Burton's Alice isn't that we already know the story, the problem is that it feels curiously lifeless.
Every now and then there's a casting choice that seems predestined, a true chicken/egg situation. A role it's impossible to believe wasn't written wit...
Make no mistake, Alice in Wonderland is easily Tim Burton's worst film since Planet of the Apes, and its failures bring into question just what kind of filmmaker he wants to be in the next phase of his career.
Wonderland has always been an incredibly silly place and I was worried that when it was married to Tim Burton's style it would be a little too much, but it never was.
If you have some extra cash to throw down the rabbit hole, we love Sue Wong's Alice-inspired pink and black lace cocktail dress - but we still can't get past spending almost $400 on a Disney-themed frock.
Tim Burton and screenwriter Linda Woolverton have taken the classic story and turned it into a modern action-fantasy film -- minus the humor of Carroll, or the absurdity or the heart.
The story told in this book is a simple one. An alien child. A helpful teacher. A highly original student film. An apprenticeship at Disney. And then an unbroken series of successful films.
Johnny Depp, Chrissy Hynde, Shane McGowan, Nick Cave, and Glen Matlock were among the artists who recorded this awesome version of Screamin' Jay Hawk...
What if we all returned to a magical time in our childhoods? Would we discover our true selves? As the subway rumbled past my old neighborhood, I traveled back to when I first performed at the infamous disco club Studio 54--at age eight.
The flick that got Leonardo DiCaprio his first Oscar nomination follows Johnny Depp as a guy stuck in small-town Iowa, dealing with his family and dre...
Lee Strasberg spent his long life as an acting teacher, director, and performer inspiring generations of pupils with his Method. His techniques remain ever fresh and appealing to young acting and directing students.
The movie business may forever be altered by the ability for production companies to sell potential viewers on the prospect of being entertained by a better quality product during a theatrical experience.
Visit bat country with Dr. Gonzo and Hunter before you head out to see Gilliam's latest, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which opens nationwide this weekend.
If The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the new Wizard of Oz, as one fan enthused at the Closing Night screening at this year's Hampton's Internati...
2009 contained a number of surprise stinkers. This year I saw enough genuinely unfortunate misses to make a plausible list.
I've been a Terry Gilliam fan for a long time. Though I don't think his films always work, I admire his imagination and vision - and his willingness t...