Tag: Beetlejuice

  • How to Watch the New Willow Series

    How to Watch the New Willow Series

    The world of film has changed a lot in the past 30 years or so. In 1988, millions flocked to their local theaters to watch the likes of Tim Burton’s gothic comedy Beetlejuice, David Zucker’s hilariously timeless The Naked Gun, or the incomparably moving Rain Man by Barry Levinson. These films and many more make…

  • How Quentin Tarantino Convinced Michael Keaton To Star In Jackie Brown

    How Quentin Tarantino Convinced Michael Keaton To Star In Jackie Brown

    The career of Michael Keaton is one rife with unforgettable roles. He’s even revisited some of those parts, with the veteran actor set to reprise his role as Gotham‘s dark knight in both “The Flash” and “Batgirl.” It’s not the first time Keaton’s casting has been cause for buzz — the actor has had some…

  • Tim Burton Stopped Alec Baldwin From Getting Too Campy In Beetlejuice

    Tim Burton Stopped Alec Baldwin From Getting Too Campy In Beetlejuice

    Tim Burton’s 1988 supernatural comedy, “Beetlejuice,” is one of those films that feels like it snuck through the Hollywood system. After all, “a nice New England couple suffer an accidental death, an obnoxious family moves into their old house, and the couple enlists the services of a demon-cum-con artist to try and drive the family…

  • Beetlejuice Was Tim Burton’s Anti-Spielberg Movie

    Beetlejuice Was Tim Burton’s Anti-Spielberg Movie

    There are certain directors with such a distinct style that when you watch their films, you just know it’s their movie. You don’t even have to look it up to check, the vibes are just that obvious. Take Wes Anderson for example. As soon as you see those symmetrical shots, art nouveau color palette, and Jason Schwartzman,…

  • Streaming: the best Halloween films for kids

    Streaming: the best Halloween films for kids

    As Halloween beckons, summon up favourite child-friendly frighteners such as The Witches, Beetlejuice and CoralineHowever much adults latch on to it as an excuse for partying and dressing up, Halloween remains, in its present-day incarnation, an occasion chiefly for the benefit of children: try trick-or-treating without one in tow and see how far you get.…

  • 8 Great Michael Keaton Movies to Buy and Stream: ‘Batman,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ and More Classics

    8 Great Michael Keaton Movies to Buy and Stream: ‘Batman,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ and More Classics

    All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.More than 30 years after he first donned that infamous Batman suit, Michael Keaton is stepping back into familiar…

  • Warner Bros. Confirms ‘Goonies,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes’ 4K Blu-ray Releases [Updated]

    Warner Bros. Confirms ‘Goonies,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes’ 4K Blu-ray Releases [Updated]

    Update 7/13/2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially confirmed that The Goonies, Beetlejuice, Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, and the follow-up Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows will all be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 1, 2020. Our original article from June 18, 2020 continues. Warner Bros. may have drastically reshuffled its upcoming…

  • John Belushi Biopic Will Star Broadway ‘Beetlejuice’ Alex Brightman

    John Belushi Biopic Will Star Broadway ‘Beetlejuice’ Alex Brightman

    Alex Brightman, who is currently starring as the Ghost with the Most in the Broadway production of Beetlejuice, is set to lead a John Belushi biopic. Brightman will play the legendary comedian famous for Saturday Night Live, The Blues Brothers and more, with David Frankel directing. A new Belushi biopic has been in the works…

  • The Morning Watch: ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Sneak Peek, ‘Game of Thrones’ Foreshadowing & More

    The Morning Watch: ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Sneak Peek, ‘Game of Thrones’ Foreshadowing & More

    The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, get a sneak peek at the upcoming Beetlejuice…

  • ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Team Hopes to Attract New Audiences to Broadway

    ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Team Hopes to Attract New Audiences to Broadway

    In the new Broadway adaptation of Tim Burton’s 1988 cult classic film “Beetlejuice,” teenager Lydia takes center-stage alongside the titular gut-busting demon (Alex Brightman) to reflect the famed goth girl’s journey through Beetlejuice’s funhouse of death and disaster.“I think so many people connect to “Beetlejuice” because it’s a story of outsiders, Lydia being the center…