Tag: Tim Burton
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‘Wonka’ back on top at global box office after strong hold; ‘Night Swim’ splashes into sixth place
Warner Bros’ ’Wonka’ is now less than $10m behind the lifetime global total of Tim Burton’s ’Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’.Worldwide box office January 5-7 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Wonka (Warner Bros) $43.4m $465.9m $28.9m $301.2m 78 2. Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (Warner Bros) $40.9m…
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What Puts ‘Coraline’ a Cut Above Other Animated Horror
When considering the greatest animated works of the last few decades, Henry Selick’s name should be one of the first on your mind. Selick worked with Disney for many years, where he directed the iconic and ever present The Nightmare Before Christmas which is often understandably but mistakenly attributed to Tim Burton, who instead had…
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Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman Is the Best Selina Kyle, Period.
With the Batman property being reconfigured constantly through remakes across different universes, the Caped Crusader’s arch nemesis’ are also being re-examined. Catwoman, for instance, the antiheroic burglar who acts as the foil to Batman, has had recent portrayals with Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman. Both have been…
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‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Rsvlts Line
With Halloween quickly approaching, there are so many ghoulish genre films that are celebrating major anniversaries this year. This includes the family classic The Nightmare Before Christmas from producer Tim Burton and director Henry Selick which turns 30 in 2023. Disney and a handful of other companies have helped Jack the Pumpkin King party in…
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‘Catwoman’ Changed Halle Berry’s Life, and Not Because It Bombed
Catwoman needs no introduction. Its reputation as one of the worst films ever made was established practically from day one, and its dismal performance at the global box office ($82 million from a $100 million budget) killed any chances of it becoming the next big franchise. It didn’t help that it released the same summer…
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Tim Burton Didn’t Care For Nic Cage’s Superman Cameo In ‘The Flash’: “I’m In Quiet Revolt Against All This”
Every major filmmaker has a project or two that falls through the cracks and never gets made. But given the current superhero movie craze, one of the most popular of these unmade movies is Tim Burton‘s “Superman Lives,” with Nic Cage starring as Clark Kent/Kal-El. Almost everyone has seen the behind-the-scenes photo of Cage in…
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Tim Burton Slams Nicolas Cage Superman Cameo in ‘The Flash’ Referencing Director’s Axed Film: ‘I’m in Quiet Revolt Against All This’
In a recent interview with the British Film Institute, Tim Burton discussed the impact of Warner Bros. scrapping “Superman Lives,” which had Nicolas Cage attached as the titular hero, as well as how he felt seeing Cage as Superman and Michael Keaton’s Batman in DC Studios’ “The Flash.”“No, I don’t have regrets,” Burton said of…
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Tim Burton Isn’t Happy About How The Flash Used Batman And Superman
Andy Muschietti’s recent superhero flick “The Flash” hoped to lure in audiences with a sprawling story that spans several parallel universes. It was the same approach taken by John Watts in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and Sam Raimi in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” in that all three films assembled multiple versions of…
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Federico Fellini’s Influence Echoes Through Tim Burton’s ‘Batman Returns’
Batman Returns is not the standard by which film adaptations of The Dark Knight are measured. Even the movie’s biggest fans — and I’m one of them — should be willing to admit that. It’s too idiosyncratic and personal an interpretation to reflect the party line on Batman from the 1990s, let alone today. Not…
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A Wild Fan Theory Links Tim Burton’s Animated Films Together
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas premiered in theaters across the U.S. in October 1993. With its 30th anniversary approaching, it brings several discussions to mind about the film given its impact within the industry and its immense following. These discussions include interviews with its filmmakers, pieces covering its inspiration, and the road to its…