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Alice in Wonderland Beats Avatar's Opening Weekend Box Office Numbers
The release of Tim Burton’s adaptation of the beloved tale Alice in Wonderland has been highly anticipated to say the least, and this past weekend, the movie came out swinging, smashing box office records, including one held by Avatar. The whimsical movie, which was shown on both 2-D and 3-D screens beat Avatar‘s opening weekend numbers by more than $30 million. Alice in Wonderland grossed $116.3 million in the U.S. alone and $210.3 million internationally, far ahead of the weekend’s next highest grossing movie, Brooklyn’s Finest, which raked in $13,500,000. Shutter Island came in third place over the weekend, with... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsGreat Expectations 2010: Tim Burton in Wonderland
Collectively, every contemporary film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland has been one long practice round for the inevitable Tim Burton version... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesJohnny Depp Directing Keith Richards Documentary
Johnny Depp is set to work on a documentary about rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle epitome and Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith Richards. The pair previously worked together in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (after serving as the inspiration for Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, Richard played Sparrow’s father the third Pirates film), but their latest collaboration will find Depp behind the camera.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsShane MacGowan, Nick Cave and Johnny Depp Cover "I Put a Spell On You" for Haiti
Musicians have been on overdrive for the past couple weeks putting on shows and raising funds for the people in Haiti. But while Bon Iver and Radiohead performed live to raise money, others are collaborating on recorded work. For instance, Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has assembled an intriguing group in a London studio to record a cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTim Burton Named 2010 Cannes Jury President
Master of many things twisted and weird, Tim Burton, has been selected as jury president for the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Filmmakers at this year’s festival (scheduled to take place May 12-23), will have to impress the man responsible for movies like Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands. Good luck, folks!... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJonah Hill's 21 Jump Street Movie to Shoot This Year
21 Jump Street, the late-1980s television show that launched Johnny Depp career, was a crime drama about young-looking cops who went undercover in a high school to catch troubled youth. Jonah Hill is a fan.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsImaginarium of Doctor Parnassus to Make U.S. Debut at Hamptons Festival
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Heath Ledger's final film, will make its U.S. debut by closing the Hamptons International Film Festival in October, Variety reports. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJohnny Depp, Russell Crowe, Keanu Reeves, Oh My! Ten Film Star Music Projects That are Way Worse Than Ryan Gosling's Dead Man's Bones
If you've been poking around lately on those music blogs they have on the interwebs, chances are you've heard a thing or two about the new ANTI- signing, Dead Man's Bones, which also happens to be the band of Half Nelson/The Notebook/bunch of other stuff movie star, Ryan Gosling. Now, the music of Dead Man's Bones doesn't move me in any particular way, good or bad; it's just kind of there. "Gothic folk," as they say, complete with a kinda-creepy children's choir. However, it does actually sound like music that would be released on ANTI-. Which is to... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch Tom Waits Play the Devil in the Trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Still without a release date in North America, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has its first international trailer, and it underscores the commercial woes the film will face even once its distribution plans are settled. Yes, the movie marks the last screen role for Heath Ledger, who died during production, and it also features turns by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law in Ledger’s stead. What it does not feature, if this trailer is to be believed, is a coherent plot or any obvious hook for general audiences. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatch the Trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is not exactly a tough sell. Besides the director’s brand name, we have Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, an enormous budget and the Walt Disney banner, which all but guarantee this thing is going to be huge. ... read more
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