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Tim Burton to Showcase Art at MoMA

While everyone twiddles their thumbs waiting for Alice in Wonderland March debut, Tim Burton plans to showcase his craft for macabre imagery through a different medium this month. On Nov. 22, the Museum of Modern Art in New York will show 700 pieces of Burton’s bizarre art, an accumulation of paintings and Polaroid prints from throughout his prolific career....  read more

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Watch 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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Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Photos, Details Released

Take the childhood-favorite tale Alice in Wonderland. Add the twisted triumvirate of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter to the movie re-imagination. Throw in a plotline that's tinged with a little dose of girl power. Then release some of the set photos online through USA Today way out in front of the release date of March 5, 2010. The result?...  read more

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Chris Columbus takes over Ripley's Believe It or Not

Film's always had its great directors, from Alfred Hitchcock to Quentin Tarantino, and its embarrassments, from Ed Wood to Uwe Boll. But rarely are the truly mediocre talents, the ones who fill out the rest of a studio's yearly output, celebrated for what they add to the field. For our day and age, there is perhaps no greater creator for mediocrity than Chris Columbus. The director of Home Alone 2 and Rent, Columbus has now announced the next project he plans on tapping with his magical wand of passable entertainment: Ripley's Believe It or Not....  read more

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DeVotchKa, Polyphonic Spree, more have a Nightmare

Back in August, Billboard reported that on the 15th anniversary of the release of Tim Burton's beloved Nightmare Before Christmas, a bunch of beloved bands (and, um, Korn) were set to release an album inspired by the animated musical....  read more

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Tim Burton invites Crispin Glover to his Wonderland

Just two weeks ago, we gave you word of major casting news for Tim Burton's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Now, the Hollywood Reporter has announced that Burton has a new addition to his cast and it's one of his brothers in weird, Crispin Glover....  read more

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Hathaway and Bonham Carter join Burton's Alice

Fresh off the heels of a critically acclaimed performance in Rachel Getting Married, Anne Hathaway has nabbed a role in Tim Burton's next film, alongside Burton mainstay Johnny Depp....  read more

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Johnny Depp saddles up for another Pirates, much more

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Hollywood golden boy Johnny Depp has essentially betrothed himself to Disney. Not only will he lace up his boots as Captain Jack Sparrow for a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, he has officially signed on to be the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's version Alice in Wonderland as well as Tonto, a Native American who's one half of the crime fighting duo in an adaptation of The Lone Ranger....  read more

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Tim Burton to cast Johnny Depp as Hatter in Wonderland?

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Wonderland and Wonkaland may have some denizens in common (ahem, Johnny Depp), if Tim Burton has anything to say about it. And as director of a new 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland, he actually has a lot to say about it....  read more

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Sweeney Todd trailer brings the fright, singing

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The trailer for Tim Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is out, illustrating once again that Burton likes to direct pale people wearing black clothing. Witness: The film tells the tale of a man seeking revenge for his wrongful imprisonment and the effects it had on his family. Sondheim's original opened in 1979 and won the Tony awards for Best Book, Best Score and Best Musical. Johnny Depp reunites with Tim Burton in the starring role, with Alan Rickman portraying the judge who sent Depp to prison. Sweeney Todd opens on December 21. Related links:...  read more

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