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‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ at 30 – Review

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)Director: Henry SelickScreenwriter: Caroline ThompsonStarring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page, Edward Ivory If a single word can be used to describe “Tim Burton’s” The Nightmare Before Christmas, it would be “alternative”. Released two years before Pixar’s Toy Story, it was Disney’s first […]

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‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ at 15 – Review

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Director: Tim Burton Screenwriter: John Logan Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Jayne Wisener, Ed Sanders Gruesome, disturbing, and tragic, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street still sends shivers down our

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Beetlejuice (1988) Review

Beetlejuice (1988) Director: Tim Burton Screenwriters: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, Warren Skaaren Starring: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder Gentrification. Possession. Limbo. These may not be the first words that come to mind when describing 1988’s Beetlejuice. Yet these are key themes that make this not only an excellent

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‘Planet of the Apes’ at 20 – Review

Planet of the Apes (2001) Director: Tim Burton Screenwriter: William Broyles Jr, Lawrence Konner Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Warner, Kris Kristofferson, Erick Avari, Charlton Heston Various writers and directors at 20th Century Fox had been trying to get a new Planet

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