Tag: Tim Burton

Actor Spotlight of the Week – Johnny Depp

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 11:49 pm   /   Film, Local

Johnny Depp has really taken off in recent years.  This is mainly due to Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.  Yes, Depp was acting way before this, but this was a role that launched him through the roof.  But all of you readers know this already.  So why would I bore you […]

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Creators of “Hurt Locker” Shopping Low Budget International Thriller

Posted: December 7, 2010 at 2:32 am   /   Local, Movie News

Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal achieved the top prize in Hollywood last year, walking away with Best Picture at the Academy Awards. What is even more amazing is that they did it on a low budget tense action/drama hybrid. Bigelow and Boal are apparently looking for some of the same magic as they […]

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DVD Picks of the Week – “Knight and Day”, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, and more

Posted: November 30, 2010 at 11:08 am   /   DVD News, Local

Knight and Day A woman is caught between a covert agent and those he claims set him up. As their globetrotting adventure erupts into a maze of double-crosses, close escapes, false identities, and head-spinning romantic snafus, they come to realize that all they can count on is each other.  I am sure most of you […]

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Interview with Crispin Glover – Knave of Hearts in “Alice in Wonderland”

Posted: May 31, 2010 at 2:30 pm   /   Interviews, Local

ReviewSTL was lucky enough to score an interview with one of the stars of this year’s hottest release so far, Alice in Wonderland.  Crispin Glover is probably most widely known for his role of George McFly in the film Back to the Future.  He continues to have a busy career making his own film, as […]

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‘Alice in Wonderland’ Tops Box Office For Third Week – Beats ‘Wimpy Kid,’ ‘Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Repo Men’

Posted: March 21, 2010 at 7:38 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” has done it again. For the third straight week since it’s release, ‘Alice’ has managed to take the number one spot at the weekend box office. Opening this week in theaters was “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” coming in second place with $21.8 million. In an extremely close third place, […]

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Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” TV Rights Sold to ABC Family Network

Posted: March 9, 2010 at 1:58 am   /   Local, Television

Disney and Tim Burton had an incredible opening weekend with “Alice in Wonderland” – grossing over $116 million domestically and $94 million foreign between Friday and Sunday.  The film broke box office records for weekend openings in March, not to mention Spring.  It is also in the top ten 3D movies of all time – […]

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Alice in Wonderland – Movie Review

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 7:00 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Walt Disney once famously said, “I hope we never lose sight of one thing.  That it all started with a mouse.”  While that’s a great quote, truth be told it all started with The Alice Comedies, the Disney clan’s first commercially successful foray into the world of animation.  Walt Disney (and the relatively unsung Ub […]

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Alice in Wonderland

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 12:01 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have re-teamed once again. This time they tackle an adaptation of one of Lewis Carroll’s most famous novels, “Alice In Wonderland.” I first must tell you some of the 3D effects are great while others are lacking in the modern 3D era. Some of these effects are really messy. Burton […]

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Being Brought to the Screen by Burton and Bekmambetov

Posted: March 2, 2010 at 6:24 pm   /   Local, Movie News

The latest novel from Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, follows a tangent history in which our 16th president is actually a vampire slayer keeping our world safe from a potential vampire threat to the Union.  Producing the picture will be Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov who produced the animated film, 9, last year […]

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Win FREE Passes to “Alice in Wonderland” at the St. Louis Advance Screening

Posted: February 24, 2010 at 4:10 pm   /   Contests, Local

ReviewSTL invites you to enter to win passes to the St. Louis advance screening of “Alice in Wonderland” Enter for your chance to win a pass good for two! Synopsis: From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure “Alice in Wonderland”, a magical and imaginative twist on some […]

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