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25 Years Later, ‘Edward Scissorhands’ Reminds Us How Great Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Collaborations Used to Be

It’s no secret that an actor/director collaboration that most people have probably had enough of as of late is Johnny Depp and Tim Burton. The duo clearly like working with each other, having collaborated on eight films together since the 90s. But with their last movie being Dark Shadows, fans of the two are most …

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Why Tim Burton’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ is Kind of Terrible

I spent my Halloween attending the tale of Sweeney Todd. Though I did go out later (I’m not a total shut-in), most of my day consisted of watching four versions of the Stephen Sondheim’s razor sharp musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street back to back to back to back. (There was a …

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‘Edward Scissorhands’ #1 is an Atmospheric Treat

24 years after the original film, Kate Leth and Drew Rausch continue the story of everyone’s favorite black wearing, hair dressing, tears inducing unlikely fairy tale hero. Edward Scissorhands #1 is set many years after the film, and Megs, the daughter of Kim (played by Winona Ryder) is now a teenager. Edward Scissorhands is considered to either be a murderer or a myth, and Kim’s own daughter considers her to be insane.

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Extended Thoughts on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Directed by Gore Verbinski Written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, and Jay Wolpert Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush Captain Jack Sparrow is the worst thing that ever happened to Johnny Depp’s career. The prevailing wisdom is that the constantly …

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‘Frankenweenie’ score feels like a composition that Elfman has always wanted to do

Resurrection is germane not only to the story of Frankenweenie but also Tim Burton’s career as an endearing cinematic oddball. With his latest foray into stop-motion animation, Burton has revisited the story that started his career, showing more focus and care than we’ve seen from the man in years. But what’s even more special about …

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Burton and Depp: the hits and misses of cinema’s bromance

If there was an ever a cinematic partnership to have lasted the years, it is Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Ever since Edward Scissorhands, these two seem to be each other’s go-to guys for new films. With Dark Shadows being released this week, let’s take a stroll down memory lane to see the hits (and …

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