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Ranking the Films of Tim Burton
Ranking the Films of Tim Burton
The release of ‘Big Eyes’ marks the 17th film of director Tim Burton and one of the biggest departures in his 30 year career as a feature filmmaker. A seemingly straightforward drama about painter Margaret Keane, the movie sees one of the most fantastical filmmakers in the world making a rare trip back down to Earth. To mark the occasion, we delved into Burton’s filmography with one mission: to rank his films from worst to best. Some choices were easy (he’s made some really lousy films) and others were difficult (he’s made a handful of genuinely great movies), and through it all, he proved to be fascinating, often maddening subject. Few directors stoke the ire of movie fans quite like Burton, but when he’s on point, no one can do what he does.
‘Mad Men’ Review: “Dark Shadows”
‘Mad Men’ Review: “Dark Shadows”
‘Mad Men’ Season 5 leaves behind its ninth episode of the year, as Don tries to get back in the game while Betty reveals a distressing secret to Sally, and Roger enlists the estranged Jane in helping him land a new account. Last week’s ‘Mad Men’ episode “Lady Lazarus” saw Pete falling for a new woman in his friend's bitter wife Beth (Alexis Bledel) only to be cruelly cast aside, while Megan came
Weekend Box Office Report: ‘The Avengers’ Destroy ‘Dark Shadows’
Weekend Box Office Report: ‘The Avengers’ Destroy ‘Dark Shadows’
Poor Barnabas Collins never stood a chance. Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows' found itself clobbered to death over the weekend courtesy of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, who rode a perfect cocktail of hype and stellar word-of-mouth to an unprecedented second weekend. It's no longer a question of whether or not 'The Avengers' will be one of the biggest movies of all time, mainly because it already is one of t
Out Of Time: Our 10 Favorite Characters Who Are Stuck In A Different Era
Out Of Time: Our 10 Favorite Characters Who Are Stuck In A Different Era
Oddly enough, we have two comedies heading to theaters in the next few weeks that try to wring laughs by dropping characters into shockingly different time frames. In Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows,’ Johnny Depp plays an 18th-century vampire who escapes his tomb in the 1970s and tries to exact revenge on his tormentors. Then, in ‘Men In... Read More ...
‘Dark Shadows’ and ‘The Avengers’ Call Imax Truce
‘Dark Shadows’ and ‘The Avengers’ Call Imax Truce
'The Avengers' had the Imax field all to itself this weekend. It was on 275 Digital Imax screens and made $15.3 Million there, which would figure out to $55.6 Thousand per screen (and that's nearly eight thousand above the total per screen average). It also did $207 Million over the weekend, which meant exhibitors were none too happy to lose any of these screens to 'Dark Shadows,' which they alrea

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