Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” is finally here! Filled with colourful characters, fantastical scenery and adventure galore, Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s classic is well worth the wait. In 3-D, the film takes the Mad Hatter’s tea party to a new level, far surpassing anything that even Carroll himself could have imagined.
Rather than make yet [...]
October 18, 2009 – 8:47 pm
While most children watch Charlie Brown and the gang for their annual Christmas cheer, I relished in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. I thought Jack Skellington’s vision of getting the ghouls and goblins of Halloween Town to celebrate Christmas was fascinating, and I loved the songs! I distinctly remember my parents saying “well that [...]
By Leigh McEachran
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Posted in Television
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Also tagged Aaron Gell, Albert Finney, Alec Baldwin, Alice in Wonderland, Alison Lohman, Anthony Michael Hall, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, Billy Crudup, Charlie Brown, Death Becomes Him: MoMA Celebrates the Dark Artistry of Tim Burton, Dianne Wiest, Edward Scissorhands, Ewan McGregor, Fanfair, Geena Davis, Halloween Town, Hansel and Gretel, IMAX, Jack Skellington, Jessica Lange, Johnny Depp, Michael Keaton, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Vanity Fair, Winona Ryder
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August 27, 2009 – 6:19 pm
When I was a baby, my parents played The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Beach Boys over loud speakers for me to dance to. No “Wheels on the Bus” or “Skinny Malinka Dink” for me, my favourite song was “Twist and Shout.” I’d twist my hips and sing the lyrics as loud as my tiny [...]
By Leigh McEachran
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Posted in Music
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Also tagged +44, Alicia Keys, Another Way to Die, Blink- 182, D12, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Expensive Taste, Jack White, Marilyn Manson, Personal Jesus, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Dead Weather, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, Toy Soldiers, Travis Barker
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