How do you come to terms with sacrificing your artistic merit for the sake of a paycheck? That is, in fact, what Tim Burton has done these last few years, selling his soul to Disney, being their “pet weirdo” as it is described in the below Anne Thompson article for IndieWire.
Read moreTim Burton's ‘Dumbo' is Too Cutesy and Forgettable [Review]
Tim Burton and Screenwriter Ehren Kruger, who penned the catastrophic “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” have decided to turn “Dumbo,” an animated classic which ran for just 64-minutes, into a two-hour movie.
Read moreCan ‘Dumbo' Be Tim Burton's Artistic Comeback?
In the late 80s and all through the 90s Tim Burton found a way to make personal movies and, somehow, found a way to make them mainstream successes. Movies like “Edward Scissorhands,” “Ed Wood” and “Sleepy Hollow” were unique and different but struck a chord with the moviegoing public and critics. However, in the past 15 years or so, Burton has resorted to directing commercial movies that just don’t resemble those earlier, more personal projects.
Read moreTim Burton's Live-Action ‘Dumbo' [Trailer]
Tim Burton's 2010 adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” earned over $1 billion at the global box office. It also cemented his 21st-century reputation as the go-to-director for classic children's fantasy. That's his thing now: "Alice," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" and now "Dumbo."
Read more15 Great Modern-Day Movies Shot in Black & White
Since the 1960s, movies shot in black and white have practically become extinct. The number of films shot in black and white has decreased every successive decade since then. And yet, sometimes a movie demands to be shot without color to capture a certain kind of mood or tone that color would otherwise fail to get. In the case of the following list, "modern-day" means anything produced after 1970, which is when the decline really started happening. The following 15 examples are further proof that black and white will never die, as long as there are directors and DP's out there willing to value and acknowledge its importance.
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