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Tag: johnny depp

festivals, nxne

Whiskey, Mystics, and Men: WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE Plays NXNE

It’s amazing to see what happens to rock stars through the lens of passing time. At the time they can seem like no talent hacks … Read More ›

Posted on June 16, 2010July 21, 2011
reviews

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Tim Burton takes us down the rabbit hole to a truly wonderful world.

Posted on March 10, 2010July 7, 2012
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 8

Talkin’ ALICE IN WONDERLAND with Danger Girl. She and Hatter also rhyme off a list of their top five Children’s Lit films.

Posted on March 9, 2010November 30, 2012
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 23 (Chatter From Fellow Bloggers)

Yep – still posting, even though as you read this I am nowhere near a PC, nor am I thinking about anything movie-related. God bless … Read More ›

Posted on October 23, 2009March 8, 2012
TIFF, Toronto

TIFF 2009 – Day 2 (Everybody’s Talkin’)

In the twelve hour span between 6pm last night and 6am this morning, a few flaws came up in my Free TIFF Experiment. Let’s start … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2009
reviews

PUBLIC ENEMIES

With his Latest Film, Director Michael Mann has Sauntered His Way Up to the Pitcher’s Mound…and After a Long, Deliberate Motion, He Delivers With a Pretty Good Fastball.

Posted on July 2, 2009January 12, 2013
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There’s a World (Images from Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND)

I count myself as a big fan of Tim Burton’s work, so when I heard he was adapting Alice in Wonderland into a feature film … Read More ›

Posted on June 22, 2009
trailers

Rebel Without a Pause – PUBLIC ENEMIES Trailer

Back in January, I mentioned the five movies I was looking most forward to in 2009, and at the top of the list was Michael … Read More ›

Posted on March 4, 2009March 29, 2012
reviews

SWEENEY TODD

Tim Burton takes a truly grisly tale and finds a way to make it even more gruesome.

Posted on April 8, 2008September 1, 2012

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