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Twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of
the imagination of Tim Burton. Burton - the creative genius behind
Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Nightmare Before
Christmas, among others - now gives birth to a cast of gruesomely
sympathetic children: misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find
love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid
illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these
hopeful, yet hapless beings.
Collection of four action adventures featuring the DC Comics superhero.
In 'Batman' (1989) the streets of Gotham City are no longer safe for
criminals, who are being picked off by a masked vigilante in a rubber
suit - dubbed 'Batman' by the press. Reporter Alexander Knox (Robert
Wuhl) teams with photographer Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) in an attempt
to discover Batman's true identity - an investigation which leads them
to the door of mysterious millionaire Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton).
Meanwhile, crime boss Carl Grissom (Jack Palance)'s attempt to rid
himself of untrustworthy henchman Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson) does not
go according to plan, and after emerging physically and mentally
disfigured from a vat of chemicals, Napier reinvents himself as the
psychotic Joker. In 'Batman Returns' (1992), 33 years after being
abandoned as a baby, Oswald Cobblepot (Danny DeVito) returns to Gotham
City, bent on revenge, as the Penguin. He begins a warped campaign to
become mayor of Gotham, helped by millionaire businessman Max Shreck
(Christopher Walken) and undertakes a mission to murder every firstborn
son in the city - a plan which will avenge his own beginnings.
Meanwhile, Batman (Keaton) emerges to stop him, but struggles with his
dual identity after becoming romantically involved with Shreck's former
secretary Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer), who takes up her own secret
identity as Catwoman to get revenge on Shreck. In 'Batman Forever'
(1995) former District Attorney Harvey 'Two-Face' Dent (Tommy Lee
Jones) is terrorising Gotham City when a new villain appears on the
scene - The Riddler (Jim Carrey). Together they plot to take over
Gotham and discover Batman (Val Kilmer)'s identity, using a device
which can probe the human mind.
Meanwhile, the caped crusader is joined in his fight by new sidekick
Robin (Chris O'Donnell), whose trapeze-artist family have recently been
slain by Two-Face. Finally, in 'Batman and Robin' (1997) Batman (George
Clooney) and Robin (O'Donnell) have to stop the vengeful Mr Freeze
(Arnold Schwarzenegger) from taking over Gotham City. To make matters
worse, the venomous Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) decides to join forces
with Freeze.
Luckily for the caped crusader and his rebellious ward, they team up
with new partner Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone).
Family adventure based on the novel by Roald Dahl. The film centres
around an eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp), and
Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), a good-hearted boy from a poor
family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory.
Most nights in the Bucket home, dinner is a watered-down bowl of
cabbage soup, which young Charlie gladly shares with his mother
(Helena Bonham Carter) and father (Noah Taylor) and both pairs of
grandparents. They all live in a tiny, tumbledown, drafty old house
but it is filled with love. Every night, the last thing Charlie
sees from his window is the great factory, and he drifts off to
sleep dreaming about what might be inside. For nearly fifteen
years, no one has seen a single worker going in or coming out of
the factory, or caught a glimpse of Willy Wonka himself, yet,
mysteriously, great quantities of chocolate are still being made
and shipped to shops all over the world. One day Willy Wonka makes
a momentous announcement. He will open his famous factory and
reveal 'all of its secrets and magic' to five lucky children who
find golden tickets hidden inside five randomly selected Wonka
chocolate bars. When Charlie finds some money on the snowy street
and takes it to the nearest store for a Wonka Whipple-Scrumptious
Fudgemallow Delight he finds a golden ticket. The family decides
that Grandpa Joe (David Kelly) should be the one to accompany
Charlie on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Once inside, Charlie
is dazzled by one amazing sight after another.
Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter reprise their
roles in this fantasy adventure sequel based on Lewis Carroll's
novel, directed by James Bobin and produced by Tim Burton. Alice
(Wasikowska) finds herself in a mysterious, alternate world after
going through a mirror and emerging on the other side of the glass.
While there she discovers that the Mad Hatter (Depp) is in danger
and that Wonderland could be turned into a wasteland by the evil
Time (Sacha Baron Cohen). As Alice tries to turn back time in order
to save her friend she once again comes face-to-face with the Red
Queen (Bonham Carter)... The film also stars Anne Hathaway as the
White Queen and Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum while the
voice cast includes Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar, Stephen Fry as
the Cheshire Cat and Michael Sheen as the White Rabbit.
Two film versions of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel
collected together in one set. In 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory' (1971), directed by Mel Stuart, young Charlie Bucket
(Peter Ostrum) wins one of the coveted 'Golden Tickets' from a
Wonka Bar that allows its holder to take a trip around the
eccentric Willy Wonka's (Gene Wilder) Chocolate Factory. Charlie
and the rest of the winners find themselves in a magical world of
chocolate rivers, Oompa Loompas, everlasting gobstoppers, lickable
wall-paper, golden egg-laying geese and chilling tales to warn
children not to misbehave. Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay from his
own book. In Tim Burton's expansive remake, 'Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory' (2005), Freddie Highmore plays Charlie, whilst
Johnny Depp takes on the role of Wonka.
Collection of nine films directed by Tim Burton. In 'Pee-Wee's Big
Adventure' (1985) man-child Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) loses his
bike and sets off on a cross-country adventure to locate it. Along the
way he encounters bikers, bums, convicts and a phantom trucker.
In 'Beetlejuice' (1988) Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis and Alec
Baldwin) are a happy couple who, when killed in a car crash, return as
ghosts to their beloved Connecticut home to wreak havoc on the ghastly
Deetz family who have moved in. Being novices at haunting, their
efforts go unnoticed by the house's new inhabitants, with the exception
of Goth daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder), who doesn't mind one bit. At
their wit's end, the ghostly couple call on a despicably disgusting
demon named Betelgeuse (MIchael Keaton) for help.
In 'Batman' (1989) the streets of Gotham City are no longer safe for
criminals, who are being picked off by a masked vigilante dubbed Batman
by the press. Reporter Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl) teams up with
photographer Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) in an attempt to discover
Batman's true identity - an investigation which leads them to the door
of mysterious millionaire Bruce Wayne (Keaton). Meanwhile, crime boss
Carl Grissom (Jack Palance)'s attempt to rid himself of untrustworthy
henchman Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson) does not go according to plan,
and after emerging physically and mentally disfigured from a vat of
chemicals, Napier reinvents himself as the psychotic clown prince of
crime known as The Joker and proceeds to terrorise Gotham.
In 'Batman Returns' (1992) 33 years after being abandoned as a baby,
Oswald Cobblepot (Danny DeVito) returns to Gotham City, bent on
revenge, as the Penguin. He begins a warped campaign to become mayor of
Gotham, helped by millionaire businessman Max Shreck (Christopher
Walken) and undertakes a mission to murder every firstborn son in the
city - a plan which will avenge his own beginnings. Meanwhile, Batman
emerges to stop him, but struggles with his dual identity after
becoming romantically involved with Shreck's former secretary Selina
Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer), who takes up her own secret identity as
Catwoman to get revenge on Shreck.
In 'Mars Attacks!' (1996), when Martians arrive on planet Earth,
American President James Dale (Nicholson) is persuaded to extend the
hand of friendship. One of the President's advisers, Professor Donald
Kessler (Pierce Brosnan), has been studying the aliens, and is keen to
make peaceful contact. However, the Martians gleefully fry their
greeting party from Earth, and launch an all-out attack on the planet.
'Corpse Bride' (2005), set in a 19th century European village, follows
the story of Victor (voice of Johnny Depp), a young man who is whisked
away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride (Helena
Bonham Carter), while his real bride, Victoria (Emily Watson), waits
bereft in the land of the living. Though life in the Land of the Dead
proves to be a lot more colourful than his strict Victorian upbringing,
Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that
can keep him away from his one true love. 'Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory' (2005) centres around an eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka
(Depp), and Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), a good-hearted boy from
a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory.
One day Wonka makes a momentous announcement. He will open his famous
factory and reveal 'all of its secrets and magic' to five lucky
children who find golden tickets hidden inside five randomly selected
Wonka chocolate bars. When Charlie finds some money on the snowy street
and takes it to the nearest store for a Wonka Whipple-Scrumptious
Fudgemallow Delight he finds a golden ticket.
The family decides that Grandpa Joe (David Kelly) should be the one to
accompany Charlie on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Once inside,
Charlie is dazzled by one amazing sight after another. 'Sweeney Todd -
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' (2007) tells the tale of Benjamin
Barker (Depp), a barber who returns to London after spending years in
exile for a crime he didn't commit.
He soon discovers from pie-maker Mrs Lovett (Bonham Carter) that, in
his absence, his wife has taken her own life and his daughter is now in
the care of the man who had him sent away - the dastardly Judge Turpin
(Alan Rickman). Seeking revenge and filled with a murderous rage,
Barker sets up a barber's shop above Mrs Lovett's premises. Now calling
himself Sweeney Todd, Barker kills off all his customers with a razor
to the throat and sends their cadavers to the shop below to be used as
a tasty new filling for Mrs Lovett's meat pies.
What was once the worst pie shop in London quickly becomes one of the
city's most popular eateries, but Barker won't be satisfied until he
can lure Judge Turpin into the barber's chair... Finally, in 'Dark
Shadows' (2012), when playboy Barnabas Collins (Depp) breaks the heart
of the beautiful Angelique Brouchard (Eva Green), an old family curse
is released as Angelique, a witch, turns Barnabas into a vampire before
burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed
and emerges into the very changed world of 1972.
Returning to his former home at Collinwood Manor, he finds his estate
in ruins and the dysfunctional dregs of his family in tatters.
Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Pfeiffer) has enlisted the
services of live-in psychiatrist Dr Julia Hoffman (Bonham Carter) to
help with her numerous family problems - but between Elizabeth's loser
brother, Roger Collins (Jonny Lee Miller), her rebellious teenage
daughter, Carolyn Stoddard (Chloë Grace Moretz), and Roger's precocious
ten-year-old son, David Collins (Gulliver McGrath), Dr Hoffman has
certainly got her work cut out.
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Corpse Bride (DVD)
Joanna Lumley, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, …
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Animated adventure from popular director Tim Burton. Set in a 19th
century European village, the film follows the story of Victor
(voiced by Johnny Depp), a young man who is whisked away to the
underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham
Carter), while his real bride, Victoria (Emily Watson), waits
bereft in the land of the living.
Though life in the Land of the
Dead proves to be a lot more colourful than his strict Victorian
upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or
the next, that can keep him away from his one true love.
From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance -- witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children -- misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and the tragedy of these dark yet simple beings -- hopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind (mostly anyway).
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Supercars (Hardcover)
Rudolf Ven; Foreword by Tim Burton
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Supercars is a celebration of the world's most beautiful and iconic
motorcars, ranging from icons like the Ferrari F40 to modern
classics such as the Bugatti Veyron. Belgian photographer Rudolf
van der Ven captures the essence of each car in this stunning
224-page coffee table book through his photography and unique
stories. Foreword by Tim 'Shmee150' Burton.
Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter reprise their
roles in this fantasy adventure sequel based on Lewis Carroll's
novel, directed by James Bobin and produced by Tim Burton. Alice
(Wasikowska) finds herself in a mysterious, alternate world after
going through a mirror and emerging on the other side of the glass.
While there she discovers that the Mad Hatter (Depp) is in danger
and that Wonderland could be turned into a wasteland by the evil
Time (Sacha Baron Cohen). As Alice tries to turn back time in order
to save her friend she once again comes face-to-face with the Red
Queen (Bonham Carter)... The film also stars Anne Hathaway as the
White Queen and Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum while the
voice cast includes Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar, Stephen Fry as
the Cheshire Cat and Michael Sheen as the White Rabbit.
Jack Skellington is the most important figure in Halloween Town and
for years he has delighted in organising macabre tricks and frights
for Halloween. But this year he doesn't feel right - there must be
more to life than scaring people? Then Jack stumbles upon a
cheerful, colourful place called Christmas Town and he knows what
he must do - he will bring Christmas to Halloween! This is the
first book written and illustrated by the incomparable visionary
Tim Burton.
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Corpse Bride (Blu-ray disc)
Joanna Lumley, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, …
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Animated adventure from popular director Tim Burton. Set in a 19th
century European village, the film follows the story of Victor
(voiced by Johnny Depp), a young man who is whisked away to the
underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham
Carter), while his real bride, Victoria (Emily Watson), waits
bereft in the land of the living. Though life in the Land of the
Dead proves to be a lot more colourful than his strict Victorian
upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or
the next, that can keep him away from his one true love.
A revised edition of the only book to explore the unique brilliance
of director Tim Burton's work, including a new chapter on the
making of "Sleepy Hollow."Still only in his thirties, Tim Burton
has established himself in the past fifteen years as one of the
great visionaries of film. With the "Batman "films, "Beetlejuice,
Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, "and,
most recently, "Sleepy Hollow, he "has continually broken new
ground both visually and thematically, exploring the dark
anguish--as well as the dark humor--that animates many of his
characters while also creating a densely textured, sometimes
bizarre look specific to each film. In "Burton on Burton," Burton
talks to Mark Salisbury about his training as an animator at
Disney, the importance of design in his films, and the recurring
themes present in his work. In this revised edition, he also
discusses the influence of 1950s sci-fi and 1970s disaster films on
"Mars Attacks! "as well as how he conceived his highly stylized
approach to the content and setting of "Sleepy Hollow, "his
acclaimed retelling of the Washington Irving story that stars
Johnny Depp, perhaps the actor most identified with Burton's work.
Enhanced by stills from the films, storyboards, and illustrations
of set designs for all his major films, "Burton on Burton "provides
insights and information about the man and his work, throwing light
on both his unique artistic vision and on the extraordinary films
that have been the result.
The demonic comedy that put acclaimed film director Tim Burton
firmly on the map. The Maitlands (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) are
a happy couple who, when killed in a car crash, return as ghosts to
their beloved home to wreak havoc on the ghastly yuppie family who
have moved in. Being novices at haunting, their efforts go
unnoticed by the house's new inhabitants except Goth daughter Lydia
(Winona Ryder), who doesn't mind one bit. At their wit's end, the
ghostly couple call on a despicably disgusting demon named
'Beetlejuice' (Michael Keaton) for help.
Animated musical fantasy set in a parallel world where different
lands represent different holiday periods.
Our hero is Jack
Skellington (voice of Chris Sarandon), a man from Halloween who
becomes converted to Christmas and sets out to spread joy in the
world. However, when Jack's new mission leads him to kidnap Santa
(voice of Edward Ivory), it becomes clear that he is not really in
tune with the Yuletide spirit.
Produced and visualised by Tim
Burton, this was the first full-length feature to use stop-motion
animation throughout.
Meet Jack Skellington, the spookiest skeleton in Halloweentown.
He's in charge of making Halloween the scariest holiday on earth -
and he's so good at it, it's boring. So when Jack discovers
Christmas town, he decides that the bright lights and twinkly trees
of the festive season are just what Halloween needs
Tim Burton's film version of the Stephen Sondheim musical starring
Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. Based on a 'penny dreadful'
tale (which later became an urban myth) from the mid-19th Century,
this musical tells the tale of Benjamin Barker (Depp), a barber who
returns to London after spending years in exile for a crime he
didn't commit. He soon discovers from pie-maker Mrs Lovett (Bonham
Carter) that, in his absence, his wife has taken her own life and
his daughter is now in the care of the man who had him sent away -
the dastardly Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). Seeking revenge and
filled with a murderous rage, Barker sets up a barber's shop above
Mrs Lovett's premises. Now calling himself Sweeney Todd, Barker
kills off all his customers with a razor to the throat and sends
their cadavers to the shop below to be used as a tasty new filling
for Mrs Lovett's meat pies. What was once the worst pie shop in
London quickly becomes one of the city's most popular eateries, but
Barker won't be satisfied until he can lure Judge Turpin into the
barber's chair...
A gothic love story from Tim Burton. When Avon lady Peg Boggs
(Dianne Wiest) pays a call to the local castle, she discovers
Edward (Johnny Depp) - a half-finished, mechanical boy with
scissors for hands. She takes him home to her suburban
neighbourhood, where his exotic appeal and prodigious topiary
skills make him a celebrity. However, prejudice against the
unfamiliar soon takes its toll on the shy misfit.
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Edward Scissorhands (DVD)
Conchata Ferrell, Vincent Price, Robert Oliveri, Dick Anthony Williams, Dianne Wiest, …
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A gothic love story from Tim Burton. When Avon lady Peg Boggs
(Dianne Wiest) pays a call to the local castle, she discovers
Edward (Johnny Depp) - a half-finished, mechanical boy with
scissors for hands. She takes him home to her suburban
neighbourhood, where his exotic appeal and prodigious topiary
skills make him a celebrity. However, prejudice against the
unfamiliar soon takes its toll on the shy misfit.
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