Disney has released a sweet first trailer for Tim Burton’s DUMBO.
The trailer features an original recording of the iconic song “Baby Mine,” performed by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora.
Walt Disney’s classic animated tale which opened Oct. 23, 1941, won an Oscar for best scoring of a musical picture and was nominated for best original song for “Baby Mine.”
The live-action reimagining of “Dumbo” utilizes state-of-the-art visual effects to portray Dumbo and many of his four-legged counterparts.
Here’s the original classic song. Kleenex is still required when watching this scene.
From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the all-new grand live-action adventure “Dumbo” expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children Milly (Nico Parker) and Joe (Finley Hobbins) to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), who recruits the peculiar pachyderm for his newest, larger-than-life entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights alongside a charming and spectacular aerial artist, Colette Marchant (Eva Green), until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets.
Directed by Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger (“Ophelia,” “Dream House”), and produced by Justin Springer (“TRON: Legacy”), Kruger, Katterli Frauenfelder (“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” “Big Eyes”) and Derek Frey (“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” “Frankenweenie”), “Dumbo” flies into theaters on March 29, 2019.
Tim Burton’s MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN is the director’s freshest and most original film in years, while still being entirely within the director’s wheelhouse of quirky, colorful, and mysterious movies. In this new creative direction, Burton offers a more mature, even serious tone, and less of his signature over-the-top silly quirk, in this tale of a teenage boy and his beloved grandfather, who raised him on tales of a mysterious, hidden home for “peculiar” children – that is, children with special powers such as levitation or invisibility, and run by kindly but strict Miss Peregrine.
The film is a departure for Burton, and fans expecting the usual mix of oddball darkness and humor may feel let down by this more mature film. In one way, it is a return to his early work, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, with an emphasis on family and fitting-in, but in a more creatively mature manner. Some fans will be disappointed that the director’s frequent collaborator Johnny Depp is absent from this film but the cast does include some fine actors, including Sammy L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Alison Janney and Terence Stamp. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ransom Rigg, the story borrows elements from fairy tales, time-traveling science fiction, the X-Men and other fantasy sources, but it feels completely like its own appealingly Gothic world. At the same time, this film maintains a foothold in the real world to a surprising degree for a Tim Burton film, hearkening back a bit to his more real-world family tale BIG FISH.
Unlike the typical eerie Gothic mystery tale, this story begins in sunny, suburban Florida, where lonely, socially-awkward teenager Jake Portman (Asa Butterworth) lives with his parents (Kim Dickens and Chris O’Dowd). Jake feels ignored by his parents, particularly his hyper-critical dad Frank, but he is particularly close to his British-born grandfather Abe (Terence Stamp), who raised him on fantastic tales about the unusual children’s home where he grew up, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, all of whom had special magical abilities. Jake’s father Frank (Chris O’Dowd) dismisses his father’s tales as invention and lies, and the mysterious photos Abe shows Jake as fakes, but even as a teen Jake holds his grandfather’s stories close to his heart. When grandpa Abe dies suddenly and mysteriously, Jake is devastated and his parents take him to a psychotherapist, Dr. Golan (Alison Janney), who suggests a trip to visit the old home in Wales. Jake and his father make the trip to try to find the old children’s home and maybe Miss Peregrine.
Once there, Jake’s distant, self-absorbed father seems more interested in bird-watching than in Jake’s emotional state or the search from the house, so he pays a couple of local teens to show Jake the now-abandoned old home. The village lads are glad to take the American boy on the worst possible route, having a joke at his expense, while also showing off their questionable skills as rappers (in one of the film’s few comic bits). Jake is disappointed to find the house is a deserted ruin. Later, when he is walking the beach, Jake encounters a beautiful girl in 1940s dress, Emma (Ella Purnell), who leads him through a cave to the time-loop where the home still exists. There he meets Miss Peregrine (Eva Green) and the magical children she cares for – fire-generating Olive (Lauren McCrostie), invisible boy Millard (Cameron King), inhumanly strong little Bronwyn (Pixie Davies) and more. But their quiet, hidden world is under threat, from group of other human-like beings with special powers, the Wights, led by the evil Mr. Barron (Jackson). Jake thinks he is an ordinary boy but he discovers he has a special ability that can help Miss Peregrine and the children.
On one level, this is a coming-of-age story and it represents a kind of creative coming-of-age for the director as well. Burton deserves credit, even kudos, for trying something this new, after so many years making financially-successful films in the same vein. Whether all his fans will embrace this change remains to be seen. Some may consider it a shortcoming that this film does not feature big name stars in the lead roles (apart from Jackson as the villain) and particularly Depp, while others will embrace the fresh direction.
Not that this new film does not have its flaws. Despite it’s many admirable qualities, this film suffers from too slow a pace in the action parts, and it spends too little time immersing us in its magical alternate world before launching into its action-adventure mode. Once the adventure begins, the film sometimes struggles to maintain sufficient tension and excitement. The sense of mystery and magic sometimes sags despite the fantastical surroundings.
On the other hand, the film is visually wonderful, as one expects from Tim Burton. Although the story is set in 1943, the costumes are more Victorian-inspired, with Burton’s signature colorful and extravagant embellishments. The characters are filled with quirky charm, particularly Eva Green’s Miss Peregrine, although one wishes the story had allowed a little more time for the audience to get to know them. Where the story does well with character development is with Jake and his relationship with his selfish, toxic father, played well by Chris O’Dowd, an actor better known for his comic roles, and with grandpa Abe, played with warmth by Terence Stamp. Those more realistic human relationships are the central thing that elevates this film. Jake’s budding relationship with Emma adds a little romance without dominating the tale. Samuel L. Jackson provides a wildly eye-rolling performance as the sinister Mr. Barron, bouncing between comedy and menace, a performance which viewers may love or hate.
All in all, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN is a refreshing, invigorating change for director Tim Burton, a bold step away from his usual quirky, humor-laced and colorful Gothic fantasy and into a new creative direction. The result is the director’s most original film in years, one that shows a more mature tone while still providing plenty of his signature fantasy tale.
4 out of 5 stars
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN hits theaters everywhere September 30, 2016.
20th Century Fox has released a BRAND NEW trailer for MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
From visionary director Tim Burton, and based upon the best-selling novel, comes an unforgettable motion picture experience. When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he uncovers a secret refuge known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As he learns about the residents and their unusual abilities, Jake realizes that safety is an illusion, and danger lurks in the form of powerful, hidden enemies. Jake must figure out who is real, who can be trusted, and who he really is.
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN hits theaters everywhere September 30, 2016.
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS hits theaters today, but it’s not quite the Through The Looking-Glass tale that you grew up with.
In the sequel to ALICE IN WONDERLAND, we find Alice (Mia Wasikowska) being summoned back to Underland to travel back in time and save the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and his family. As the Hatter begins to change, Alice realizes that she must steal the Chronosphere from Time himself (Sacha Baron Cohen). By her side is the Mirana (Anne Hathaway), as well as some of her other Underland friends. Of course, things aren’t always what they seem in Underland, and Alice discovers some new secrets about Mirana and her sister Iracebeth (Helena Bonham Carter) that changes things a bit…
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS has very little to do with the Lewis Carroll story of a similar name, other than Alice travels back to Underland through a mirror. Instead, the film takes the direction of being more of an origin story revolving primarily around the Hatter, as well as the relationship between the royal sisters. As a Carroll fan, the title of the film actually kind of bugs me.
The characters are great, for the most part. Most surprising to me was Sacha Baron Cohen. I have to admit that I went in with low hopes, but I really enjoyed his performance. Of course, Depp and Wasikowska are incredible together. I found myself annoyed with the adult versions of the royal sisters. For most of the movie, I found myself liking the Red Queen less and less. Its not that the performance was bad, it was just so extreme!
While I enjoyed the film, I must say that I could tell that Tim Burton was not the director. This time, James Bobin took the reigns (THE MUPPETS, MUPPETS MOST WANTED) and it was a bit visible. While the world was beautiful to look at, and I found the story to be entertaining enough, there were a lot of weird inconsistencies, especially with the make-up. Now, I’m not talking about when the Hatter looses his Muchness, or changes emotions. I’m talking about between close up shots. The white lines under his eyes would change thickness and length. I don’t know if they meant to do this, but it drove me bonkers while watching it. I also thought that Hathaway’s makeup looked sloppy. Her lipstick smear was just a little more exaggerated than what I recall from the last film, and I didn’t care for it. Plus, it seemed like Bobin took the look of Burton’s first film and mixed it with an episode of Hoarders.
I’d say to go into it with an open mind. You’ll be sure to enjoy the views. If you’re a true Carroll fan, this might annoy you.
20th Century Fox has released the first trailer and poster for MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN.
Starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Allison Janney, Terence Stamp, Rupert Everett, with Judi Dench and Samuel L. Jackson, check out the trailer for one of the most highly anticipated films of 2016.
From visionary director Tim Burton, and based upon the best-selling novel, comes an unforgettable motion picture experience.
When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he uncovers a secret refuge known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As he learns about the residents and their unusual abilities, Jake realizes that safety is an illusion, and danger lurks in the form of powerful, hidden enemies. Jake must figure out who is real, who can be trusted, and who he really is.
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN hits theaters everywhere September 30, 2016.
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Official Channels
TWITTER:https://twitter.com/PeregrinesMovie HASHTAG: #StayPeculiar
DF-12584 – The residents of MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN ready themselves for an epic battle against powerful and dark forces. Left to right: Enoch (Finlay Macmillan), Emma (Ella Purnell), Jake (Asa Butterfield), Hugh (Milo Parker), Bronwyn (Pixie Davies), the twins (Thomas and Joseph Odwell), Claire (Raffiella Chapman), Fiona (Georgia Pemberton), Horace (Hayden Keeler-Stone), Olive (Lauren McCrostie), and Millard (Cameron King). Photo Credit: Jay Maidment.Meet some of the very special “Peculiars” – Left to right: Olive (Lauren McCrostie), Bronwyn (Pixie Davies), Millard (Cameron King), the twins (Thomas and Joseph Odwell) and Emma (Ella Purnell). Photo Credit: Jay Maidment.Jake (Asa Butterfield) makes sure Emma (Ella Purnell) stays relatively down to earth. Photo Credit: Jay Maidment.Miss Peregrine (Eva Green) takes aim at her powerful enemies. Photo Credit: Jay Maidment.Jake (Asa Butterfield) and Emma (Ella Purnell) grow close in the extraordinary world of MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN. Photo Credit: Jay Maidment.Eva Green portrays Miss Peregrine, who oversees a magical place that is threatened by powerful enemies. Photo Credit: Jay Maidment.Judi Dench is Miss Avocet in MISS PEREGRINE’S SCHOOL FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN. Photo Credit: Jay Maidment.Seated on the floor: the twins (Thomas and Joseph Odwell), Fiona (Georgia Pemberton) and Hugh (Milo Parker), Left to right: Emma (Ella Purnell), Jake (Asa Butterfield), Horace (Hayden Keeler-Stone), Miss Peregrine (Eva Green), Enoch (Finlay Macmillan), Claire (Raffiella Chapman), Bronwyn (Pixie Davies) and Olive (Lauren McCrostie) – are the very special residents of MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN. Photo Credit: Leah Gallo.Eva Green portrays Miss Peregrine, who oversees a magical place that is threatened by powerful enemies. Photo Credit: Leah Gallo.
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are releasing director Tim Burton’s BIG EYES on DVD, Blu-ray™, and On Demand on April 14, 2015.
The critically acclaimed film is also available for digital download now.
Featuring an all-star cast including 2015 Golden Globe® winner for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her stunning and powerful portrayal of Margaret Keane, Amy Adams, Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter, Jason Schwartzman and Terence Stamp.
Watch this exclusive clip featuring Amy Adams, Krysten Ritter, Jason Schwartzman speaking about their favorite day on set working with Tim Burton.
From director Tim Burton, BIG EYES tells the outrageous true story of one of the most epic frauds in history. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, painter Walter Keane (Waltz) had reached success beyond belief, revolutionizing the commercialization of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes.
The bizarre and shocking truth would eventually be discovered though: Walter’s works were actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret (Adams). BIG EYES centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.
BIG EYES was up for two additional Golden Globe® nominations including Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song. The film has garnered numerous accolades including an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Screenplay and BAFTA nominations for Best Leading Actress and Best Production Design.
BIG EYES has a running time of 105 minutes and is rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language. DVD and Blu-ray™ special feature includes “The Making of Big Eyes.” Exclusive Blu-ray™ feature includes Q&A Highlights.
BIG EYES BLU-RAY™ + Digital HD
Street date: April 14, 2015
Pre-book: March 11, 2015
Catalog #: BD61781
UPC: 01313261781780
Run time: 105 minutes
Rating: PG-13
SRP: $34.99
Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen Presentation 1.78: 1
Audio: DTSHD-MA 5.1
BIG EYES DVD
Street date: April 14, 2015
Pre-book: March 11, 2015
Catalog #: WC61780
UPC: 01313261780080
Run time: 105 minutes
Rating: PG-13
SRP: $29.98
Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation 1.78:1
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Interscope Records and The Weinstein Company have announced the release of BIG EYES – Music From The Original Motion Picture available at all digital partners now.
Multi-platinum recording artist Lana Del Rey performs the title track “Big Eyes,” which she co-wrote with Daniel Heath and is nominated for a 2015 Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture.
Check out the song HERE. Lana also performs “I Can Fly,” which she co-wrote with Rick Nowels for acclaimed director Tim Burton’s latest motion picture.
Said Del Rey: “I’m so grateful to Tim for letting me into his wild world and to Harvey for encouraging me to continue to write for films. I’m honored that the Hollywood foreign press has nominated my song.”
BIG EYES opens in theaters December 25, 2014. Read Tom Stockman’s review HERE.
From the whimsical mind of director Burton, BIG EYES tells the outrageous true story of one of the most epic art frauds in history. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, painter Walter Keane (Waltz) had reached success beyond belief, revolutionizing the commercialization of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The bizarre and shocking truth would eventually be discovered though: Walter’s works were actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret (Adams). The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a colossal lie that had fooled the entire world.
A tale too incredible to be fiction, BIG EYES centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.
The song “Big Eyes” appears at a critical juncture in the film, when Keane (Adams) spots her paintings being sold in a supermarket and the gravity of her artistic career and relationship sink in. Heath’s intention was to elicit an evocative, magical feeling encompassing the emotional whirlwind facing Keane which is grounded by Lana Del Rey’s soothing vocals referencing Keane’s inner-dialogue and internal conflict. “When I put it in that sequence, it really heightened it because it’s a huge turning point for Margaret Keane in the film. The weight and power and timelessness of Lana really fit that,” stated Burton of “Big Eyes.”
Dan Heath is an accomplished songwriter, producer and film composer. He is also one of Lana Del Rey’s main collaborators having co-written and produced many of her singles including “Blue Jeans”, “Ultraviolence” and “Once Upon A Dream” from MALEFICENT. After earning two degrees in film scoring and composition, he went on to work for Hans Zimmer as a part of the musical team responsible for Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Da Vinci Code and The Holiday. He has also worked alongside of Blake Neely doing sound design and additional music for the television shows “The Mentalist” and “Traveler”.
Additionally, Dan has been a classical and Jazz pianist most of his life and has had his music recorded by the London Studio Orchestra as well as the Budapest Symphony. Dan’s work has been featured in numerous commercials and ad campaigns for such companies as Verizon, Guinness, NFL Honors, HP, and Heineken, as well as countless movie trailers including The Hobbit,Elysium, Snow White and The Huntsman, Spartacus, Need for Speed, and most recently Ridley Scott’s Exodus. His recent production and writing credits also include Troye Sivan, Jenna Andrews and Matt Nathanson. Currently, Dan is working out of his studio in Los Angeles on such projects as Jamie N Commons, Broods and Joy Williams’ (The Civil Wars) highly anticipated solo album.
The soundtrack also features original compositions from GRAMMY award winning composer and frequent Burton collaborator, Danny Elfman, along with music from Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins, Red Garland Trioand The Lively Ones.
The film is written by Golden Globe winners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Danny Huston,Krysten Ritter, Jason Schwartzman, Terence Stamp and Jon Polito also star.
Director Tim Burton has stepped away from fantasy, Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter for the first time in at least a decade and the result is one of his best films. BIG EYES tells the true story of Margaret Ulbrick (Amy Adams), a divorced artist who lands in San Francisco, young daughter in tow, in the late 1950s. Her work, at first mostly portraits of her daughter, takes the cute but sad form of waifish children with dark, enormous eyes. She soon finds herself remarried, this time to the ridiculously charming Walter Keane (Christoph Watlz), a successful real estate salesman who paints bland Paris street scenes in his spare time. When he can’t get his or Margaret’s art exhibited in the hip art gallery run by bohemian Jason Schwartzman, he works out a deal to get the paintings displayed outside the restrooms at the ‘Hungry I’ jazz nightclub across the street. Walter scores free publicity when he fights with the club’s owner (Jon Polito), and the paintings start to sell. Before you know it, Walter is taking credit for Margaret’s work, which becomes best-selling kitsch. The paintings revolutionize the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with copies of the works selling in department stores and such. Walter convinces Margaret that nobody would buy the paintings if they knew they were painted by a woman, so why not both get rich simply passing them off as his? This goes on for years until Margaret, inspired by a visit from Jehovah’s Witnesses, has enough and takes the increasingly volatile Walter to court.
A fairly straightforward biography, BIG EYES is insightful and funny – one of my favorite films this year. There’s a scene where Margaret sees her big eyes on everyone in a grocery store but Burton mostly dials down his signature oddball flourishes and stays focused on the story. There is whimsy in the art direction and set design that goes hand-in-hand with the director’s sensibilities and Keane’s macabre paintings themselves are right at home with his well- established ghoulish palate. It helps that he’s working with screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the pair that wrote his last bio, ED WOOD in 1994. Their smart script avoids the pitfall of making simplistic one-to-one connections between the artist’s life and her paintings. This is a movie about the dominant and submissive roles of marriage in a less-enlightened time and about Margaret’s heartbreak and guilt of being forced to lie to the public and to her daughter. The issue of fraud is a messy one, as Margaret consented to the deceit. She may have been uncomfortable with the duplicity, but she played along with it and reaped the monetary gain.
BIG EYES contains fine supporting performances from Shwartzman as well as Terence Stamp as an arrogant NYT art critic, Krysten Ritter as Margaret’s big-eyed buddy, James Saito as a wise judge, and Danny Huston as a journalist whose narration seems tacked on. But it’s Mr. and Mrs. Keane that are at the center of BIG EYES and the two leads are superb. I don’t know if Amy Adams knows how to paint, but she knows how to look like she’s painting. She also knows how to convincingly play a weak, trembling character, which is what Margaret is until she finally stands up to the bully that is her husband. Adams is so frail and emotional that you feel her pain during Walter’s betrayals and cheer her on during her triumphs. Christoph Waltz is being criticized by some for playing Walter too broadly. When confronted with his deceit and later put on trial, he buffoonishly resorts to foot-stomping, eye-rolling tantrums. Walter can’t accept the fact he’s a failure and the comically pathetic way he acts out seems real to me. This script is too smart to let him descend into a cartoon, no matter how hard he seems to try. After a stretch of uneven films, it’s good to see Tim Burton back in form. BIG EYES is highly recommended.
PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE November 6th at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood
The first film by Paul Ruebens, Tim Burton and the incomparable film composer Danny Elfman, PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE bubbles with the pure joy and exuberance of three talented people playing with a brand new toy. No film has ever been more fun to watch.When the pale man child known as Pee Wee Herman’s mechanical love ride is stolen by a bikenapper, a lot of quirk and circumstance follows as this cultural icon tries to rescue his two-wheeled best friend. This really is the most beautiful movie relationship between a man and an inanimate object (Tom Hanks and a volleyball comes in a close second). Things really get tense when Pee Wee pays a visit to main suspect – ferocious fatty, Francis. And what follows is the most intense swimming pool fight you will ever see. There’s a ghostly encounter with a Marge who is large and in charge, a daring escape from jealous jellyboy Andy and a train ride singalong with a sardine swallower. Then it’s off to the Alamo for the third act, and it’s the third act of this film that shows just how inspiring a figure Pee Wee really is. He shows that he can make the best of any situation when he turns a potential execution at the hands of the Satan’s Helpers into a glass-smashing biker bar dance. -SPOILERS- And just when you thought this tomfoolerific tale was over, there’s an incredible chase to top it all off! During this climax, Pee Wee dons none other than a nun costume, ruins a Japanese monster movie, liberates a pet store and doesn’t get a wrinkle in his impeccable grey suit in the process.
Now you can help him find his beloved bike when PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE screens at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood at 7pm, Thursday, November 6
The Facebook invite for this event can be found HERE
Doors open at 6:30pm. $6 suggested for the screening. A yummy variety of food from Schlafly’s kitchen is available as are plenty of pints of their famous home-brewed suds. A bartender will be on hand to take care of you.
“Culture Shock” is the name of a film series here in St. Louis that is the cornerstone project of a social enterprise that is an ongoing source of support for Helping Kids Together(http://www.helpingkidstogether.com/) a St. Louis based social enterprise dedicated to building cultural diversity and social awareness among young people through the arts and active living. The films featured for “Culture Shock” demonstrate an artistic representation of culture shock materialized through mixed genre and budgets spanning music, film and theater.
Through ‘A Film Series’ working relationship with Schlafly Bottleworks, they seek to provide film lovers with an offbeat mix of dinner and a movie opportunities. We hope to see everyone next Thursday night!
Watch the brand new trailer for Tim Burton’s BIG EYES starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz.
Directed and produced by Burton, BIG EYES is based on the true story of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s.
The artist earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The truth would eventually be discovered though: Keane’s art was actually not created by him at all, but by his wife, Margaret (Amy Adams). The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions.
BIG EYES centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.
Oscar alert – look for Adams during the awards circuit at the end of the year. BIG EYES will be in theaters on December 25th.
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