Insights from the Cinematic World: tim burton

Big Eyes

Painter Walter Keane 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.

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 American 3D supernatural horror film based on the 2010 mashup novel Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The story of how President Lincoln’s mother death by a supernatural creature fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.

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On February 12, 2010 major UK cinema chains, Odeon, Vue and Cineworld, had planned to boycott the film because of a reduction of the interval between cinema and DVD release from the usual 17 weeks to 12. A week after the announcement, Cineworld, who has a 24% share of UK box office, chose to play the film on more than 150 screens.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton and starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is an extension of Lewis Carroll’s novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The film uses a technique of combining live action and 3D animation

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