Tag Archives: Johnny Depp

Tim Burton Talks “Dark Shadows”: Alive or Dead, All Families Are Pretty Weird.

Posted on March 15, 2012 by jlmicek

TotalFilm has an exclusive sitdown with the director, who’s bringing the 1960s horror soap to the big screen. Johnny Depp and Eva Green star. Here’s a sampling: “What I liked about Shadows is it’s a story about family,” said Burton. … Continue reading →

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Johnny Deep Gives Filmgoers The Bird In First Lone Ranger Pic.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s the first official pic of Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in the upcoming “Lone Ranger” reboot. For reasons entirely unclear, Depp, who plays Tonto, has a bird on his head. Has anyone asked children’s book writer Mo Willems about … Continue reading →

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New “Dark Shadows” Images Cast Their … Shadow.

Posted on March 8, 2012 by jlmicek

From TotalFilm, here’s a new look at the Tim Burton-directed reboot of the 1960s horror-soap about a family of vampires living in New England. As someone who grew up there, I can’t tell you how many times we had that … Continue reading →

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Riding — Again — With The Lone Ranger.

Posted on March 4, 2012 by jlmicek

Writing in the L.A. Times, Dima Alzayat checks in on the latest big-screen adaptation of “The Lone Ranger.” The famous masked man hasn’t been seen onscreen since 1981’s “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” which starred Klinton Spilsbury (Who? Exactly.) in … Continue reading →

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New “Lone Ranger” Set Photos.

Posted on February 15, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s a few set shots of the on-again-off-again reboot of the adventures of the famed masked man, with Johnny Depp, inexplicably, playing Tonto (via ComicBookMovie):

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New Still Of Eva Green and Johnny Depp In “Dark Shadows” Reboot.

Posted on February 13, 2012 by jlmicek

Frankly, I’m not sure who’s the more pale: Eva Green or Johnny Depp. The promo still below comes from Tim Burton’s reboot of the 1960s supernatural soap “Dark Shadows.” HeyUGuys reports: “Here’s a new image of Johnny Depp and co-star … Continue reading →

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The Lone Ranger Starts Filming Next Month … No, Seriously.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s a press release touting the (re)start of filming on the new adventures of the famous masked lawman. Johnny Depp stars as Tonto. Armie Hammer is in the title role. “January 13, 2012 SANTA FE – Governor Susana Martinez and … Continue reading →

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First Look: Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in “Dark Shadows.”

Posted on January 13, 2012 by jlmicek

Courtesy of the folks at Best-Horror-Movies, here’s your first look at Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer in Tim Burton’s reboot of the 1960s Gothic horror soap “Dark Shadows.” Depp stars as the vampire Barnabas Collins. Pfeiffer stars as Elizabeth Collins … Continue reading →

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Reel History: Is Ed Wood A Cardboard Cut-Out?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by jlmicek

That’s the question that Guardian film writer Alex von Tunzelmann proposes this morning in a reevaluation of the 1994 biopic of the famed schlock director starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau and others. I’ve made no secret of my affection of … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Five Must-See Films For The End Of 2011.

Posted on November 8, 2011 by jlmicek

Courtesy Of The Good Folks … … at Filmbalaya, here’s a list of the 25 movies that could “blow you away” in the couple of months remaining in the year. They include Kevin Smith’s “Red State,” the new Johnny Depp … Continue reading →

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