I'll admit that I'm not Tim Burton's biggest fan these days. Sure, I love his old school efforts like "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," "Beetlejuice," "Edward Scissorhands," and pretty much anything before "Planet of the Apes." I even enjoy some of his later work, like "Big Fish" and "Sweeney Todd," but even the latter film highlights one of Burton's biggest problems at the moment: he can't seem to stop working with his wife Helena Bonham Carter and his pal Johnny Depp. Both actors are tremendously talented, but their frequent collaborations with Burton are way past bordering on overexposure.
I know I'm not alone in that sentiment — entire NSFW parody videos have been devoted to the topic — and it appears that Burton is listening to his detractors, for at least one film: the voice cast for "Frankenweenie" has been announced, and there's nary a Depp nor a Bonham Carter to be found.
That's not to say that there aren't some recurring Burton actors in the mix, of course. Read More...
I spend far too much of my day reading about silly movie projects – this absurd remake, that insulting franchise extension. Sometimes I forget how good film can be – how good it has been. A couple days ago, I sat down to watch 
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