'Frankenweenie' to open 56th BFI London Film Festival

Posted by · 4:36 am · August 23rd, 2012

Tim Burton’s animated feature will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in September.

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From Disney to GKIDS, this year's animated feature race is already looking stacked (UPDATED)

Posted by · 12:34 pm · June 4th, 2012

Both the toon titan and the indie distrib have full plates this season.

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Trailer for Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows' promises funnier vampires than 'True Blood' and 'Twilight'

Posted by · 5:25 pm · March 15th, 2012

Tim Burton’s work has been on a bit of a “meh” slope in recent years, and “Dark Shadows” was really starting to look like just another obvious piece of material for him to play around with before moving on to the next. But judging by the recently released trailer, the film might just have its share of inspired moments.

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Trailers for 'The Avengers' and 'Frankenweenie' make for a nice antidote to awards season

Posted by · 1:12 pm · March 1st, 2012

Now that the Oscar dust has settled and the early-year dumping ground has come to a close, studios are beginning to float materials for their (hopeful) moneymakers out there. Two trailers have dropped this week, for “The Avengers” (opening May 4) and Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” (which doesn’t hit until October).

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