Three Actors Step into Heath Ledger's Role in 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'

We reported on Heath Ledger's death last month and the status of the projects he was working on, but we haven't really said much more since. It seems like every day there's been a rumor either about how the young actor died or about what was going to be done about The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the Terry Gilliam fantasy-adventure that Ledger was in the process of filming...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'Sweeney Todd' Costumes; 40-Minute Tim Burton Video Interview

David Poland of MCN conducted an interview with director Tim Burton, the video of which is now online and can be viewed here after the jump. In this 40-minute segment, Burton talks about his latest feature film, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

In other Sweeney Todd news, USA Today has a feature on Colleen Atwood and her costume designs for film.

Atwood, who also worked on Beloved, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Burton's Sleepy Hollow, said that her inspiration for Sweeney Todd was the music (scored by Stephen Sondheim). "It's the starting point of all of it. It's a moody piece, so I wanted a lot of texture in the costumes. I wanted you to be able to feel them on screen," she said...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

Book Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Companion to the film by Tim Burton
By Mark Salisbury
Hardcover
Titan Books
Available Dec. 11, 2007

I put this book -- simply titled Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street -- on my Amazon wishlist sight-unseen a few months ago, thinking it to be some kind of novelization of the Tim Burton big-screen adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical. Imagine my delight when a beautiful 11x9 full-color hardcover companion to the film arrived a week ago (courtesy of my thoughtful mother-in-law)!...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Movie Review: Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Johnny Deep, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
Rated R
Released date: Dec. 21, 2007

Ow’s uhbou uh meet poi, guvna? An’ perhaps uh touch uh gin ta waas it deown?

Aye, mum, Oi’d luv me a meet poi! Sowch uh taste woyd tickle me knickers, it woyd.

I enjoy a spot of deliciousness, too, every now and again.

The cockney-heavy production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is palatable enough. Macabre dream team Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, and Sacha Baron Cohen lay out a smorgasbord of a Broadway adaptation that will leave audiences drooling or writhing -- depending on their tolerance of anthropophagi (juicy word, eh? Means cannibals).

The film opens with a treat of a credit reel courtesy of Mr. Burton. Those impatient geeks out there that had to watch the opening credits online know what I’m talking about -- it does for blood what Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s credit reel did for chocolate. Just writing about it conjures cravings of a strip steak: extra rare.

There is plenty of blood to go around...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

'Sweeney Todd' Opening Credits

Broadway World has a clip of the opening credits of DreamWorks Pictures' Sweeney Todd, the Tim Burton-directed film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical thriller.

You might not thinking an opening credit sequence is anything special, but don't forget, this is a Tim Burton movie...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

Contest: 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Prize Giveaway

Here at Geeks of Doom we're holding a prize giveaway for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the film starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, out on DVD on Tuesday, December 4, 2007.

(1) Grand prize winner will receive:
-- a Jack Sparrow animated maquette from Gentle Giant
-- a Davy Jones animated maquette from Gentle Giant
-- a Elizabeth Swann animated maquette from Gentle Giant
-- the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2-disc limited edition DVD

(2) First prize winners will receive:
- the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2-disc limited edition DVD

TO ENTER:...find out all the contest details at Geeks of Doom!

DVD Review: Inside the Actor's Studio - Johnny Depp

Inside the Actor's Studio - Johnny Depp
Directed by Jeff Wurtz
Starring Johnny Depp, James Lipton
Shout! Factory

Inside the Actor's Studio: The Depth of Depp

Over the years, Johnny Depp and I have enjoyed a healthy, long-term, committed relationship. And by 'healthy', 'long term,' and 'committed', I of course mean 'unhealthy', 'obsessive,' and 'stalkee-stalker' respectively. My admiration for the man goes beyond the realms of sanity.

Currently, his movies occupy the 4th, 9th, 13th, and 25th positions on my Top 50 List. His creative processes, personal philosophies, and overall outlook have all been a source of inspiration to me personally.

It is fitting, then, that my first review published by someone other than myself is James Lipton's quest to lead us all into the psyche of the Teen-Idol turned Hollywood Rebel turned Acting Legend that is Johnny Depp...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

DVD Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2-Disc Limited Edition
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Available on Dec. 4, 2007

In this third installment of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, our favorite pirate Captain Jack Sparrow returns ... from the dead, thanks to a rescue mission that takes the returning cast of familiar characters beyond the farthest reaches of the world -- to World's End...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

'Sweeney Todd' Trailer

Yahoo! Movies has the theatrical trailer for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the Tim Burton-directed film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical thriller...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

'Sweeney Todd' Poster

Yahoo! Movies has the poster for DreamWorks Pictures' Sweeney Todd, the Tim Burton-directed film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical thriller...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!