Sweeney Todd

Celluloid Even a bad Tim Burton film holds more creative vision than the majority of high-budget Hollywood-made films and the director's latest effort, Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street ranks among his best. A visionary in every sense of the word, Burton achieves new heights visually, using his dark brush to paint the streets of London as foreboding and otherworldly. The film is indeed a musical (judging by the handful of early exits from the theater, it seems that not everyone... Read Full Story

Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London after being sent away by Judge Turpin with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Shop were she sells "the worst pies in London." With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd tries to rid of all the people who have ever done him wrong and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Joanna, who is now Judge Turpin's ward. Download : Link1 Link2 Link3 Link4 Link5 Link6 Link7 Link8 Link9 Link10 Link11 Link12... Read Full Story

Paramount Pictures on Wednesday evening released new production photos for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” which opens on Friday. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. Photo credit: Leah Gallo Alan Rickman (left) in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. Photo credit: Peter Mountain Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. Photo credit: Leah Gallo Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon... Read Full Story

Oh my, Johnny Depp has hit the spot again for me! He plays the most compelling roles in movies. From Edward in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands to Mort Rainey in Secret Window. In the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands, poor Edward is left alone in a huge mansion after fate prevents his inventor from completing the project, the project which is him. He is left with scissors for hands and that certainly makes him seem dangerous! A sweet Avon lady finds him and well, the story begins! The entire... Read Full Story

The holidays are upon us and what is better than sitting down and watching your favorite classic movie like A Christmas Story , Scrooge , or how about a throat slashing musical? Uh, yeah. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are at it again. Another dark depressing movie set to a classical tune and song, Sweeney Todd is a depressing tale of a barber that was thrown in jail on false charges for 15 years. His wife and infant child were taken from him. Upon his return to London, he meets a girl (Helena... Read Full Story

The best horror film of 2007 is a musical about an unkempt barber who gives nasty-close shaves and an unkempt woman who bakes meaty pies with lots of heart (and other body parts), plying their trades in an unkempt 19th century London  gorging happily on its Industrial Age. And, yes, there is blood. Hammer horror bright, fire-engine red, hissing through the air like steam from a boiling teapot, or pooling on the floorboards like piss from a mangy dog. Mingling with the hiss and the... Read Full Story

Making The Yule-tide Gay The extended Christmas weekend kicked off last Friday when my mom joined Warren, Elijah, and myself for Rocking Christmas Party at the Zachary Scott Theater. It's such a great show . . . as well as another awesome Austin Christmas tradition. My mom and I have both seen the show a few times in the past on separate occasions, but this happened to be Warren and Elijah's first time. This is Rockin's thirteenth year which officially makes it the longest running show... Read Full Story

Posted by newyo 58 minutes ago - Average Rating: 5 with 1 vote(s) ( http://www.chicagotribune.com ) View profile Category : Entertainment | Tags : sweeney todd movie sweeney todd lyrics 'Sweeney Todd' (Tim Burton directs, Johnny Depp stars) -- 3 1/2 stars It's not the volume of the blood that distinguishes " Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" from every other film this year. The shocker is the context. Movie... Read Full Story

Being someone who is unfamiliar with the story of Sweeney Todd, but a lover of musicals and Broadway shows, I found myself immediately drawn to this film. I deluded myself into thinking that I understood the plot line from the trailers I’d seen and considered myself an educated audience member… I was wrong. I wanted to love this movie, from the beginning. With a rich cast and so much talent oozing from every creative roll, I believed I would love this movie. Sweeney Todd (at least... Read Full Story

  Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd had its UK release this weekend. I managed to sneek away to see it on Saturday afternoon. Read my review here Read Full Story