Tim Burton made his first public appearance in Melbourne, arriving in preparation for the coming of his massive art retrospective at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
In a sold-out session of 400 eager fans, Burton said what some of his favorite movies were, and the ones he would take if he was lost on a desert island. These included Dracula AD 1972 and the original Wicker Man
''I wouldn't know a 'good' movie if it bit me in the face,'' Burton said. ''I don't seek these films out, but they're the ones I watch over and over again when they're on. Some people might say that's why I've made some bad movies - because I watch so many 'bad' movies.''
Burton will be staying in Melbourne for five days. On Thursday, he will be teaching a filmmaking masterclass, and will be screening his first feature film,Pee-wee's Big Adventure, on Friday. The sessions are already sold-out, of course.
The tremendous art exhibition at ACMI was originally curated by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but comes to Melbourne with a significant proportion of new material mostly from Alice in Wonderland. The Burton retrospective runs until October 10.
Visit the official ACMI website for more information.
8 comments:
does anyone know if this exhibit will be coming to or around england? :)
Anonymous: The next stop is Toronto. I have read that there will be four destinations for the Tim Burton retrospective, but a fourth one has not been announced yet. So no news on England at this time, unfortunately.
-faints
Im going ;D
Im kinda sad that I couldnt go while he was there because of timing and such. Its going to be great!
Nooooo! I missed out on meeting Tim!!! D:
That's so awesome, I wish I could go. :c
@Anonymous #2 and Leah: I too am kinda bummed I didn't get to go when he was there, but I know some day I'll meet him! haha, but I am glad I do get to go to the exhibition on July 20.
Hi, I'm lucky enough to be in Australia but I was wondering if the gallery is possibly coming to QLD or Western Aust??
Anonymous: The exhibition will not be moving to Queensland or Western Australia. It will be staying AMCI.
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