Empire magazine reviews CatCF

U.K. magazine Empire has posted a very positive review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on their website. As with all reviews, beware of spoilers.

Another Charlie review!

Aint It Cool News has put up a new review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The reviewer calls it Burton's best film since Edward Scissorhands! Watch for the reviews to start coming thick and fast as we near the release of the movie.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory contests!

We've decided to run two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-related contests on the Collective, and Warner Bros. will be providing exclusive prizes to the winners! Here are the details:

Contest #1 is now closed
This is an art contest. Your task is simple, go to one of the character sites below:
Augustus Gloop
Violet Bearuregarde
Mike Teavee
Oompa Loompas
Veruca Salt
Visit the downloads section and use the artwork found there as the inspiration for your own drawing, painting, etc. The prizes for the most creative submission will be as follows:

1st Place:
1 dessert plate set
1 Mike Teavee shirt
1 Floaty Pen
1 Wristband
1 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory new edition movie-tie in book
1 Poster

2nd Place:
1 Veruca tee
1 Floaty Pen
1 Wristband
1 One-sheet

The closing date for this contest is July 14th.

Contest #2 is still open
Write your own Oompa Loompa song! Come up with the lyrics for an original tune for the Oompa Loompas to sing. You can even sing the lyrics yourself if you want, but that's not essential. The most imaginative submission will win the following:

1st Place:
Oompa Loompa tee
Wristband
Floaty pen
Poster

Runner up:
Poster
Wristband

The closing date for this contest is July 22nd.

You can enter either of these competitions (or even both if you want!) but only one entry per person per contest, please. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. can only ship the prize to people living in the United States or Canada. If you want to enter, send your submission to the following email address: collectivecontest@gmail.com

Have fun and good luck!

New edition of Burton on Burton coming out!

We have word from author Mark Salisbury himself that a new edition of his excellent book will be coming out this summer. It will feature new chapters on Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride, as well as a new foreword from Johnny Depp. There will also be artwork from Burton himself accompanying the chapters. You can see a picture of the new cover here!

Corpse Bride Official Site Update

The Official Corpse Bride website has been updated with new photos from the movie, a new poster, some wallpapers for your desktop and AIM buddy icons!

New CatCF trailer!

The second, longer trailer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is now available to view here!

New book about Tim Burton to be released next week.

"Tim Burton: Interviews" is a new interview book about Tim Burton to be released next week. Published in the Conversations With Filmmakers Series, this book features exclusive interviews with Burton that highlight the different aspects of what makes him such a unique director and an individual.

This book has been edited by Kristian Fraga who has kindly agreed to a Q&A with Tim Burton Collective users. Keep an eye on our forum (Tim Burton Discussion) for more details about this, a Q&A topic should be up at the forum tomorrow.

Meanwhile, you can Buy Tim Burton: Interviews from Amazon

CatCF site update and rating!

The official site for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been redesigned, with lots of new content promised soon! The site also reveals the movie has been rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "Quirky situations, action and mild language".

Reviews for CatCF

Ain't it Cool News has two very detailed reviews of the upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The reviews are from viewers who got a chance to see the test screenings of the movie this past week in Chicago. The reviews do contain spoilers.

Review #1
Review #2

Corpse Bride Set Visit

Here's a story we almost missed from Aint It Cool News. It features a detailed report about a visit to the production, with lots of brand new information and pictures. Especially interesting is the news that Corpse Bride will feature several songs! Be warned, though, there may be some plot spoilers.

CatCF Character Posters!

As if one new poster wasn't enough, Warner Bros. have also released six individual character posters for the film. Click on the links to view each one!

Augustus

Charlie

Mike

Veruca

Violet

Willy Wonka

CatCF TV spot screencaps

The Collective has screencaps from the (somewhat)new tv spot up now.

CatCF TV Spot

A new TV spot for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory can be seen here. Just scroll down to the very bottom of the list and click on the TV spot button. Quicktime is required to view the spot.

CatCF Poster and More!

The second poster for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has appeared, featuring Willy Wonka and the cast of kids. You can view it here.

In other news(Corpse Bride this time), John August's site has Victor's full name as Victor Van Dort.

CatCF Game Screenshots

Screenshots have been released from the upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory game for Playstation 2. You can view them at Gamershell.com.

CatCF Trading Cards

This just in from xpotserx:

People pre-order Charlie and the Chocolate Factory trading cards here. Expected shipping date for the cards is May 31.

Looks like there won't be any lack of merchandising for this movie!

CatCF Official Site: Actual Content Found!

The Official Charlie and the Chocolate Factory site now has actual content...sort of. Just go to the site, scroll to the bottom and click on the little Wonka Industries logo and it will take you to this page.

The content of the site includes but may not be limited to:
A "factory store" which contains desktop wallpapers, buddy icons and more to come soon.
A "factory tour" which is only open to golden ticket winners...
Work for Wonka which contains various job titles of factory workers and their descriptions

Check out the employee of the month slideshow.

The Estate Sale: What Really Happened

From the Pasadena Star:

One actress's garbage is another man's treasure.


"Geoff, 36, said he recognized some items from Burton movies "Mars Attacks!' and "Sleepy Hollow,' but Hollywood items were mostly few and far between."

Edward Scissorhands Ballet

Matthew Bourne is developing Edward Scissorhands into a ballet to debut this year. Here is an excerpt from an article in which he talks about it(from villagevoice.com):

"I put the idea to do [Scissorhands] onstage to [composer] Danny Elfman first," Bourne continues, "and then to Tim. I was quite open-minded toward a musical, but they wanted it like the other pieces. They were excited by the prospect of non-verbal theater. It came from them, really. We've written the scenario for this version. It's quite different from the 1990 film. Danny's written some more music and it's starting to be designed. We hope to go into rehearsal by September. We're quite far down the road."

To read the entire article, click here.

Update: Tim Burton Estate Sale

via email from timburton.com

Official Word from Tim...

"It recently came to my attention that a warehouse sale, claiming to include "previously -owned" items of mine, is scheduled to take place. Allegedly, these items include props, memorabilia and costumes from various films I have directed, as well as some drawings of mine that were private gifts--never meant for public display or purchase. Since I have not been contacted by the sellers, it is important to note that I can in no way vouch for the authenticity of these items. I am completely against the selling of personal items in such a public way."

So if anyone was planning to go and possibly buy something, the items may or may not be authentic.