‘Clash of the Titans’ is next up to make the 2-D to 3-D jump, and there are doubters

In his Word of Mouth column, Times Hollywood reporter John Horn discusses the continuing trend of 3-D films. As “Clash of the Titans” prepares to debut, the glut of films and scarcity of screens, along with the quality of films converted from 2-D to 3-D, may soon come into question among filmgoers. Here’s an excerpt: [...]

‘Alice in Wonderland’ dominates box office

Director Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ was the top film in the US for a second weekend in a row, according to sales estimates released Sunday. ‘Alice’, which stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, brought in $62 million in ticket sales for Walt Disney Co, making a total of $208.6 million in the first [...]

Hurry to get your ‘Alice in Wonderland’ IMAX 3D tickets

Are you planning to see “Alice in Wonderland” this weekend? Well, you better get your tickets now if you want to see it on IMAX 3D. My wife, Pam, suggested I get them this morning in order to see the Tim Burton-directed film later today at Celebration Cinema North. Well, when I got online, I [...]

vie review: Tim Burton’s refreshing take on ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Is there a better movie-match than Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton? With “Alice in Wonderland,” his boldly revisionist remix of Carroll’s beloved tales of a young girl’s journey down a rabbit hole and through a looking glass, Burton finely balances excess and restraint to create an absorbing, visually rich world of his very own. Burton [...]