Some things are just meant to go together; peanut butter and jam, Sonny and Cher, or in our case; Melbourne and the newly opened Tim Burton retrospective at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). Melbourne is arguably the cultural capital of Australia, but long before Burton penned his first story, or conceived his first warped character, the city of Melbourne was almost called Batmania. So Melbourne really is the fitting city to host the king of the macabre and the man who rebooted Batman long before Christian Bale graced us with his presence and his lisp.
During his visit to Melburton – no I didn’t make this up, for the next 3 months Melbourne will unofficially take this 
name – Tim Burton officially launched the exhibition and participated in ACMI’s Desert Island flicks; if you were stranded on an island with only 5 films what would they be? He also walked the red carpet and greeted fans; introduced the film Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, and chatted with Australia’s Queen of film Margaret Pomeranz in an ACMI Masterclass. But for three months after Burton leaves our shores you can experience his genius, his legacy and his art through this stunning exhibition.
Coming to us from New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) there are in all over 700 pieces on show; from never before seen sketches, to early concept drawings, paintings and photographs, to puppets, models, costumes and video highlights. With so much on show repeat visits are highly recommended! Oh and did we mention the Batmobile is on display? This retrospective just got even better!
Die hard Burton fans will go weak at the knees when they spot props and costumes from some of their favourite films; Johnny Depp’s costume and a scissorhand from Edward Scissorhands, a copy of The Afterlife newspaper from Beetlejuice, three masks worn by Michael Keaton in Batman; and from more recent films, a set of razors from Sweeney Todd and costumes including the Mad Hatter’s hat from this year’s box office hit Alice in Wonderland.
For film enthusiasts Tim Burton’s journey will inspire you as you move from his years growing up in Burbank to the beginning of his career with an apprenticeship at Disney and studies at the California Institute of the Arts; the experiments, rejections, small and large successes and the struggles are all documented here, in an extensive archive that Burton admitted he didn’t even know he had.
The highlight would have to be the “Burtonarium”, a circus style tent at the centre of the exhibition with a miniature carousel suspended from the ceiling. Long time Burton collaborator Danny Elfman has provided the eerie soundtrack which plays as you step into the warped tunnel with fluorescent paint creatures glowing under the black-light (UV light). This feature epitomises everything kooky, haunting and memorable Burton produces.
- Jess Lomas, Melbourne Reporter
The Tim Burton exhibition is open daily at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, until October 1oth.
Twilight-fever is still taking over the world, and we are only one week away from the highly anticipated release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. To celebrate, we have once again teamed with Hoyts Distribution to giveaway some spectacular prizes!
As a stand-up comedian who could figuratively die on stage, was it a relief to write a book that could be constantly refined and improved without a heckling crowd?
Thanks to our friends at Disney, we were able to catchup with Sterling Knight, star of Sonny with a Chance and the new musical romance Starstruck, premiering on the Disney Channel on May 28th and available on DVD from June 2.
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Poor James can’t catch a break in the game of Survivor. Back in 
China, he was blindsided with two immunity idols in his possession. He returned for Micronesia: Fans vs. Favourites and had to leave because of an injury. And now in Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains, James was voted off because of.. Banana Etiquette?!
Last time we spoke to Survivor Heroes vs. Villains & Tocantins castaway Tyson, he hired us as the assistant to his assistant coach. Now that he’s the one coaching Coach on ‘Feather Ettiqute’, have we been promoted? And where does his move last night rank him on the list of dumbest Survivor moves ever? Find out by listening to our exclusive interview in the player below.
The blockbuster film 2012 hits DVD and Blu-Ray this week, which depicts the end of the world in dramatic fashion.
In “Remember Me“, Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson) is a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father, Charles (Pierce Brosnan) since his brother’s suicide. After meeting Ally Craig (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate, the two bond over their similar tragedies as Ally’s mother was murdered. But the two will soon find their relationship threatened.
For somebody who wasn’t shown for the first half of Survivor: Samoa, Brett was one immunity challenge away from winning the jury’s vote, $1 Million Dollars and title of Sole Survivor. We caught up with Brett to discuss some of his gameplay that we didn’t see early on, as well as his chances if he did infact make the final three. Remember, later tonight Evil Russell and Survivor Samoa’s winner, Natalie will also be chatting to us – so stay tuned.
So Survivor: Samoa has wrapped up with a controversial finale which saw Natalie White overthrow ‘Evil’ Russell Hanz as the sole survivor and $1 million winner. Of course, as the only source of Australian Survivor interviews we caught up with Natalie, Russell, Brett and Jaison to discuss their experiences in Samoa. Keep posted to Red Carpet Injection for each interview!
Daybreakers is rated MA15+ for Strong horror violence, blood and gore.
We are so close to the finale that thinks are going down at a rapid pace in Survivor: Samoa. On Tuesday’s double header, Galu members Shambo, Dave and Monica (who came into the merge with a 8 – 4 numbers advantage) got eliminated from the game – leaving Brett as the last remaining castaway from the once-dominant Galu tribe. Unfortunately we were unable to catchup with Shambo but we did speak to both “Danger” Dave and Monica about their time on the show.
No. That’s what we found out with the elimination of Rocket Scientist John on tonight’s episode of Survivor: Samoa, which followed a recap ep with never-before-seen footage. We caught up with one of the female viewer’s favourite castaways to discuss his time on the show – including his controversial choice to switch to Russell’s alliance. Listen to our chat below!
Blindsides, Blindsides everywhere! Tonight’s Survivor: Samoa double episode saw both Kelly and Laura leave the game thanks to big moves from Russell (and his idol), Shambo and John (who have both switched over to Foa Foa). We caught up with both castaways to discuss their time on Samoa – which you can listen to below!
In one of the most unique exists in Survivor history, Yasmin left Samoa in style – high heels to be exact. Two days after her departure from the show, we caught up with her to discuss her time on Survivor.
Last month, The Hoodoo Gurus headlined the very first ‘A Day At The Park’ music festival – of which we were very proud to be media partners of. We managed to catchup with lead Guru, Dave Faulkner, to discuss the festival as well their new album plans.
Evil Russell might be the main twitter topic across the country, but last night’s first casualty was definitely one of the more outspoken and controversial castaways on Survivor: Samoa. We caught up with Ben on his return from Samoa to chat about his time on the show.
On December 10th, Planet 51 will hit cinemas across Australia. The film tells the story of sixteen year old LEM who lives on Planet 51, a white picket fenced world reminiscent of 1950’s America. His life is happy, safe and predictable… until astronaut ‘Chuck’ Baker’s spaceship comes crashing down right in the middle of a family barbecue! Unaware of his surroundings, Chuck is reveling in his “Big Moment”; he plants his flag triumphantly before realizing he’s not alone.
