Over the past three decades, Tim Burton has reinvented genre filmmaking, melding the fantastic, the horrific, and the comic. Accompanying Burton's first major museum retrospective, this book considers his career as an artist and filmmaker. It narrates the evolution of his creative practices, followi[...]
Tim Burton's films are well known for being complex and emotionally powerful. In this book, Helena Bassil-Morozow employs Jungian and post-Jungian concepts of unconscious mental processes along with film semiotics, analysis of narrative devices and cinematic history, to explore the reworking of myth[...]
Twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of the imagination of the creative genius behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands and Big Fish. Burton's lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children - hopeful, yet hapless bein[...]
This title presents twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of the imagination of Tim Burton. Burton - the creative genius behind "Batman", "Edward Scissorhands", "Mars Attacks!", "Beetlejuice", "Nightmare Before Christmas", "Alice in Wonderland" among others - gives birth to a[...]
"Frankenweenie" is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life-with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Vi[...]
Filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance - witty and macabre at once. Now, he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children - misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds.[...]
Alfred is pleased to present selections from the Academy Award-nominated film Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.
With music written by Danny Elfman, this songbook provides lyrics, melody lines, and chord changes, with professionally arranged piano accompaniments for many of the songs in the film.
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Jack Skellington's sick and tired of his hometown holiday, Halloween, and is longing for something new. But when his soul searching leads to his good-intentioned kidnapping of Santa, things start getting pretty hairy! In this Japanese manga retelling of one of Disney's most enduring films, fans can [...]
Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween, accidentally stumbles into Christmas Town and decides to take over, kidnapping the real Santa and delivering scary toys and decorations to everyone.[...]
Tim Burton has been a major director for a quarter of a century, producing both cult classics and blockbuster films including Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Ed Wood, Batman, Mars Attacks!, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, and Dark Shadows. An A-Z list of all things Burton, including his live ac[...]
Director and producer Tim Burton impresses audiences with stunning visuals, sinister fantasy worlds, and characters whose personalities are strange and yet familiar. Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dali, Washington Irving, and Dr. Seuss, Burton's creations frequ[...]
Most Tim Burton films are huge box-office successes, and several are already classics. The director's mysterious and eccentric public persona attracts a lot of attention, while the films themselves have been somewhat overlooked. Here, Alison McMahan redresses this imbalance through a close analysis [...]
Tim Burton has had a massive impact on twentieth and twenty-first century culture through his films, art, and writings. The contributors to this volume examine how his aesthetics, influences, and themes reflect the shifting cinematic practices and social expectations in Hollywood and American cultur[...]
Tim Burton has had a massive impact on twentieth and twenty-first century culture through his films, art, and writings. This book examines how his aesthetics, influences, and themes reflect the shifting social expectations in American culture by tracing his Burton's move from a peripheral figure in [...]
Just in time for the 25th anniversary, relive the action of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas with our best-selling Read-Along and Storybook and CD, featuring narration, character voices, and sound effects from the original film[...]
A visually-rich, behind-the-scenes look at Dumbo, the upcoming live-action/CGI film directed by Tim Burton. This deluxe coffee table book will be written and designed by Burton's archival team is sure to capture the adoration of Disney and Tim Burton fans alike. The book will publish along with [...]
A comics retelling of the stop-motion film, Frankenweenie, packaged with editorial pages introducing the characters and how they have been rendered for the graphic novel and a section on the making of the comic[...]