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...bizarre and cerebral for some, this black-and-white metaphysical murder mystery is set in the wee hours of the morning in an unnamed European city. The film ultimately hinges upon Allens real-life passion for magic tricks to give coherence to this Kafkaesque story. Occasionally funny and compelling, the movie is mostly notable for its cast, which features man of the moment John Malkovich and Madonna as circus performers and Lily Tomlin, Jodie Foster and Kathy Bates as whores...
...Well, my interest in Pooh began when I was wee tike. I don't know exactly what it was at the time.. he was just so loveable. Like the type of friends everyone always wants to have. He was so warm, friendly, caring, humble, and pretty funny at times...
Burton became a household name in 1989 with the release of Batman; before that, he was relatively well-known as the director of the 1988 hit Beetlejuice and 1985's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Since Batman, Burton has enjoyed the special type of freedom that comes with success, working with bigger budgets and studios willing to take a risk on his ideas. But despite being embraced by Hollywood, Burton has managed to retain his distinctive cinematic flavor as well to provide entertaining and memorable films...
...Victor Frankenstein (Barret Oliver of Neverending Story fame) reanimates his dead dog, Sparky. Filmed in black-and-white, with make-up on Sparky complete with little neck bolts and stitches, "Frankenweenie" was a modest success for the filmmaker that eventually opened the door for his first feature film: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure...
...Paul Reubens, the comedian who had crafted his bizarre alter-ego of Pee-Wee Herman, Burton found a comrade-in-oddness and the perfect start to work with on this all-important first film. With a story centering around Herman's search for his lost bicycle, Adventure led one on a surreal road trip across the U.S. complete with giant concrete dinosaurs, biker gangs and a memorable rendition of the song "Tequila." One of the sleeper hits of 1985, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure established Burton as a "bankable" director...