From the Vaults: Tim Burton & Johnny Depp

Reviewing our reviews of the 8 Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaborations

"...all the other reviews follow: Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Sweeney..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Burton and Depp's screen version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book is truer to the source material and generally splendid, artful, and often sinister, yet it doesn't completely displace the earlier screen version.

"...Winter, Missi Pyle, James Fox and Christopher Lee. When Charlie Bucket (Highmore) wins one of five golden tickets and..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Charlie Burton and the Texas Twelve Steppers

"...No question about it, Charlie Burton has a way with words: There are few..."

April 18, 1997 Music Feature

Thinking Man's Mojo

Charlie Burton

"...photograph by Shannon McIntyre Charlie Burton exudes an eerie sort of Midwestern Zen. He..."

April 18, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Charlie Burton & the Texas 12-Steppers
Saxon Pub, August 3

"...Charlie Burton & the Texas 12-SteppersSaxon Pub, August 3 Charlie..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

FF2012: Barking Up a Storm at the 'Frankenweenie' World Premiere

Fantastic Fest holds star-studded premiere for Tim Burton's latest

"...screen you got: The Q&A screening, complete with Ryder, Burton, Landau, the voice of the new young Victor Frankenstein..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

White Noise

That droning sound you hear is White Noise.

"...errors that riddle this film like the holes in Charlie Brown’s Halloween costume, the film has a certain creepy..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bronson

Tom Hardy delivers a searing performance as Britain's so-called "most violent prisoner."

"...King, Amanda Burton and Hugh Ross. Forget career criminals: Charlie Bronson is a career prisoner. Born Michael Peterson in..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Frankenweenie

Tim Burton’s animated, black-and-white movie about a boy and his dog is sweetly filtered through the lens of Frankenstein and other famous monsters.

"...is that rare film that's both kid- and adult-friendly. Burton, to be sure, knows his audience by now, but..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...3 stars -- Jerry Renshaw CHARLIE BURTON..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The Live Music Capital threatens another stake in the heart of live local music.

"...Austin music, carbonated intoxicants, and free shit," with staffer Charlie Burton & the Texas Twelve-Steppers starting things off at..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...turn of a phrase. (Steamboat, 10pm) - Margaret Moser CHARLIE BURTON: Charlie Burton saves his laconic Midwestern wit for..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

Texas-made luchadores-meets-wire fu playful adventure

"...Directed by: Michael D. Olmos. Starring: Charlie Clark, Danny Trejo, Andy Cheng, Kuno Becker, Renée Victor,..."

April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sxsw

"...CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE: Born in Mississippi, raised in Memphis, Musselwhite cut..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"..."TGIF" (feat. Cat Carter) spins nostalgia. – Kahron Spearman Charlie Faye & the Fayettes..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Playback: SXSW Survey a Snooze

City's post-SXSW survey succumbs to poor planning

"...is barricaded, have created headaches for musicians like drummer Charlie Jones, who makes his living performing in the district's..."

June 6, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Live Shots

"...CHARLIE BURTON & THE TEXAS 12-STEPPERS, HERMAN THE GERMAN..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature

More Flava Than Juicy Fruit

Wednesday Night SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...CHARLIE BURTON & THE TEXAS TWELVE-STEPPERS: Charlie Burton makes a..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature

No Law & Order

"...talent in Austin, from the ultra-wry country witticisms of Charlie Burton, to the chaotic pop brilliance of Daniel Johnston,..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Finding the Angle

"...with Bulldog Records, Lazy SOB released local tongue-in-cheek twangster Charlie Burton's Rustic Fixer-Upper last year. The year before, the..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Everything Old is New Again

The Year in Albums

"...le Gusta. Though not nearly in that same league, Charlie Hunter's jazz reinterpretation of Bob Marley's 1975 classic, Natty..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Submarine

This British film is a bracingly deadpan coming-of-age story that proudly wears its Wes Anderson influences on its sleeve.

"...– or, alternately, as Mr. Bucket in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – then his work here..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Congress: "A little Keith Moon, a whole lot of Charlie Watts, he said. Sounded good to me." Billy Blackmon..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...Carlyle, George Meredith, Robert Browning, Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, Algernon Swinburne, and Guy de Maupassant. "Frank Harris has..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Critics Poll

"...Curtin: Christeene, Cheer Up Charlie's..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...not written anything new since. That is, not until Charlie Sotelo of The Show With No Name and SXSW..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

“VerDos” Brings the Energy at Fraction of the Price

It’s well worth a trip to see Austin FC II in action

"...pick midfielder CJ Fodrey, intriguing forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez, defender Charlie Asensio, and promising goalkeeper Damian Las...."

April 7, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose

Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers

"...with other artists, including Ray Benson, Gordie Johnson, and Charlie Sexton. For Cervantes, however, life as a parent and..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

A Year in Local Music Crams Onto One Stage at the 2018/19 Austin Music Awards

Unique musical moments make for a night of fan-voted accolades

"...Schoepf, Michael Ramos, Ramy Antoun, Jackson, and musical nucleus Charlie Sexton...."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines

"...Charlie Strong is out as Texas Longhorns football coach after..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature

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