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The Nightmare Before Christmas Newark, New Jersey - New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents The Nightmare Before Christmas on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 2:00 & 7:30 PM. Based on a story and characters created by Tim Burton, 1993’s animated The Nightmare Before Christmas (rated PG) was directed by Henry Selick (James and the Giant Peach). This magical film follows the earnest but misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloween Town's beloved Pumpkin King, as he attempts to take control of the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally, a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters – Lock, Shock and Barrel – to help in his plot to kidnap Santa Claus. The film’s score and songs are by four-time Oscar nominee Danny Elfman, one of the big screen’s most versatile composers, known for his work with top-tier directors like David O. Russell, Sam Raimi, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson and others. ...

Finlay MacMillan Tim Burton With Eva Green And Samuel L. Jackson Tim Burton, Eva Green and Samuel L. Jackson at "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children" New York Premiere at Saks Fifth Avenue the other day in New York City. Sexy Finlay MacMillan was also snapped. Photos By: Diego Corredor/Media Punch

Johnny Depp Johnny Depp is hoping to take his favorite childhood television show Dark Shadows to the big screen. Depp and director Tim Burton, hope to turn the hit Vampire thriller 60s series, about a man with a vampire curse, into a movie franchise. The actor says, "I was obsessed with (lead character) Barnabas Collins. I have photographs of me holding Barnabas Collins’ posters when I was five or six." Burton, who has worked with Depp on hit movies Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is admitting work is already under way. The director says, "That’s the plan. There was something very weird about (Dark Shadows), it had the weirdest vibe to it. I’m sort of intrigued about that vibe. It’s early days on it, but I’m excited about it." Photos By: Sara De Boer/Retna

Filmaker Tim Burton Will Recieve Award Tim Burton will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 64th Venice International Film Festival this August.The prestigious Golden Lion Award will pay homage to the American filmmaker - renowned for eccentric films, including 'Edward Scissorhands','Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Corpse Bride'. Festival director, Marco Müller, said: "Tim Burton is a cinematic genius,the most imaginative child of the new age of cinema. He has a unique talent of being able to imbue his fantasies with emotional depth."Organisers have also declared September 5 'Tim Burton Day' and have promised guests a special "surprise offering" from the 48-year-old filmmaker.Venice hosted the international premiere of Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' in 1994 and the world premiere of his Oscar-nominated 'Corpse Bride' in 2005. Previous winners of the honorary Golden Lion Award - which was...