Tim Burton – Stream On Demand

‘Edward Scissorhands’ – Tim Burton’s suburban fairy tale on Disney+ and Paramount+ and MGM+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, Christmas, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, high school, Kid Stuff, MGM+, Paramount+, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/11/2023 Sean Axmaker

Johnny Depp is sweetly haunting as the innocent outcast in Burton’s magical and melancholy fairy tale for the modern world.

Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, Christmas, family friendly, fantasy, Halloween, Kid Stuff, Musical, Streaming Movies 12/22/2022 Sean Axmaker

The playfully macabre humor of Tim Burton is deftly brought to life through the old-school magic of stop-motion animation by director Henry Selick in this offbeat Christmas musical.

Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ – It’s alive on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, Blu-ray, childhood, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Streaming Movies, SVOD 10/28/2022 Sean Axmaker

This sweet, adolescent twist on the classic ‘Frankenstein’ story captures a childhood fascination with monster movies and the macabre with creative designs and delightful stop motion animation.

Amy Adams is Margaret Keane in 'Big Eyes.' directed by Tim Burton

‘Big Eyes’ – The Keanes and the kitsch on Netflix

!Featured, based on a true story, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Streaming Movies, SVOD 05/04/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Tim Burton’s second foray into strange but true stories of American termite art culture delves into the story of Margaret Keane’s portraits of sad-eyed waifs that became a pop culture phenomenon.

Tim Burton visits the ‘Planet of the Apes’ on Prime Video

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Mark Wahlberg stars as the American astronaut who lands on a planet where apes rule and humans drool and Helena Bonham Carter is the simian who supports human rights.

Tim Burton’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ on Netflix and HBO Max

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Johnny Depp plays Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore is Charlie in the second cinematic take on Roald Dahl’s offbeat fantasy

Paul Reubens is Pee-wee Herman in 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure.'

‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, family friendly, HBO Max, Kid Stuff, road movie, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/27/2021 Sean Axmaker

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) is the big screen debut for both the Paul Reubens alter ego Pee-wee Herman, the children’s TV show character he originally created in a live comedy revue, and director Tim Burton, and it was a perfect melding of sensibilities. Pee-wee, the spastic child with a neat, out-of-date preppie suit and a […]