Alice in Wonderland previewed at Comic-Con

Tim Burton let audiences at the Comic-Con have the first glimpse of the Alice in Wonderland trailer. He also answered a few questions… yadda-yadda. Oh, and Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance.

I think it looks awesome. I am going to need to read the books so that I am more prepared for a tumble down the rabbit hole…

Harry Potter, what a week.

With the upcoming release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie, Harry Potter cast-related stories are popping up in the news.

Wait. I am not sure this is the kind of publicity WB was hoping for.
Hermione [Emma Watson] gets a little too flashy (*Caution!*)
Crabbe [Jamie Waylett] really is a bad apple

Huh. And I always thought that Rupert Grint was the one who looked like a sleep deprived drug-user. Oh gawsh, kids grow up so fast.

Although, not all the press has been negative.
Ron [Rupert Grint] recovers from illness
Emma Watson actually IS Hermione

Hmm. Anyone else feel like this stories are turning up at a rather convenient time? Well, except for poor Mr. Grint, that is just unlucky.

Another Austen Post

If ever you have four hours of free time and an adoration for Jane Austen’s tales, I have a movie recommendation for you. I am sure you are familiar with the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice (with Colin Firth) and the 2006 version (with Keira Knightly). Yet, there is a jewel of an adaptation buried deep within the BBC archives, circa 1980.

This version stars Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth and David Rintoul as Mr. Darcy. Mr. Daaaaarcy?!

I like this version because it feels old—unlike the newer versions which are too cinematically perfect. When I watch this 80s version, I feel more like I am present for the actions and less like a viewer in a theater.

Plus, David Rintoul makes a jawsome Mr. Darcy. He portrays the type of  Darcy that I always pictured when I read the novel.

Hit the link for a scene of dancing, witty banter and backhanded comments.
Dancing with Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy — Pride and Prejudice (BBC 1980)

Anxious To Get Lost In Wonderland

I used to have a reoccurring dream. A vividly colored dream. The sky was a clear, bright blue. I was floating in the blue—no wings, no arm flailing, just gliding through the air. Suddenly, I would drop downwards and land on top of a giant, violently colored mushroom. *Boing, boing, boing* I would bounce from mushroom cap to mushroom cap. Then, in an instant, I would plummet from a mushroom cap and fall towards the ground.

The dream would always end with me flailing awake, afraid that I was actually falling. Strange dream, really. I wonder what a dream analyst would have to say about it?

When I try to recreate the images from the dream with my conscious mind (that is to say, when I am awake and not asleep), I envision the mushrooms as a hybrid of Mario World’s mushrooms and Alice in Wonderland’s mushrooms: large, brightly colored, fatty mushrooms.

My crazy mushroom dream is the thought that popped into my head when I stopped to imagine what Tim Burton’s take on Wonderland will be. Who wouldn’t be excited to see what Mr. Burton is currently pulling from his sleeve? Abra Kadabra! Mr. Burton’s cinematic take on Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland is hitting theaters in 2010.

Wonderland is a world colored by the absurd. Nothing is what it appears.

“Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn’t.”
- Alice, Alice in Wonderland

Well said, Alice. Well said. Mr. Burton’s imagination is refreshing, even if most of his films are visually similar. So, I am excited to see this take on a classic world of imagination and curiosity.

Check out the links for some photos and info about what is happening in Wonderland:
Tim Burton Takes on ‘Alice in Wonderland’ — Yahoo!
Tim Burton Collective News