Johnny Depp

featured illustration by Ralph steadman, this nook was a disapproving and also a commercial success and now known to be a modern classic. Fear and Loathing was turned into a movie that was directed by Terry Gilliam, and was starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. Johnny Depp was a fan of Thompson’s work and then later developed a friendship. From here on, the rest of his life he had continued to write, although a lot of the work published was from his earlier years during his productive…

dark, gothic and quirk like films. Some of his most commonly known films are, Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman (1989) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Burton has worked with many popular actors, such as Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. A large part of Tim Burton’s successful career came from working with Walt Disney, working on films such as The Fox and Hound (1981) and The Black Cauldron (1985). Since then, Tim Burton’s career has only skyrocketed straight to success. In…

into the Great Depression at this point, but Dillinger and his men lived rather lavishly throughout this movie. Organized crime was rampant, and criminals knew they needed to have each other’s backs in order to escape the advances of the FBI. As Johnny Depp and Christian…

Burton’s most common film Sleepy Hollow is generally recognized for the way Burton displays the male and female characters. Burton displays that female and male characters have the same similarities. Traditionally, male characters may be recognized as having to be the strong hero, and females are supposed to be weak and the damsel in distress. However, in Sleepy Hollow, the main character Ichabod Crane is described as a masculine man that also has a feminine side to him. For example, Ichabod is…

Tim Burton’s beautifully haunting production of ‘Edward Scissorhands’ introduces our protagonist, represented by Johnny Depp, and explores the fictional story of this solitary boy with an unfortunate seemingly threatening oddity, being thrust into a world where he is glaringly blatant in the midst of the suburbs. Despite his intimidating exterior, it is almost immediately exposed that Edward is just an innocent, childlike soul, intent on serving others. The purpose of this film was to delve into…

daughter, but little does he know that this would cause so much drama and upset for himself and the people he became to love. The film was made in 1990 by the director Tim Burton and stars well known names such as Johnny Depp who plays Edward and Winona Ryder who plays the teenage daughter Kim. Johnny Depp’s acting career was only just beginning around this time and this film was the first collaboration between Burton and…

With movies such as Beetlejuice (1989) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), Tim Burton is one of the most well known director/producers of this century. His early obsession with painting and horror films developed into an iconic man with a quirky and almost grotesque style called, “Burtonesque”. With his work being nominated for 2 Oscars, 20 wins, and 59 other nominations, it is no question that Tim Burton is one of the most notorious in the business. While his work is distinguished and celebrated,…

characteristic that definitely sets Burton aside as an auteur is his unapologetic attitude towards featuring the same actors. It seems as though Burton likes to hire actors that have no vanity, hence why he has a famously known recurring cast consisting of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham…

back in time to analyze the roots of pure comedy and performance. As a matter of fact, what better comedy icon that Charlie Chaplin to help us have a look into what inspired our current comedy actors, performers and directors like Rowan Atkinson, Johnny Depp and Mr. Dan Kamin. Charlie Chaplin not only was a comedy idol, he also dominated many artistic (Kamin, The Comedy of Charlie Chaplin Artistry in Motion)…

Finding Neverland is the story of J. M. Barrie, a playwright, who finds inspiration for the play Peter Pan through the four Davies boys and their mother Sylvia. Besides the fact that Johnny Depp is possibly one of the greatest actors of our time, this is a splendid film. Barrie needs inspiration for his next play and finds it while playing with all four of the Davies boys as they use their imagination. The editing in this movie helps show the viewer not only the reality of their pretending but…