The films of Tim Burton
Subtitle: animating live action in contemporary Hollywood
By: Alison McMahan.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Burton, Tim, 1958- -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: Most Tim Burton films are huge box-office successes, and several are already classics. The director's mysterious and eccentric public persona attracts a lot of attention, while the films themselves have been somewhat overlooked. Here, Alison McMahan redresses this imbalance through a close analysis of Burton's key films () and their industrial context. She argues that Burton has been a crucial figure behind many of the transformations taking place in horror, fantasy, and sci-fi films over the last two decades, and demonstrates how his own work draws on a huge range of artistic influences: the films of George Melies, surrealism, installation art, computer games, and many more. The Films of Tim Burton is the most in-depth analysis so far of the work of this unusual filmmaker - a director who has shown repeatedly that it is possible to reject mainstream Hollywood contentions while maintaining critical popularrity and commercial success
Notes: Filmography: p. 239-240.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.