Entertainment & Arts
‘Frankenweenie’ is an ode to monster movies
Jan. 15, 2012
Movies
A lot can change when you’re in the reincarnation business, and with Tim Burton’s upcoming “Frankenweenie,” which opens Oct. 5, that means resurrecting a beloved live-action 1984 short film about a boy named Victor and his live-then-dead-then-live-again dog Sparky as a feature-length, stop-motion animated film.
‘Hotel Transylvania,’ ‘Frankenweenie’ have monster animation
Aug. 31, 2012
Awards
Moviegoers were held captive by “Taken 2” at the box office this weekend, as the Liam Neeson sequel had a superb No. 1 debut.
Oct. 7, 2012
‘Frankenweenie’ tops DVD sales chart
Jan. 22, 2013
Playing with “Blame It on the Bellboy” only at the El Capitan on Hollywood Boulevard is Tim Burton’s 29-minute “Frankenweenie” (1984), which is such an inspired, deft pleasure that it is almost worth the price of admission-- almost because of today’s steep ticket prices and because “Bellboy” is not that good.
March 6, 1992
‘Taken 2’ hijacks No. 1 with excellent $50-million debut
‘Taken 2’ to take No. 1 from Burton’s animated ‘Frankenweenie’
Oct. 4, 2012
“Taken 2” will hold its rivals hostage at this box office this weekend, as the kidnapping thriller is expected to claim the No. 1 spot at the multiplex.
A life-size sculpture of the Penguin’s head rested on a table in an office at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank.
March 12, 1992