{"product_id":"tim-burton-tim-burton-9781578067596","title":"Tim Burton: Interviews","description":"Starting his career as an animator for Disney, Tim Burton made his feature film directorial debut with the visually dazzling, low-budget \u003ci\u003ePee-Wee's Big Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e. When it became a surprise blockbuster, studios began to trust him with larger budgets and the whims of his expansive imagination. Mixing gothic horror, black comedy, and oddball whimsy, Burton's movies veer from childlike enchantment to morbid melancholy, often with the same frame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His beautifully designed and highly stylized films--including \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEdward Scissorhands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeetlejuice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEd Wood\u003c\/i\u003e--are idiosyncratic, personal visions that have found commercial success. In \u003ci\u003eTim Burton: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e, the director discusses how animation and art design affect his work, how old horror films have deeply influenced his psyche, why so many of his protagonists are outcasts, and how he's managed to make personal films within the Hollywood system. He gives tribute to writers he's worked with, his favorite actors-including Johnny Depp and Vincent Price-and talks enthusiastically about pulp horror fiction and the works of Edgar Allan Poe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These interviews show his progression from an inarticulate young director to a contemplative and dry-witted artist over the course of twenty years. In later interviews, he opens up about being in therapy and how his childhood fantasies still affect his art. \u003ci\u003eTim Burton: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a man who has managed to thrive inside Hollywood while maintaining the distinctive quirks of an independent filmmaker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristian Fraga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578067596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578067596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.20w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1739","brand":"Kristian Fraga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991624024319,"sku":"9781578067596","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4fc7e2bb-7308-4d7a-9c44-d81c736b3737.jpg?v=1683311328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tim-burton-tim-burton-9781578067596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}