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Post by b_Pooly on Feb 23, 2010 8:13:10 GMT -5
Theatrical Release:
Friday, March 5, 2010 (Wide)
Starring: view full cast
* Johnny Depp
* Mia Wasikowska
* Crispin Glover
* Anne Hathaway
* Helena Bonham Carter
Directed by:
* Tim Burton
Genres:
Adventure Fantasy Family
Keywords:
based on book 3-d motion capture adaptation 2-d cg animation live action magical victorian rabbit fairy tale
Distributor:
Walt Disney Pictures
Box Office Total:
MPAA Rating:
PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar.
SYNOPSIS
When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hotsummer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see herexperiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears and attending the very maddest of tea parties. For Wonderland is no ordinary place and the characters that populate it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met before. In this imaginary land she encounters the savagely violent Queen, the Lachrymose Mock Turtle, the laconic Cheshire Cat and the hookah-smoking Caterpillar, each as surprising and outlandish as the next.
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Post by b_Pooly on Feb 23, 2010 8:14:59 GMT -5
UK movie chain boycotts 'Alice' in DVD dispute
Published: 2/23/10, 8:05 AM EDT
By JILL LAWLESS
LONDON (AP) - British cinema chain Odeon will not show Tim Burton's fantasy adventure "Alice in Wonderland" in Britain, Ireland and Italy because of a dispute over the timing of the film's DVD release, the company said Tuesday.
Odeon objects to Walt Disney Pictures' decision to leave only 12 weeks between the film's theatrical and DVD releases in those countries, rather than the usual 17 weeks.
Odeon said it had invested "considerable sums of money" in digital projection equipment to show 3D films, and a shorter window to screen films would undermine its investment.
The company said it feared Disney's proposals would "inevitably set a new benchmark" and a 12-week gap would become common.
Disney said it wants the shorter window in part to fight piracy, but does not plan to introduce it for every film.
Odeon is one of Europe's largest cinema chains, with 110 Odeon and UCI-branded theaters in Britain. Its screens in Germany, Austria, Spain and Portugal will show "Alice in Wonderland" because there is a longer gap between theatrical and DVD release.
Other cinema chains in Britain have expressed disquiet about Disney's move, but so far none has said it will not show the movie.
The Cineworld chain said last week it had reached a "satisfactory compromise" with Disney and would show "Alice in Wonderland" on more than 150 screens in Britain.
Burton's 3D movie stars Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. It has its world premiere in London on Thursday and opens in Britain and the United States on March 5. my.att.net/s/editorial.dll?pnum=1&bfromind=7403&eeid=7136403&_sitecat=1479&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=-2&ck=&ch=ne&s=en&rg=blsadstrgt&l=hmwell that isn't all that smart.... |
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Post by thetarrynator on Feb 23, 2010 8:25:59 GMT -5
UK movie chain boycotts 'Alice' in DVD dispute
Published: 2/23/10, 8:05 AM EDT
By JILL LAWLESS
LONDON (AP) - British cinema chain Odeon will not show Tim Burton's fantasy adventure "Alice in Wonderland" in Britain, Ireland and Italy because of a dispute over the timing of the film's DVD release, the company said Tuesday.
Odeon objects to Walt Disney Pictures' decision to leave only 12 weeks between the film's theatrical and DVD releases in those countries, rather than the usual 17 weeks.
Odeon said it had invested "considerable sums of money" in digital projection equipment to show 3D films, and a shorter window to screen films would undermine its investment.
The company said it feared Disney's proposals would "inevitably set a new benchmark" and a 12-week gap would become common.
Disney said it wants the shorter window in part to fight piracy, but does not plan to introduce it for every film.
Odeon is one of Europe's largest cinema chains, with 110 Odeon and UCI-branded theaters in Britain. Its screens in Germany, Austria, Spain and Portugal will show "Alice in Wonderland" because there is a longer gap between theatrical and DVD release.
Other cinema chains in Britain have expressed disquiet about Disney's move, but so far none has said it will not show the movie.
The Cineworld chain said last week it had reached a "satisfactory compromise" with Disney and would show "Alice in Wonderland" on more than 150 screens in Britain.
Burton's 3D movie stars Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. It has its world premiere in London on Thursday and opens in Britain and the United States on March 5. my.att.net/s/editorial.dll?pnum=1&bfromind=7403&eeid=7136403&_sitecat=1479&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=-2&ck=&ch=ne&s=en&rg=blsadstrgt&l=hmwell that isn't all that smart.... The Nottingham Showcase best still show it in 3D or else a year trying to convince loads of my friends to go and see it with me would have been wasted! |
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Post by Queen of the Damned on Feb 23, 2010 9:18:57 GMT -5
that sucks for the UK
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Post by b_Pooly on Feb 23, 2010 9:51:13 GMT -5
Yes it does, I would understand if it was a movie that wouldn't do so well, but who hasn't heard of this movie and doesn't want to watch it?
I'm sure there's a few, but this movie will make up for their lost revenue for those weeks and then some.
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Post by hypercringe on Feb 23, 2010 19:54:29 GMT -5
Yes it does, I would understand if it was a movie that wouldn't do so well, but who hasn't heard of this movie and doesn't want to watch it? I'm sure there's a few, but this movie will make up for their lost revenue for those weeks and then some. Depends how much money Disney is charging for the rights to screen it. And what was the last non Pixar Disney animated movie to turn a profit? |
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Post by bfizzle on Feb 23, 2010 20:16:07 GMT -5
American McGee's Alice so should have been made over this shit.
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Post by hypercringe on Feb 23, 2010 22:41:53 GMT -5
American McGee's Alice so should have been made over this shit. It's not like Alice in Wonderland is short of film adaptations And from wikipedia Film adaptation In December 2000, director Wes Craven signed on to develop a film adaptation of the game, with screenwriter John August hired to adapt the game for the big screen. American McGee had begun negotiations with Dimension Films 10 months before, with the studio committing to the project before Craven's signing.[7] In September 2001, August explained that he had turned in a script treatment for Alice and was not attached to develop fuller drafts for the film adaptation.[8] In February 2002, Dimension Films signed brother screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber to write the screenplay for Alice.[9] In July 2003, the brothers announced that they had completed the script for the film adaptation.[10] In 2004 the project moved from Dimension Films to 20th Century Fox, but in 2005 Universal Pictures acquired the rights. As of June 2008, producer Scott Faye indicated the film was in "turnaround" from Universal. He admitted that the script needed development, but would be used to attract the attention of a new studio.[11] Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is based on a similar premise of an older Alice returning to wonderland. |
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Post by bfizzle on Feb 24, 2010 9:12:01 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm aware of Alice's production limbo.
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Post by hypercringe on Feb 24, 2010 10:55:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm aware of Alice's production limbo. The last sentence is the important one. Kinda like how "King for a Day" became "Coming to America" |
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