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It was criminal that the Best Animated Film category didn’t exist at the Oscars before 2001. Iconic films like The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Aladdin, and Mulan missed out on the golden statuette. While Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture, the absence of a dedicated Animated Feature category left a void in recognizing the artistry of animated films at the Oscars.

The creation of the award, in hindsight, inadvertently confined animated films to their own category. Following the 81st Academy Awards, cinephiles noted that no rule prevented Wall-e from being nominated for Best Picture, sparking debates on animated films’ true recognition.

At the time of the award’s introduction, Disney had cooled off, and Pixar (distributed by Disney) took the reins, dominating with creativity and innovation. Pixar has claimed 11 of the 23 Oscars for Best Animated Feature.

Today, the animated landscape is more competitive than ever.

Elijah Wood starred in Shane Acker's animated feature 9 in 2009, which was largely made possible by Tim Burton. Following Wood's lead performance as Frodo Baggins in the groundbreaking The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the renowned actor appeared in several films such as Sin City, Paris, Je T'aime, and Happy Feet. Wood went on to star in the celebrated FX comedy series Wilfred and recently appeared in the second season of the Emmy-nominated series Yellowjackets.

Burton has created several notable animated movies over his career. He was a screenwriter on animated classics such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach and directed Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie. Burton recently directed the massively popular Netflix series Wednesday, which returns for its second season in 2025, and the highly anticipated Beetlejuice sequel, which is now streaming on HBO/Max. If it weren't for Burton's efforts with 9, the film may have never been made.

Tim Burton is one of the most visually inventive filmmakers of all time, and his work doesn’t just have its own unique visual flair, it is also wonderfully macabre. He came to prominence in the early 1980s with short movies such as Vincent from 1982, and 1984’s Frankenweenie, and followed them up with classic films like Beetlejuice and Batman towards the end of the 80s. Burton went on to make numerous other weird and wonderful movies, and he’s currently putting the finishing touches to the second season of the well-received Wednesday from 2022. And, oh yeah, his latest movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice just grossed half a billion dollars!

I’ve always found Burton’s work to be hugely influential from a design perspective, and if you look at any of his creations, from Jack Skellington, to Edward Scissorhands, there’s no doubt that they’re Tim Burton characters. In October of this year,...

Tim Burton is one of the most respected and popular filmmakers of his generation, winning critics and general audiences over with his peculiar narrative and visual style, and some of his best works can be streamed on Max. The movies of Tim Burton have stood out for their combination of fantasy, horror, and gothic elements, with most of them having a family-friendly tone, though some are better left for more mature audiences. After writing and directing various short films in the 1970s and 1980s, Burton made his feature-length directorial debut in 1989 with Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.

After bringing an original story to life with Beetlejuice in 1988, Burton visited the world of superheroes with Batman and Batman Returns, with another original story, Edward Scissorhands, in between Batman movies. Burton has since worked on original stories like Frankenweenie, adaptations of other works like Sweeney Todd, remakes like Planet of the Apes, and animated movies like Corpse Bride,...

As the second season of Wednesday wraps filming, Tim Burton is coy as to whether he’ll remake Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman remake next.

After a few years where doubts were sometimes cast as to whether Tim Burton’s work had lost its captivating edge, the filmmaker’s status as a commercially successful artist has been reconfirmed. This autumn’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was a cinema hit for Warner Bros in a year where the performance of franchise sequels has been somewhat unreliable. Plus, with Wednesday, Burton has created one of the most popular shows on Netflix.

With the second season of Wednesday now having wrapped, we imagine the filmmaker might be devoting part of his mind to the next big project. Don’t expect him to talk too much about that though. Burton has been linked with a remake of the 1958 sci-fi film, Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman...

Tim Burton has had a great career recovery with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, however, his remake of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman puts it in danger due to the original movie’s low Rotten Tomatoes score. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman was originally released in 1958 and followed the story of an heiress called Nancy who, after encountering an alien being, rampages through her town as a giant figure, aiming to get revenge on her cheating husband. 1958’s Attack of the 50 Foot Woman has shockingly low ratings, with just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes, because of its cheesy, low-budget action.

Although Tim Burton’s movies have become famous over the years for their gothic themes, the director’s output has been somewhat disappointing in the last decade. However, 2024’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice garnered good reviews and the cult classic movie sequel was a box office success, marking a significant career recovery for Burton.

Exclusive: On the heels of big box office success with Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, actress Winona Ryder has signed with with WME for representation in all areas.

In the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 cult classic, Ryder reprises her role as Lydia Deetz, who as an adult, is still haunted by experiences earlier in life with the mischievous ghost, Betelgeuse. With rebellious teenage daughter Astrid in tow, Lydia finds that a portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened once again.

A muse of Burton’s, who in addition to Beetlejuice, starred in his prior films Frankenweenie and Edward Scissorhands, Ryder’s co-stars in the sequel include Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, and Catherine O’Hara. Following the film’s launch on opening night of the Venice Film Festival, it went on to the second-best September opening in history at $110 million, also registering as Burton’s second highest-grossing film ever, on the domestic front.

After the success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burtons next movie will see the visionary director return to trickier terrain. Tim Burtons career has seen the director fall in and out of favor with critics, but 2024s belated Beetlejuice sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was his biggest hit in a long time. As well as earning over $450 million at the box office, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice turned around a critical slump that began for Burton back in 2010. The directors live-action re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland failed to win over reviewers despite earning a billion at the box office, starting a string of failures.

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Tim Burton's classic horror comedy Beetlejuice got a long-awaited sequel in 2024, but will the ghost with the most return in Beetlejuice 3?

In the years that followed, Miss Peregrine's Home for Unusual Children, Dark Shadows, Big Eyes, and Dumbo all failed to...

Although Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was a huge box office hit, this ironically proves just how unlikely it is for director Tim Burton to make another $1 billion movie. By Beetlejuice Beetlejuice's ending, it was clear that the old Tim Burton was back. The unique fusion of Gothic horror elements and zany cartoon humor that had animated the director's best movies returned in the belated sequel, which could stand alongside Sleepy Hollow, Batman Returns, Big Fish, or the original Beetlejuice as one of his best. Despite Beetlejuice Beetlejuices plot holes, the movie brought back Burtons sense of fun.

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Several iconic actors from the original are returning for Beetlejuice 2, and they'll be joined in the sequel by exciting new additions to the cast.

Audiences evidently agreed as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the third highest-grossing movie of Burtons entire career. This box office success makes Beetlejuice 3 much more likely,...

The performance of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice shows that Tim Burton has finally recovered from the billion-dollar movie that sent his career into a tailspin. Burton is a filmmaker who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with his debut feature Pee-wee's BIg Adventure and is best known for his gleefully macabre design sensibility that is showcased in titles such as 1988's Beetlejuice, 1990's Edward Scissorhands, and 2007's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In his career so far, he has been nominated for two Oscars. Both were for Best Animated Feature, for 2005's Corpse Bride and 2012's Frankenweenie.

Burton's most recent project is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the legacy sequel to his horror-comedy hit, which sees him re-teaming with Wednesday's Jenna Ortega as well as legacy stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'Hara, all reprising their roles from the original movie. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice box office has so far reached...

Despite Tim Burtons movies not being explicitly connected, they have made way for a variety of theories that find possible connections between them, such as one that links two of Winona Ryders most beloved Burton characters. Thanks to his blend of fantasy, horror, gothic elements, and comedy, Tim Burton has become one of the most popular filmmakers of his generation, and theres always anticipation around his projects. Some of Tim Burtons movies have now become classics, and he has built his team of frequent collaborators over the years.

Tim Burtons most frequent collaborators are composer Danny Elfman and actors Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, but there are some that, although not in many of his films, their performances were enough to leave an indelible mark. Such is the case for Winona Ryder, who, at the time of writing, has been part of four Tim Burton movies: Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands,...

As seen from the yearly tradition of re-releasing perennial Halloween favorites The Nightmare Before Christmas and Hocus Pocus, Disney fans and movie fans keep flocking to these horror favorites to liven the season. And as seen from the box office, audiences are surely turning up.

However, the studio has a lot more in their library that can make for great Halloween traditions in the cinema. Imagine these hidden gems and cult classics getting a second life on the big screen, with seats being filled by fans and first-timers.

With that, here are five potential Disney movies that make for great re-releases for every Halloween season:

Frankenweenie (2012)

Tim Burton always knows that his comfort zone is in stories with horror undertones and paying tribute to his horror idols. So, he went for the chance to do both with adapting his 1984 short film and turning it into a black-and-white stop-motion flick.

But...

As the final stretch of October sets in, there is still plenty of time to catch favorite flicks, spooky, witchy, scary or cozy in the season of pumpkins, monsters and more. Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween has several classic films airing all month long such as Casper (1995), Arachnophobia, Goosebumps, Edward Scissorhands, etc.

More recent films like 2021’s Ghostbustesr: Afterlife, 2022’s Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) and Haunted Mansion (2023) will also be available. Disney+ is the home of several of the movies in the below list, as is Max. Follow along below for your favorite titles as well as what is available by streamer and network.

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While Bram Stoker’s Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola is streaming on MGM+, several other vampire movies like Interview with the Vampire are available on Max. Peacock also boasts a couple newer fanged flicks like Renfield (2023) and Abigail (2024). Twilight is not streaming anywhere currently, but...

Despite his popularity and success with critics and general audiences, not all of Tim Burtons movies have been a hit with critics, and, surprisingly, his best and worst-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes werent directed by him. Tim Burtons filmmaking career began in the 1970s with various short films, and he made his feature-film directorial debut in 1985 with Pee-wees Big Adventure. However, it was with Beetlejuice in 1988 that Burton could fully show his unique narrative and visual style that mixes horror, fantasy, comedy, and gothic elements.

Since then, Burton has brought his signature style to the superhero genre with Batman and Batman Returns, to stop-motion animation with Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie, to classics of childrens literature like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, sci-fi with Mars Attacks!, and a lot more. Of course, although Burtons works have built a loyal fanbase and many are now cult classics, not all have been well-received by critics,...

A lot of interest has gone into explaining how Tim Burton created Delores' resurrection scene in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. In the legacy sequel's special feature, "The Handbook for the Recently Deceased," the Dumbo director and his crew break down how the Frankenstein-esque scene came to life. Director Tim Burton is no stranger to the use of special effects, having created unique worlds with the help of VFX in Disney's Alice in Wonderland as well as standing out for his dark, but appealing, stop-motion projects Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie.

Discussing the long-time coming sequel over the years, Burton decided it would not only need to feature the return of Beetlejuice's legacy cast of characters, but it would also need to bring back the handmade quality that gave the original its "spirit." From Keaton's Betelgeuse transformation, the shrunken-heads room, the sandworm, to dead people in the waiting room, Burton's demonstrated...

Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

Today we talk about Tim Burton! The man! The brand! The artist! The director! The lothario (complimentary)! The B-Sides today include Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, and Frankenweenie. Our esteemed guest is Maria Lewis, “best-selling author, screenwriter, film curator, and pop culture etymologist currently based in Australia.”

As Beetlejuice Beetlejuice still rakes in money in theaters, we discuss Burton’s influence, whether or not he’s actually a good director (something Burton himself has questioned in the past), his best films and his worst films, his inspirations, and the love-and-hate relationship with Disney from the very beginning of his career. There is also the observation that most of Tim Burton’s films are some version of Alice in Wonderland.

Get ready to scream, laugh, and maybe even hide under your blanket! This Halloween, we’re diving into Disney’s creepiest classics. From spooky stop-motion to haunted adventures, these movies blend nostalgia with genuine scares, making them perfect for a night of family-friendly frights. Whether you’re in for some dark fantasy or sinister villains, here’s our countdown of the top 10 scariest Disney movies that will make your Halloween movie night a memorable one.

10. The Black Cauldron (1985)

Released in 1985, The Black Cauldron is famously one of Disney’s darker entries. It features an undead army led by the skeletal, evil Horned King, whose eerie voice and ominous demeanor can keep even the bravest kids on edge. The movie’s animated imagery was so intense that it became the first Disney film to get a PG rating.

Scariest Scene: The Horned King raising his army of the dead is undeniably chilling.

Tim Burtons Corpse Bride set a Warner Bros. record 19 years ago that I desperately hope ends after Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Corpse Bride was a stop-motion musical released in 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures and follows the story of a Victorian groom called Victor and his unwanted relationship with a corpse bride called Emily. With an 84% Fresh Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Corpse Brides star-studded voice cast was highly praised for their performances. Corpse Bride marks Johnny Depps fifth movie collaboration with Tim Burton, and the directors second stop-motion animated fantasy musical following 1993s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

While Corpse Bride is spectacular due to its interesting songs and story, its Popcornmeter falls behind 2024s Beetlejuice sequel, aptly titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. With a 36-year gap between the first Beetlejuice movie and its sequel, it came as a surprise that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice did so well. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice maintained the same feel as the original movie,...

There was something illusory about Shelley Duvall’s movie career. Not in the sense that her talent, charisma, and presence weren’t real, but in how deceptively selective she was in showing it off. A viewer making their way through classics of the ’70s and ’80s, or the filmographies of certain high-profile directors,...

In his new movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, director Tim Burton includes a subtle reference to a movie that he very nearly directed back in 1984. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the highly anticipated sequel to Burton's cult classic, Beetlejuice. The second installment centers on Lydia Deetz and her struggle to connect with her resentful daughter, Astrid. However, when Astrid is tricked into entering the afterlife, Lydia must call upon the mischievous Beetlejuice to get her daughter back. In Beetlejuice Beetlejuice's cast, there is the return of Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara, alongside newcomer Jenna Ortega.

Because it is a sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice includes all sorts of references to the original movie. There is the return of old beloved characters like Bob and Delia Deetz, and reworkings of previous set pieces, such as the moons of Saturn. Yet, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice also has ties to other movies and series. For example, Burton...

The ghost with the most is coming home.

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which reunited director Tim Burton with original stars Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder, alongside his “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega, has set its home video dates. The sequel will hit digital retailers next week on Oct. 8 (so you’ll have it for your Halloween party) and will be available to own on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers on Nov. 19.

Additionally, the home video release will include special features like a commentary track from Burton, a making-of documentary called “The Juice is Loose!” and mini-documentaries on everything from the cast to the movie’s eye-popping stop-motion animation.

If you haven’t seen the sequel, which has amassed nearly $375 million worldwide since its release last month (enough to make it the sixth highest grossing movie domestically of 2024), it follows Lydia Deetz (Ryder), now a middle-aged host of a ghost-hunting cable show.

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott in ‘Bring Them Down’ (Photo Courtesy of Fantastic Fest)

Bring Them Down starring Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Colm Meaney, and Nora-Jane Noone was named Best Picture at the 2024 Fantastic Fest held September 19-26 in Austin, TX. The annual festival spotlights the best in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action. Screenings at the popular festival have included the world or US premieres of critically acclaimed films including Smile, Frankenweenie, Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, John Wick, and There Will Be Blood.

“Our jurors faced the formidable challenge of selecting winners from a remarkable array of stories, each representing different cultures and perspectives. Their task was not easy, but it truly reflects what Fantastic Fest is all about: embracing the richness of global cinema and the shared human experiences that unite us all,” stated Annick Mahnert, Director of Programming for Fantastic Fest.

“Main Competition” Features

Best Picture: Bring Them Down,...

Tim Burton already has a follow-up movie to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in the works, though his next film now has a bigger challenge to succeed after the enthusiastic response to his 2024 horror-comedy. While Burton had already begun his exciting comeback with Wednesday season 1 on TV, Beetlejuice 2 is the gothic fantasy horror auteurs big cinematic return after the mixed reviews and box office disappointment of 2019s Dumbo. His sequel to the 1988 horror movie Beetlejuice officially proves that classic Burton is back, with Beetlejuice 2s stellar reviews and box office performance providing his biggest hit in over a decade.

Even before his hit 2024 movie was released in theaters, it was announced that Tim Burton was attached to direct the upcoming remake of 1958s Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. The classic sci-fi horror movie is right up Burtons alley, harking back to his dabbling in the genre with Mars Attacks! in 1996 and...

From previous Winona Ryder/Tim Burton projects to other spooky supernatural comedies, there are a ton of great movies and TV shows to check out after Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Burton has returned to the horror genre for the first time in more than a decade to deliver the long-awaited sequel to Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice deftly recaptures the creepy fun of the classic original movie with old-school practical effects, family-friendly jump scares, and a brilliant performance by Michael Keaton in the title role. Its so good, itll have audiences clamoring for more.

After watching Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, there are plenty of other similar movies to check out. There have been other fun-filled horror comedies with a similar tone including a strikingly similar one released earlier this year and the cast of Beetlejuice 2 has appeared in a bunch of great projects. Before Jenna Ortega was cast to play Lydia Deetzs daughter in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,...

There are some classics in the stop-motion claymation world, such as Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, Coraline, James and the Giant Peach, and possibly the most famous, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. It might shock you to learn that only two of these films were made by the legendary filmmaker Tim Burton. What?! The Nightmare Before Christmas wasn’t directed by Tim Burton?! Nope. […]

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Tim Burton got the budget for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice slashed by almost $50 million when he insisted on a theatrical release, but that decision ultimately saved the movie. Released 36 years after the classic original Beetlejuice movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has arrived as one of the most successful legacy sequels in recent memory. Its been a critical and commercial hit, with praise for Burtons direction, the creepy production design, and Michael Keatons hilarious performance in the title role. The Beetlejuice sequel is a genuine crowd-pleaser, but it almost wasnt put in front of any crowds.

In recent years, studios have gotten more and more eager to forgo a theatrical release in favor of a less costly streaming release. A straight-to-streaming release can mean a lot less profit for a hit movie, but it can also mean a lot less money is lost on a flop. Recent movies like Prey and the Road House remake...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Beetlejuice 2!After the success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, its the perfect time for Tim Burton to return to the film format that he hasnt fully embraced since 2012. Tim Burtons heyday in Hollywood is generally considered to be the time period between Beetlejuice in 1988 and around Alice in Wonderland in 2010, his major breakout horror-comedy movie and his biggest box office success. In the time since, Burton has notably been behind some big-budget films with mixed reviews from critics or unimpressive box office returns, but this all changed with Beetlejuice 2s resounding critical and box office success in fall 2024.

Having released in theaters on September 6, 2024, Beetlejuices long-awaited sequel holds a 77% Rotten Tomatoes score and has already earned over $250 million at the box office after its sophomore weekend. The movie marks a welcome return to form and comeback for gothic fantasy horror auteur Tim Burton, and makes...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Beetlejuice 2!Ive always held out some hope that we might someday see a live-action adaptation of 2005s Corpse Bride, whether that meant in a film or on Broadway, but I now feel satisfied that Tim Burtons Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has fulfilled that wish. Corpse Bride remains one of Burtons most beloved movies from the past 20 years, implementing his classic horror-comedy tones, unique character designs, macabre stories, and knack for spooky musical numbers in a stop-motion animated film. The movie contains one of his most fantastical, distinctive macabre worlds, and bringing it to life felt attainable given its similarities to Beetlejuice.

Tim Burton has never remade one of his feature films in a different format; the closest hes come to this is adapting his 1984 live-action short film Frankenweenie into a feature stop-motion animated movie in 2012. Burton rarely engages in a proper return to one of his former projects and stories,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice introduces a new version of the titular main character thats so chaotic, hilarious, and bizarre that only filmmaker Tim Burton could have come up with it. After multiple flops, Burton has finally made a comeback with the long-awaited sequel to the beloved Michael Keaton movie. Tim Burton movies have a clear aesthetic, tone, and style thats unmistakable, and Beetlejuice 2 is no exception.

Like the first movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice tells a twisting, turning story centering on the Deetz family, bringing back the eponymous bio-exorcist to help save Lydia Deetzs daughter, Astrid, from a nefarious ghost. The visuals capture the kitschy and gothic style of the filmmaker in the best way, building on the Neitherworld that the audience learned of in the original movie. On top of these elements, Beetlejuice 2 includes a memorable gag with a new version of Betelgeuse...

Praise Betelgeuse: Tim Burton is back, baby.

For fans of the goth icon and his own peculiar vision of blockbuster filmmaking, the past few years have not exactly been an easy time to shake senora and jump in the line. Once one of popular cinema’s most distinctive auteurs, producing populist hits like “Beetlejuice” and “Batman Returns” that truly could only have been made through his distinctive lens, Burton’s output became increasingly scattershot in the 21st century. But even failures like his “Planet of the Apes” retelling were balanced out by more successful efforts

It was around 2010 when Burton increasingly became subsumed in passionless, frictionless franchise fare, from his pointless “Alice in Wonderland” take to his baffling 2019 remake of “Dumbo.” Along the way, all of the signature elements that make a Burton film so distinct — gothic architecture and aesthetics reminiscent of German Expressionism, suburban kitsch, quirky black comedy suitable for adults and children alike,...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice writer Miles Millar explains how Charles Deetz's standout death scene was developed, and how it pays tribute to Tim Burton's early career. Originally played by Jeffrey Jones, the father of Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) and husband of Delia (Catherine O'Hara) is killed when his plane crash-lands into the ocean when returning from a bird-watching expedition, as a shark consumes his upper half. While Charles' headless ghost, portrayed by an unknown actor, roams the Afterlife, his death is told via a heavily stylized stop-motion animation flashback.

Millar explained to Forbes how they chose to explain the story of Charles' death in a form few would imagine. From the earliest days of the movie's development, the sequence was always envisioned as stop-motion, as a nod to Burton's early filmmaking career in animation alongside his involvement in The Nightmare Before Christmas,...

Coraline is gothic in tone, stop-motion in style, and definitely weird, but did Tim Burton make Coraline? Since Coralines release, the movie has been mistakenly associated with The Nightmare Before Christmas creator and Corpse Bride director Tim Burton. Its true that Coraline shares a lot of things in common with many Tim Burton movies like Frankenweenie its a kid-friendly, stop-motion horror film with the gothic vibe Tim Burton has become synonymous with over his decades-long career. Despite those similarities, Tim Burton actually had nothing whatsoever to do with Coraline's production. Coraline wasn't directed by Tim Burton, but Henry Selick.

The filmmaker behind Coraline is Wendell & Wild director Henry Selick, but this hasn't stopped the beloved adaptation of the Neil Gaiman comic from being falsely attributed to Burton by far too many people. Despite the fact Selick is clearly credited as the Coraline director, the misconception that Tim Burton directed it still persists.

Are you a Hot Topic child who used to walk around the local mall in A Nightmare Before Christmas merch? Did you fancy yourself a topiarist after marveling at the spectacular shrubbery of Edward Scissorhands? Would you fight someone who says Burton’s Batman and Batman Returns are lesser than Nolan’s Batman films? It’s difficult to choose a favorite Tim Burton movie, with so many of the freaky filmmaker’s classics remaining a part of the pop culture zeitgeist. Stop-motion enthusiasts love Nightmare and Frankenweenie, while sentimental types love a good cry at the end of Big Fish. Mars Attacks! is making a comeback via Spirit Halloween stores, with standees of aliens and their weaponry up for sale. While not all of Burton’s films are bangers, you’ll find more gems in the pile than unpolished lumps of coal.

Still, the time has come to put your...

Tim Burton has left an indelible remark in the filmmaking world with his unique style of implementing dark and quirky elements in his projects. With a career spanning decades, he is back with Beetlejuice 2, blending old-school narrative with a modern touch.

Tim Burton | Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By Sa 2.0, via Wikipedia Commons

As we finally witness the release of the long-awaited sequel to his 1988 cult classic, Burton unraveled the reason for working on this project. His statement makes him a true anomaly in today’s industry.

Tim Burton’s Relentless Pursuit of His Craft Makes Him Different!

The filmmaker has made his name in gothic horror and fantasy films. His career has been marked by a series of visually striking films, from Edward Scissorhands to The Nightmare Before Christmas. Both these projects inculcated his creative risk-taking element, bringing an original concept on-screen.

Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton...

Next month will be the start of spooky season and with it comes Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween! You can start planning what films and shows you want to watch as the schedule is now available! It includes perennial classics like the “Halloweentown” films, “Beetlejuice,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Hocus Pocus 2,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and more.

31 Nights of Halloween Schedule:

Week 1 – 31 Nights of Halloween

Tuesday, Oct. 1

1:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Halloweentown”

3:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

5:05 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

6:45 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Beetlejuice”

8:50 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Hocus Pocus”

Wednesday, Oct. 2

1:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Arachnophobia” – Freeform Premiere

3:30 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Beetlejuice”

5:35 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Casper” (1995)

8:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”

Thursday, Oct. 3

11:00 a.m. Edt/Pdt – “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”

1:55 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Casper” (1995)

4:20 p.

Winona Ryder is looking back at how her parents tried to protect her from Hollywood as a child actor.

The actress, who made her feature-film debut in 1986’s Lucas at just 15 years old, shared in a recent interview with AnOther Magazine that instead of relocating to Los Angles, her parents chose to drive seven hours from San Francisco to L.A. each time she got an audition.

She added that school was also a priority in her family, which meant she “had to keep up my grades” to be allowed to go on auditions.

“I couldn’t work if it coincided with school,” Ryder explained. “My parents — who are just my best friends — were very wary of Hollywood. They associated it with Judy Garland’s tragedy, and we never relocated there. That turned out to be such a gift, because I knew a lot of kids who did bear that.

Beetlejuice isn’t the most kid-friendly source material. The two main characters are a couple who tragically died in a car accident and now have to learn to cope with being dead. The titular character — who only occupies 17 minutes of screentime — is an evil, unscrupulous ghost that tricks the main characters into letting him torture an innocent, if annoying, family. He also, most horrifically of all, nearly marries a 16-year-old girl against her will.

Still, in the ‘80s and ‘90s, it was perfectly normal to adapt an adult film into a Saturday morning kids cartoon. Which is why Beetlejuice, despite its subject matter, was ripe for an animated adaptation. Of course, things had to be toned down. The Maitlands (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis in the film) were removed entirely, and all references to “the afterlife” were substituted with “the neitherworld.” Beetlejuice himself would also become less nefarious and more of a goofy,...

Two-time Oscar nominee Tim Burton was honored with the 2,788th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, September 3, just days before the director’s film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” hits theaters. His star is located at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard, appropriately in front of Hollywood Toys & Costumes. Burton received his star in the category of Motion Pictures. Joining emcee Tony Potts were actors Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton. Guests in attendance included actors Danny DeVito, Monica Bellucci and Deep Roy, as well as costume designer Colleen Atwood. Watch Burton’s star ceremony below (beginning at 15:35 mark).

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame for the City of Los Angeles and has hosted the globally iconic star ceremonies for decades. Millions of people from around the world have visited this cultural landmark since the 1960s.

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Freeform has released it’s annual 31 Nights of Halloween special programming!

The Disney-owned network celebrates Halloween all October long with non-stop movies each year, and they are ramping up the lineup this year.

Fans can expect many of their usual fare, including classics like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands.

New to the lineup this year will include some newer movies, as well as double features, a full season binge of Disney+’s Goosebumps series and even a Tim Burton marathon!

Keep reading to find out more…

2023′s Haunted Mansion is set to make its broadcast debut on Freeform this season, plus Arachnophobia, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and Muppets From Space are all new additions to the lineup!

They’re even throwing in some not-so-spooky movies like Spider-Man: Far From Home, The Incredibles,...

The Halloween season is officially upon us, and Freeform kicks off the celebration this afternoon with the full schedule for this year’s “31 Nights of Halloween” extravaganza!

Freeform will be showing fright flicks from October 1 – October 31, and this year’s schedule includes fan favorite classics such as Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as new arrivals including Hocus Pocus 2 and the Disney+ “Goosebumps” series.

Another film making its world television premiere? Last year’s Haunted Mansion from Disney.

Here’s the full schedule for Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween” 2024…

Tuesday, Oct. 1

1:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Halloweentown”

3:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

5:05 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

6:45 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Beetlejuice”

8:50 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Hocus Pocus”

Wednesday, Oct. 2

1:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Arachnophobia” – Freeform Premiere

3:30 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Beetlejuice”

5:35 p.

Grab your pumpkin spice lattes because Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween returns for a frightfully delightful lineup of Halloween favorites that will keep viewers entranced all month long.

Eerily epic Halloween films ranging from classics like Casper, Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands to modern fan favorites like 2023’s Haunted Mansion (broadcast debut), Cruella, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife will fill Freeform’s beloved lineup.

Dastardly double features include Hocus Pocus/Hocus Pocus 2 (broadcast debut), Monsters Inc./Monsters University, and The Incredibles/The Incredibles 2. Timeless favorites include the Freeform premieres of Arachnophobia, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, and Muppets From Space.

Tim Burton fans, rejoice! The lineup features a marathon of Tim Burton’s ghoulishly grand films on Sunday, Oct. 13, including 2019’s live-action Dumbo, Frankenweenie, and Dark Shadows, among other classics. In need of a good binge session?...

It’s almost spooky season, which means that Freeform’s 31 Night of Halloween is quickly approaching.

The network released its schedule for October, full of nostalgic frights and more recent haunts. In fact, a few titles will be launching on linear TV for the first time, including the 2023 adaptation of Haunted Mansion, which will air on October 5.

Hocus Pocus 2 will also make its world television debut on October 6. Freeform will also host a marathon of the Disney+ series Goosebumps on October 25.

Don’t worry, all the usual favorites like Halloweentown, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, the original Hocus Pocus and more are on the schedule as well.

Cruella, the 1986 version of Little Shop of Horrors, Monsters, Inc. and Encanto are also in the mix.

Here’s the full schedule:

Tuesday, Oct. 1

1:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “Halloweentown”

3:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

5:05 p.

Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween” is back for 2024, and this year has all the spooks you could ask for.

The programming event, which runs from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, will bring back classic Halloween movies like “Hocus Pocus” — for a grand total of 20 airings throughout the month — as well as “Casper,” “Beetlejuice,” “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Edward Scissorhands” and the 2003 version of “The Haunted Mansion.”

Speaking of “Haunted Mansion,” the 2023 remake starring Lakeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson and Tiffany Haddish will make its broadcast debut on Oct. 5, while “Hocus Pocus 2” also makes its broadcast debut the next day, Oct. 6.

Freeform viewers are also in for a Tim Burton marathon on Oct. 13, which will include 2019’s “Dumbo,” “Frankenweenie” and “Dark Shadows.” And while you’re in the mood to binge some spooky content, tune in for the entirety of Disney+ “Goosebumps” as it airs its first season on Oct.

Disney+ offers a plethora of autumn-themed movies for cozy fall nights - from family-friendly animations to heartwarming musicals & spooky tales. Tim Burton's Frankenweenie is a charming Halloween treat for all ages - a goofy take on Frankenstein with heartwarming and comedic elements. Autumn vibes are aplenty in Disney classics like The Fox and the Hound, Coco, and The Nightmare Before Christmas - perfect for the season.

October is a wonderful time to be a Disney fan, especially with so many autumn Disney movies that set the perfect cozy mood. From Halloween-specific movies like Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas, to general 'spooky season' treats with ghosts and ghouls, there are plenty for people who love the darker side of the season. And for those who are bigger fans of Autumn than Halloween, specifically, there are those movies that conjure up the feeling of brightly colored leaves swirling through the crisp fall air.

There’s an inventive sequence early in the unexpectedly delightful Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in which the Bee Gees’ “Tragedy” accompanies Monica Bellucci’s soul-sucking demoness as her hacked up body parts are shaken loose from crates in the afterlife’s lost-and-found warehouse, where she proceeds to stitch herself back together like a gorgeous DIY Frankenstein monster. That scene multitasks as a show of kinship with the same actor’s role as a vampire bride in Bram Stoker’s Dracula; a tribute from Tim Burton to a key Gothic literature inspiration; and a darkly delicious valentine to the director’s offscreen partner of the past two years.

One of many inspired set-pieces in a clever sequel laced with hilarious callbacks to the 1988 original and amusingly eclectic pop-culture references to everything from Carrie to Mario Bava, from Soul Train to Donna Summer, it’s not the only time during the movie that I scrawled,...

It sounds like 2019’s Dumbo wasn’t the happiest of projects for director Tim Burton. More on the live-action film, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, below…

Tim Burton’s career has owed rather a lot to the House Of Mouse over the years. Beginning his filmmaking journey as an animator at Disney from 1981-1986, he was reportedly fired after his live-action short, Frankenweenie, was judged too scary for kids to watch before therapy gained mainstream appeal. The studio would later produce a feature-length stop-motion version of Burton’s story in 2012.

“I’ve been at Disney on and off,” he told Variety in a new interview ahead of the release of his new film, bio-exorcist sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, with Warner Bros. “During my first time there as an animator and designer, it went through maybe three different regimes even at that point. Each regime comes in with its own thing, so it’s...

While many documentaries aim to shine light on hidden aspects of their subject’s life, Tara Wood’s four-part series takes a different approach. Rather than focus on drama or controversy, it celebrates the incredible creative visions of Tim Burton.

Born in sunny California, Burton seemed an unlikely choice to become a master of Gothic fantasy and dark humor. Yet even as a child, his imagination knew no bounds. His earliest drawings featured bizarre hybrid creatures that would later populate his films. Despite facing doubts, Burton persisted in developing his unique artistic style.

Wood crafts the series as a journey through Burton’s career. We witness his animation experiments, from student films stuffed with personality to shorts for Disney that felt stifled by their expectations. Breaking out on his own, Burton began sharing his warped worlds with wider audiences. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure hinted at his flair for the peculiar,...

Disney has done a lot for Tim Burton, from offering him an apprenticeship in animation following his graduation from CalArts to producing his first live-action short film “Frankenweenie” (as well as the feature animated version), but his experience making “Dumbo” for the Mouse House was anything but magical. In a recent interview with Variety, Burton shared that the circumstance was so dire, he even considered retiring following its release. However, his work on the Netflix series “Wednesday” and the upcoming legacy sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” helped him find his love for the craft again.

“Honestly, after ‘Dumbo,’ I really didn’t know. I thought that could have been it, really. I could have retired, or become… well, I wouldn’t have become an animator again, that’s over. (Laughs) But this did reenergize me,” Burton said of working on “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.” “Oftentimes, when you get into Hollywood, you try to be...

When you think about where to head for Halloween favorites, Disney+ probably doesn’t immediately spring to mind. But just because Disney+ is free from blood-and-gore extravaganzas doesn’t mean it can’t scratch your spooky itch. In fact, far from it! There is a pretty robust amount of Halloween (and Halloween-adjacent) fair on Disney’s direct-to-consumer platform, including a bunch of new stuff that was recently added and so many classics, for every age group. Here are our choices for the very best Halloween movies and shows on Disney+ right now.

Frankenweenie (2012) Photo: Disney

Unlike other Disney remakes, which start out in animation before transitioning to live-action, Tim Burton decided to remake his oddball live-action short film (one of his “after school projects” that kept him busy while animating for Disney) in the form of a feature-length stop-motion animated film. Talk about a curveball! One of his most emotionally resonant and overlooked films,...

Tim Burton's lowest-rated films are all remakes, including Dark Shadows and Planet of the Apes. Despite some failures, Burton has a successful track record with remakes, like Batman and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton's willingness to keep making remakes and adaptations shows his persistence and creativity in the face of negative reviews.

Looking into Tim Burtons decades-long, revered career, the most shocking element of his record comes from his lowest-rated works. Burton is now a connoisseur of all things spooky, but actually got his start working at Disney from 1981 to 1984. The director was infamously fired while making the short film Frankenweenie, with the production company claiming that the bizarre short was too scary for children. Burton has since teamed up with Disney again on multiple other features, despite his friction with them in the '80s.

Burton did not let the Disney firing slow him down, as he...