The Nightmare Before Christmas News

The first of the films based on Tom Clancy's spy novels featuring heroic CIA agent Jack Ryan stars Alec Baldwin in that role.

Christmas has definitely taken on a consumerist atmosphere, so it should come as no surprise that Christmas movies are grossing more money than ever.

Published Thursday 3 December 2009 07:44pm EST. Filmmaker Tim Burton is known for his expressionist style, highlighted in his paintings, sketches, and photographs on display at the MoMA.

WILD WES Anderson's latest tells the stop-motion story of a cage creature's attempt to civilize his inner animal.

Director Wes Anderson on the set of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Photograph by: Greg Williams , 20th Century Fox When the computer-generated, 3-D animation train was chugging full-steam ahead five years ago, filmmakers Wes Anderson and Henry Selick decided to hop off and walk in the other direction.

Why has it taken movie studios so long to learn the Tim Burton lesson about children's movies? With "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," he definitively proved that kiddie classics belong in the hands of hipster pop surrealists.

Jack Skellington, voiced by Chris Sarandon, in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.' Whether you consider it Christmasy or not, it's in theaters now.

The upcoming retrospective at NYC's Museum of Modern Art explores the career of Tim Burton , whose talent has led him to transform often frightening notions - death, loneliness, the apocalypse - into charmingly approachable forms, creating strange worlds that closely mirror our own, but with all the appropriate Burton-esque accoutrements.

Elvis Costello talks about his music and the second season of "Spectacle," his music talk show on the Sundance Channel.

COMEBACK KID: 'Coraline' is just one of four stop-motion features released in 2009, indicating the revival of a lo-fi format made possible by high-tech cameras and digital post-production equipment.

The Cinema Audio Society has tapped 'Coraline' helmer Henry Selick to receive its lifetime achievement award.

Eight new releases this week! Three local films, a 3D remake, a horror movie, a french offering and two indies are out in the buenos aires theatres.

New Blood Productions brings 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' to life ASHLEY FITZPATRICK The Telegram It is inhabited by ghosts, creepy clowns, vampires and all manner of ghoulish monsters.

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Film fans who enjoy watching things pop off the screen should prepare for a 3-D visual assault.

Time can move slowly in the movie world, just ask the cast of "Pandorum." The sci-fi horror film opens Friday, seven months after members of the cast traveled to the WonderCon comic book/movie/pop culture convention to hype the film.

When it comes to celebrating Halloween, film, not music, is the popular art form that has best defined and shaped this most spooky of holidays.

"Battle League Horumo": Viz Cinema, the Japanese film-only, 143-seat movie theater inside the recently opened New People mall in Japantown, strengthens its J-Pop cred with Katsuhide Motoki's infectious combat-action comedy about a bizarre fight club that spices up the college experience at Kyoto University.

Sixteen years isn't quite long enough to officially be able to call a film a classic, but there's no reason to wait with "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas." The wickedly sharp script, spookily stunning visuals and haunting soundtrack have earned the 1993 film a place among the all-time greats.

Editor's Note : Please welcome guest author Matt Feige to The Disney Blog. Last night was opening night for The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D at the El Capitan.