Severed Limbs

Spooky snow tree
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Ichabod Crane: "We take the Indian Trail to the Tree of the Dead."
Young Masbath: "How will we recognize it?"
Ichabod Crane: "Without difficulty, I rather fear."

--Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW

Barnabas?

The upcoming Tim Burton directed movie DARK SHADOWS ranks right up there with one of my most anticipated movies of all time (kind of like a little movie he and Depp did called SLEEPY HOLLOW...) so I want Burton to get this one right. Now, other than PLANET OF THE APES he hasn't really disappointed me, but this on-set photo of Depp in his Barnabas Collins get-up has me scratching my head. I mean - what the...

Didn't Depp already do the Michael Jackson thing with CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY? What is going on here? He looks like an albino Elijah Wood in this pic. Naturally, when it comes to Burton I'm more than willing to give the man the benefit of the doubt, but... what the...

What's with the makeup on Johnny Depp's Barnabas Collins?

Sleepy Hollow

As the end of summer nears and the crisp autumn days draw closer, it's time to start checking in on one of my favorite blogs: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. Some of the most interesting Halloween-related blogs are those that fixate on one specific movie - and this gentleman's fascination with Tim Burton's film SLEEPY HOLLOW goes to the extreme. A master at crafting screen quality props, I'll be taking a trip to Sleepy Hollow every now and again to see what new scares he'll be working on this year...

http://civslegendofsleepyhollow.blogspot.com/

Ichabod & The World of Tomorrow

Always on the lookout for great movies at bargain prices - I picked up the Disney classic The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad at a flea market today for the ridiculously low price of $3. That's a price even a penny-pincher like Ichabod Crane can't refuse - and is worth every one of those pennies simply for the Halloween sequence alone - a remarkable piece of animation that lives up to Uncle Walt's high standards. The Headless Horseman's introduction is truly a magical moment and one every lover of Halloween should own, ranking right up there with Disney masterpieces like Snow White and Fantasia in terms of artistic quality.

I remember watching a Disney special on TV when I was a kid that featured the Sleepy Hallow segment (I don't recall ever seeing the Mr. Toad part before for some reason) and being completely enthralled - and just a wee bit terrified - of the Headless Horseman. My six year old daughter just watched it and came running up the steps when it was done, saying: "It was awesome!"

Not to be outdone, I also picked up Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow at a garage sale yesterday for the rock bottom price of 75 cents! While not the instant classic of Ichabod & Mr. Toad, it still looks like a decent enough film that I should be able to get three quarter's worth of entertainment out of.

http://www.skycaptain.com/