A year before Tim Burton’s directorial debut, “Pig-wee’s Big Adventure,” hit theaters, he directed the short, “Frankenweenie,” the story of a young boy who wants to bring his dog back from the dead, ...

The original **Frankenweenie ** was the 1984 short film by Tim Burton, about a boy who re-animates his deceased dog, which rocketed him on his track to become our premiere auteur du weird. Now he's ...

As announced back in March, Disney is moving forward on production of Frankenweenie, the Tim Burton stop-motion movie that is a feature-length version of his 1984 black and white short. Deadline now ...

"Frankenweenie" (opening October 5 throughout San Diego) is further proof that at this point in his career Tim Burton should swear off live actors and only work in animation. Tim Burton began his ...

Tim Burton’s blank cheque from Disney (courtesy of the Bank of Wonderland) is being put to good use as the director is revisiting an old friend in the form of Victor and Sparky in the 3D world of ...

On Thursday night in Austin, Tex., Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League welcomed a most enthusiastic audience — "one big pile of nerds," as the always-exuberant tuxedoed host put it — to the eighth ...

Shereen Low discovers that Beetlejuice star Winona Ryder is back to her best and doing what comes naturally in Tim Burton’s latest movie, Frankenweenie. Winona Ryder’s life reads like a gripping work ...

After the disappointment of Dark Shadows, Frankenweenie represents a return to the creative well for Tim Burton, and a retreat to his roots: stop motion animation. As Burton fans will already know, ...

A movie-mad youngster is heartbroken when his loyal dog Sparky is killed. Bringing him back to life is the least he could do. Huge fun for movie buffs with a melancholy undertone that may well appeal ...