Gothic Fantasy: The Films of Tim Burton

by Edwin Page

“I’ve always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they’d still say I’m a dark personality.”—Tim Burton
Tim Burton’s career began at Disney, but he soon found his own style. He is best known for his dark, fantastical creations such as Beetlejuice (1988) and now for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
Burton’s output ranges from Hollywood blockbusters to art-house film—-covering genres from sci-fi spoof to animation and horror. Edwin Page’s new book will appeal to both the general fan and film studies reader.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Pop Culture, Gothic

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

With over eighty books published since 2005, British born writer Edwin Page is one of the most prolific authors of the early 21st Century.

Known largely for his historical fiction, he is the author of the widely acclaimed Where Seagulls Fly. He has also written a number of popular stories relating to slavery in the U.S. These include The Hanging Tree, Runaway and Oona.

Edwin Page has a 1st Class degree in Film & Literary Studies and has had numerous short stories, articles and poems published in a variety of publications. Born and bred near Cambridge, he went to university in Plymouth and Carlisle, and now lives in western Cornwall.

Reviews

[Victoria Robertson · Rating 3 out of 5]

While there is a lot of good information in this book about Tim Burton's movies through 2007, the writing is something to be desired. It reads like a senior thesis paper. The author is very repetitive when making comparisons and even gets some facts about the movies wrong (Ex: when discussing The Corpse Bride, he mixes up Mayhew and Emille, the butlers of the families).

[Kristina Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an amazing insight to Burtons movies

[Britt · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a 3.5 star book. I've been a huge fan of Tim Burton movies since I was 9-yrs-old, so the content was up my alley. It isn't the most sophisicated book with it's poor graphically designed cover and repetitive text, but it gives some insight into Burton and his movies. I enjoyed the connections between the films he made and even liked some of the mindless facts, such as the banjo player in Big Fish only having one other role as the banjo player from Deliverance. Even if you are a big fan of the movies, there will be some new things for you here. It would just be great if the author updated the book to include all his newer films. Overall, it's an easy and light read--I read it on my phone thru my library on lunch breaks.

[Saroon · Rating 4 out of 5]

love the quotes and facts spread in small boxes all around the pages of the entire book ;)

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

love the quotes and facts spread in small boxes all around the pages of the entire book ;)