This short early film by Tim Burton is being shown at ACMI as a part of the Tim Burton exhibition at Federation Square. I had never seen it before. It is a Burton-esque version of the Grimm’s fairy tale and has a few amusing moments. It runs for about 20 minutes and combines live-action with stop motion animation, although it is mostly live-action. Like most things Burton, it is slightly weird.
Directed by Tim Burton Produced by Rick Heinrichs Written by Tim Burton Narrated by Vincent Price Music by Ken Hilton Cinematography Victor Abdalov Studio Walt Disney Productions Distributed byTouchstone Home Video
Buena Vista Distribution Release date UK 1982 Running time 5 minutes 52 seconds CountryUSA Language English
I saw Vincent last week as a part of the Tim Burton exhibition that is currently on at ACMI in Federation Square, Melbourne. (I also have it on DVD as an extra on The Nightmare Before Christmas) It’s a great six-minute stop motion animated film that shows where Burton would be headed in his career. It features great narration from Vincent Price and the animation is very good.
Directed by Dominique Monféry Produced by Baker Bloodworth & Roy E. Disney Written bySalvador Dalí, John Hench & Donald W. Ernst Music by Armando Dominguez Music Adaptation: Michael Starobin Editing by Jessica Ambinder-Rojas Studio Disney Studios France Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures Release dateUSA: December 19, 2003
France: June 1, 2003
Destino was a collaboration between Disney and Salvador Dali that commenced in 1945/46 but was unfinished. They had storyboarded it but due to financial difficulties and the war the project was cancelled. It was resurrected in 2000 by Roy Disney and finally premiered in 2003.
It has not been released onto DVD yet, although it could be an extra release with the forthcoming Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 release next year. It was supposed to have been a part of the Walt Disney Treasures line but that never came to fruition. It is quite interesting and very Dali-esque. Destino was a part of the National Gallery Of Victoria‘s 2009 Dali exhibition; Liquid Desires.
Directed by Leslie Pearce Produced byMack Sennett Written byW.C. Fields Starring W.C. Fields
Babe Kane
Arnold Gray
Elise Cavanna
Dorothy Granger Cinematography John W. Boyle Distributed byParamount Pictures Release date September 9, 1932 Running time 22 minutes CountryUnited States LanguageEnglish
The Dentist is an early talky by W. C. Fields. It’s a series of funny sketches joined together so that the film reaches the 20 minute mark. There is only a slight plot about Fields being a dentist who firstly plays golf, then returns to see a couple of patients in his surgery. There is also another plot with his daughter wanting to marry the iceman but Fields being against it. There are a couple of good chuckles to be had, especially when an errant golf ball from Fields hits another golfer on the head. (This is always funny!)
