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IHC Movie Reviews: Dark Shadows (2012)

Tim Burton’s newest film, Dark Shadows, hit theatres this weekend. Based on the 1960’s soap opera of the same name, the film looks to bring the campy show to a new generation, but with the trademark Burton touch. So how does it do? Is it a good effort by Burton, or should it have been left chained and buried in a shallow grave?

‘Dark Shadows’ featurette on the history of vampires

An interesting behind the scenes look at ‘Dark Shadows’, the history of the cinematic vampire and Johnny Depp’s inspiration for Barnabus Collins. Obviously, his biggest inspiration was Jonathan Frig, who played the original Barnabus in the original Dark Shadows series… good times.

Listen to Danny Elfman’s soundtrack for ‘Dark Shadows’

Dark Shadows is a Tim Burton movie, which means that it stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter and that it will have a soundtrack by Danny Elfman. Warner Bros’ Water Tower Music has put the entire soundtrack online, which you can listen to here.

If you’re worried about such things, some of the track names might be plot spoilers.

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Check out the first trailer for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows

At first, I wasn’t really looking forward to Tim Burton’s film adaptation of the 1960s Dark Shadows TV series. I never saw the original series, but at first, I got the impression that Dark Shadows would be another interchangeable Tim Burton/Johnny Depp joint, but this actually looks pretty funny and entertaining. I think now I’ll be really looking forward to this when it comes out in May.

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Johnny Depp in costume and on the set of Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows is nightmare fuel

Here are the first photos of Johnny Depp in make-up as Barnabas Collins in Tim Burton’s film adaptation of Dark Shadows, his own take on the 1960s gothic soap opera of the same name.