SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT: A PITTSBURGH DARK SHADOWS WEB FANZINE
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http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/09/23/johnny-depp-as-dark-shadows-vampire-sneak-peek/
Fri, 23 September 2011 at 7:50 pm
Johnny Depp as 'Dark Shadows' Vampire - Sneak Peek!
EW got a sneak peek of the entire cast, which also includes Helena Bonham Carter, Chloe Moretz, Eva Green, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
“I do remember, very vividly, practically sprinting home from school in the afternoon to see Jonathan Frid play Barnabas Collins,” Johnny told the mag, referring to the ’60s-’70s TV series. “Even then, at that age, I knew - this has got to be weird.”
from WELOVESOAPS.net
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Dark Shadows Movie Cast Photo: Compare The Old With The New
Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first cast photo from the new Tim Burton movie, Dark Shadows.
“I remember seeing a group photograph of the cast of the original series,” Burton told EW. “For me it captured the weird DARK SHADOWS vibe in a single image. I had a brief window of opportunity to have our cast present at the same time, the day before principle photography began. We decided to stage a similar picture instead of rehearsing, to see if we captured the DARK SHADOWS feeling.”
Click below to compare with the original cast photo from DARK SHADOWS.
The movie is scheduled for theatrical release May 11, 2012.
What do you think? The new cast photo seems more true to the original series to us than the Johnny Depp photo circulating recently from the set.
From MSN
New 'Dark Shadows' cast photo released
Sept. 23, 2011, 6:50 PM EST
Zap2itThe first cast photo of the new "Dark Shadows" movie has been released and it is sure to have fans of the original series excited. Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive first-look photo here.
In the new picture, feast your eyes on Johnny Depp as vampire Barnabas Collins, Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman, Jackie Earle Haley as groundskeeper Willie Loomis, Jonny Lee Miller as Roger Collins, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and and "Kick-Ass" star Chloe Moretz as her teenage daughter Carolyn.
Find: More buzz on the 'Dark Shadows' movie
"Dark Shadows" was originally a daytime drama on ABC starring Jonathan Frid as Barnabas. It ran from 1966-1971 and is the basis for this new movie. There was a reboot of the franchise that aired 12 episodes in 1991 starring Ben Cross, Joanna Going and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
This new movie is being directed by (who else) Tim Burton and tells the tail of Barnabas, made into a vampire in 1772 by a witch whose heart he broke. She entombs him for 200 years, until he emerges in 1972 and that's where the movie picks up.
"Dark Shadows" opens May 11. Will you be taking a visit to Collinwood Manor?
Monday, September 19, 2011
ANTHONY GEORGE in LAWMAN
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George Wilson DARK SHADOWS COMIC ART
If you are interested in owning some original GOLD KEY comic book art from George Wilson check out the auction and for sales on COMIC ART FANS
George did a few DARK SHADOWS art covers.
George did a few DARK SHADOWS art covers.
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| Cover art for GOLD KEY DARK SHADOWS #30 |
Sunday, September 18, 2011
THHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
\\Johnny Depp's 'Dark Shadows' Photos Draw Comparisons to Michael Jackson, Willy Wonka
The first photos of Depp as vampire Barnabas Collins have appeared online, but reaction is decidedly mixed.
George Pimentel/FilmMagic/Getty Images
Several comments saw Depp as another superstar: Michael Jackson. One fan, Reggie Watts, tweeted, "FYI Johnny Depp to reprise his Michael Jackson character from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory in the upcoming Dark Shadows movie."
Pop culture Twitter feed @TMAonHulu did its own previous Burton comparison: "So Edward Scissorhands gets Boy George glasses?"
STORY: Johnny Lee Miller, Chloe Moretz, Helena Bonham Carter Join 'Dark Shadows'
Actor Richard Weigand, who plays a vampire on the web series Curve Your Vampirism tweeted, "Why does Johnny Depp look like more like Powder from the movie Powder than Barnabus?"
David Posadny tweeted, "Was reminded of South Parks Tim Burton slam after seeing latest pics of him dressing Depp up in his stupid Goth look. C'MON."
Carla Baron wrote, "Was looking forward to Tim Burton's remake of Dark Shadows ... but Johnny Depp looks ridiculous in this makeup."
James Sharpe wrote, "New photos of Johnny Depp looking like a cartoon on the set of the new Tim Burton mess. I'm not linking to the photos just imagine them."
British fan @grid_spy couldn't make up her mind, writing, "Johnny Depp Pic in Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" film. I'm not sure if it looks cool/strange/weird."
However, not every person who saw the pics had a negative reaction. Kayla Grosse had just one word: "Creepy."
Charlotte J. Parker wrote, "Just saw a photo of Johnny Depp on my home page. Whew. Even at my age he just quivers my liver."
My thoughts.....
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| Frid's Winter Cape |
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| Frid's 1960's Cape |
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| Depp |
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| Depp as BARNABAS |
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
The Faces of BARNABAS COLLINS 1967-2012
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| Ben Cross as Barnabas Collins in 1990 |
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| Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins in 1967 |
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| Alec Newman as Barnabas Collins in 2004 |
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| Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins in 2012 |
What's with the makeup on
Johnny Depp's Barnabas Collins?
By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, NBC
Today, September 14, 2011Gotta confess, I love Dark Shadows. When I was a kid in
the 1970s, it aired in a prime after-school time slot and I watched with my mom.
She was no fan of regular soap operas, but somehow Dark Shadows, with its
Gothic theme, vampires, family crypts and chained coffins, didn't seem like a
soap. It had drama, action, intrigue and plenty of spine-tingling scenes. (That
little ghost girl Sarah, Barnabas Collins' sister, haunted me for
years.)
In fact, when I co-wrote Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops: The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s, (shameless plug!) I made sure Dark Shadows got an entry all its own.
Dark Shadows, it seems, was a childhood fave of Johnny Depp as well, and he's now starring as beloved head vamp Barnabas Collins in the big-screen edition, due out May 11, 2012. At the time I wrote the book entry, I wondered if the proposed movie version would ever get off the ground.
But when photos from the set started to trickle out, I stopped short. As played by Jonathan Frid (who's still with us at 86), Barnabas was an imposing, aristocratic leading man who was also the part of an established New England family. Yes, vampirism was thrust upon him thanks to vengeful witch Angelique, but even as a vampire he was stately and dignified. One thing he was not was a freak.
And yet that's exactly how he looks in these photos. Numerous blogs have compared this Barnabas to Michael Jackson or earlier Depp character Edward Scissorhands. (Tim Burton directed Edward and is directing Dark Shadows.) Some have suggested that perhaps Barnabas needed the makeup to go out in the daytime.
I'm reserving judgment for now, but really, Johnny Depp — as a fan since childhood, you should know better than most not to mess with Barnabas Collins. Moviegoers have watched too many of our beloved childhood memories (Bewitched, The Flintstones, Land of the Lost) get dragged through horrible film versions just because Hollywood doesn't have any new ideas.
Fans will call down many a curse on your head should the beloved soap be trashed onscreen.
In fact, when I co-wrote Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops: The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s, (shameless plug!) I made sure Dark Shadows got an entry all its own.
Dark Shadows, it seems, was a childhood fave of Johnny Depp as well, and he's now starring as beloved head vamp Barnabas Collins in the big-screen edition, due out May 11, 2012. At the time I wrote the book entry, I wondered if the proposed movie version would ever get off the ground.
But when photos from the set started to trickle out, I stopped short. As played by Jonathan Frid (who's still with us at 86), Barnabas was an imposing, aristocratic leading man who was also the part of an established New England family. Yes, vampirism was thrust upon him thanks to vengeful witch Angelique, but even as a vampire he was stately and dignified. One thing he was not was a freak.
And yet that's exactly how he looks in these photos. Numerous blogs have compared this Barnabas to Michael Jackson or earlier Depp character Edward Scissorhands. (Tim Burton directed Edward and is directing Dark Shadows.) Some have suggested that perhaps Barnabas needed the makeup to go out in the daytime.
I'm reserving judgment for now, but really, Johnny Depp — as a fan since childhood, you should know better than most not to mess with Barnabas Collins. Moviegoers have watched too many of our beloved childhood memories (Bewitched, The Flintstones, Land of the Lost) get dragged through horrible film versions just because Hollywood doesn't have any new ideas.
Fans will call down many a curse on your head should the beloved soap be trashed onscreen.
Micheal Jackson or JOKER? Depp's BARNABAS and DS First look
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| Collinwood set |
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| Collinwood |
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| Bella Heathcote and Johnny Depp on the set of "Dark Shadows" |
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| Depp as Barnabas or is he Micheal Jackson/JOKER? |
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| Tim Burton |
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| Filming DS |
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