Monthly newspaper and online publication targeting 18 to 35 year olds. The ultimate guide to the hottest parties, going out and having fun. Music, fashion, film, travel, festivals, technology, comedy, and parties! London, Barcelona, Miami and Ibiza.
Issue link: https://read.uberflip.com/i/88421
14 6 FILMwww.guestlist.net Issue 44 / 2012 FRANKENWEENIE COMING SOON... Expanding on his 1984 short of the same name, Frankenweenie is arguably Tim Burton's best film in years – and undoubtedly superior to this summer's fun but glib Dark Shadows. While Shadows saw the likes of Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer working hard to wring any bit of emotion they could from a messy script, Frankenweenie boasts a sense of compassion missing from almost every Burton film in the last ten years. It helps that the dog adorning the poster is the definition of Man's Best Friend, a doe-eyed scamp with a wicked smile and a parsnip-shaped head. Sparky is adorable, and his death early on the film is striking, particularly for the pit of depression it sends his young owner Victor (Charlie Tahan) into. While the original was a live-action affair in the intentionally hammy style of Ed Wood, Burton here reimagines the story in stop motion, further embellished with some smart 3D. The character design is faultless, all bug eyes and skin drained of anything that might suggest a pulse. It's this funereal feel that makes the central premise of Victor resurrecting his dog seem perfectly viable. After witnessing his new science teacher (Martin Landau) reanimating the legs of a frog using electric shocks, Victor takes full advantage of an incoming thunderstorm to bring his beloved Sparky back to life. Their reunion is heart-warming, offsetting the bleak set design with some classically touching moments between a boy and his dog. However, Victor can't hide his newly revived dog forever, and it isn't long before the whole town wants in on his secret. The final third reveals a cornucopia of horror film mainstays, scary enough to stick with kids, intricate enough to please adults. There are also plenty of references to the Burton films of yore – some of which were even glimpsed in the trailer. Perhaps it's the closing of the circle that has the veteran director with his heart on his sleeve, or maybe he just thought this would be his best chance at bagging that long-deserved Oscar. Whatever it is, it's brought the old dog back to life. TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 Whether you see the end of the Twilight celebration or a national day of mourning is, of course, up to you. But there's no denying this final installment is going to own the month of November. series as a cause for END OF WATCH Training Day scribe David Ayer takes the reins of this gritty cop drama, pitting Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña against a notorious drug cartel in Los Angeles. TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams star as an estranged father and daughter scouting for baseball players in directorial debut. Robert Lorenz's