You already knew that Helena Bonham Carter would be joining her life partner Tim Burton’s film version of Dark Shadows because you haven’t been in a come for the past decade. It was only a question of who she’ll play. According to Deadline Sunnydale, Carter is in talks to play Dr. Julia Hoffman – a regular character on the creaky television show who was originally played by Academy Award nominee (for Night of the Iguana) Grayson Hall. No word yet on whether her character will have two different-colored shoes. It would be a role that sees a lot of screen time with (a wigless) Barnabas Collins (as played by Johnny Depp). According to the same report, Michelle Pfeiffer might re-team with Tim Burton for the first time since Batman Returns. She would play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the mater familias of the clan who was played by noir legend Joan Bennett on the original show. It’s also important to note that while the television show has a moderately large cult following, and is truly beloved by the filmmakers here, it was a trainwreck of a program that typically had flies buzzing in and out of shots, a door that refused to work, and boom mics sneaking into frame. It was hectic, daily episode madness that made it so lovable, so it’ll be interesting to see if Burton can capture that same spirit.

After years of being the dorkiest kid on the block (he’s into science more than sports! Ridiculous!), Neville Longbottom is about to be all grown up for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. It’s been a long road, but the boy who might have been the boy who lived looks rough and ready to take some revenge in this first picture from the highly anticipated movie. Check it out for yourself. Hopefully, Harry Potter cosplayers and Cosby cosplayers will find some common ground here and hit a few New York City subway stops with some more theatrics.

This past weekend saw the cinematic glory of Resident Evil: Afterlife pushing past security to get into your local theater even though it was moving slower than an instant replay in a curling match. The absolute atrocity of this film raises a lot of questions, but one of the first and foremost is whether or not directors should work with their spouses in a leading role. Paul W.S. Anderson, who thinks Milla Jovovich is as big an action star as Sigourney Weaver, is also married to Milla Jovovich, and while we can’t prove causation for the low marks in her performance here – we can certainly point to correlation. We can also point to 9 more husband and wife teams in order to find out if working with your legally bound significant other is really such a great idea.

Kevin Carr sits his chubbiness down weighs in on Alice in Wonderland and Brooklyn’s Finest.

It’s a monumental time for the Fat Guys at the Movies. Both Kevin and Neil have seen the movies for the week, but they can’t agree on a damn thing… especially in regards to Gentlemen Broncos in the DVD Roundup. It’s a Fat Guy Smackdown all around!

Johnny Depp makes his seventh appearance in a Tim Burton film officially making the two of them common-law married. Click to read if we think their relationship is still going strong after all these years.

Arm yourself with an education in Alice in Wonderland and go in forewarned. You’ll be able to chuckle knowingly at the obscure characters, and tip your hat to the small nods to Lewis Carroll. You know, if you were the kind of person who wore a hat and tipped it.

There’s something that I’ve never liked about members of the press corps who ask dumb questions. I can’t put my finger on it at the moment, but I have a feeling that it has something to do with the way it makes most journalists — more specifically, bloggers — look. Oh, I know. It makes us all look like idiots.

In fairness, none of what is written in the title above is untrue. A new clip from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was released this evening on MySpace, and it does include both the eating of cake by Alice, played by Mia Wasikowska, and her subsequent outgrowth of her clothes.

The Mad Hatter is assembling his army, and Tim Burton is getting ready to bring a wicked vision of Alice in Wonderland to the big screen this coming spring. Here’s a poster.

Will Bloom struggles to reconnect with his father Edward Bloom as Ed’s entire life is retold in epic, tall tale-style, and Tim Burton discovers primary colors.

Just in time for Comic-Con, the first teaser trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has arrived online.

Kevin Carr reviews this week’s new movies: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and (500) Days of Summer.

Want to see a bunch of actors playing insane people and holding animals? Then you’ve come to the right place, weirdo.

It turns out that being a wizard is actually really dangerous. This wasn’t what I signed up for. I just wanted to turn invisible and sneak into the witches’ locker room and stuff like that.

A few days ago we posted up some smaller images from the upcoming Tim Burton adventure Alice in Wonderland, as Disney has begun its long-haul marketing push. And as I recall, those images looked pretty neat, even if they were tiny. But today the folks at Disney have sent us the high resolution art so that we might share it with all of you.

The first official images from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland reveal that the old images we had may have also been official. Making it the first official picture. And blowing our minds with confusion and red, red lipstick.

Marty McFly’s dad is suiting up in his Knave of Hearts costume to join Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland film has had two more roles filled by Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter.

I found this nifty little video that makes Fight Club look like it could actually look like a lighthearted romantic comedy. Watch and comment, like Jack’s dirty mouth.