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More Reviews of the Sweeney Todd DVD

by Daniel Zilber on March 31, 2008 · No Comments

We’re just one day away from the release of Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd DVD, and the movie blogs are buzzing about it. Thrillpeddlers are featured in the documentary Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition, which seems to be a stand-out among the DVD’s bonus features. From Dread Central: Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition, takes a look [...]

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First Sweeney Todd DVD Review

by Daniel Zilber on March 20, 2008 · No Comments

As the April 1st release date nears, the first reviews of Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd DVD are starting to hit the web. Why do we care? Thrillpeddlers are featured in the documentary Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition included on the 2-disc collector’s edition. It looks like the DVD producers did an excellent job of lining [...]

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First Pics of Depp as Sweeny Todd

by Daniel Zilber on March 31, 2007 · 8 Comments

Perez Hilton has posted the first public glimpse of Johnny Depp in the title roll of Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, currently in production in London. Sweeney Todd is the big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 Grand Guignol Broadway musical about a throat-slashing barber and his meat-pie-making accomplice (Helena Bonham Carter). Variety is reporting the film [...]

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