Sweeney Todd

Last New Year's day, Cecile and I found ourselves in the heart of Times Square. And since it was a holiday, there were no shows on Broadway. We had already watched two plays since we arrived in the Big Apple. We saw "The Color Purple" which featured Fantasia.... yes, the American Idol winner. We also watched "Young Frankenstein."

And on New Year's Day, we watched Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd." This film is Tim Burton's adaptation of Sondheim's musical starring Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd, Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin and Sacha Baron Cohen as Pirelli.

Timothy "Tim" William Burton, like me, born on the month of August (1958) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American film director and writer. He is noted for his quirky and gothic and dark atmosphere of his films. I remember to have watched "Edward Scissorhands" a few years ago... also with Johnny Depp. This movie is Depp's 6th collaboration with Burton.

Tim Burton also did "Batman Returns" and "The Nightmare before Christmas"

Photos courtesy of Warner Brothers.