Even if they don't have live streaming, there will be a ton of photos and probably lots of interviews that will come out of it.  There will also be London and Tokyo premieres within a few days of one another.  I'm expecting a lot of coverage!

And thanks Uncle Roger for the tip about Alice performing.  That should be really cool (and Johnny, please play with him like you did last year, lol!)

A friend of mine who manages a movie theatre saw a screening of the first 20 minutes of the film. This is apparently part of his job, as it was not a public screening. He's a DS fan, though not as devoted as any of us here. He was quite impressed with it, stressing that the humor is there, but is not as jarring in the context of the movie.

Thanks Uncle Roger, I'm crossing my fingers about this!


On another note, I think/hope this is new- a very brief tidbit from Bella Heathcote about her kissing scene(s) with Johnny:

E! Online: Dark Shadows Star Reveals What It Was Like to Make Out With Johnny Depp!

Thanks for the link, Brandon!  I got Carolyn Stoddard, strangely enough!  (I wish!  I'd like to get those ~40 years back  )  I didn't even give the answer about playing vinyl records.  I actually wanted to be Julia, since I'm a scientist, but I thought more of my answers were closer to Barnabas and Roger.  I'm guessing that my votes were split among many of the characters, but that's okay, I'll take Carolyn! 

Wow, with all the tv spots and previews, and now these scenes on YouTube -- I think the entire movie is gonna be released in bits and pieces before the premiere.  LOL.   Seriously, haven't some other films been critisized for this type of promotion? Where most of the good stuff is released, sorta making the film anti-climactic?

Yeah, I agree to an extent, which is why I mentioned the other day that while I don't mind hearing a spoiler or two, I would rather "tread lightly" on them at this point.  I think what I really meant to say was that I just don't like to see too much of the movie before actually seeing the movie!  Of course I love to see bits and pieces- a trailer, some TV spots, some stills, but when it gets to be TOO much, I find myself instinctively pulling back a little bit.  It's a fine line!  So I think that I will defer on watching those YouTubes, as tempting as they are, until after I see the film, but thanks so much Sara for posting the links!  I know that I will want to go check them out after I've seen it!  And thanks also for the DVD release info- we have a ways to go until then, but the timing sounds just about right so I'll bet Sept. 26 will end up being right!

Thanks as always everyone for the screen captures and all the updates.  I'm not completely avoiding spoilers but I'm trying to tread a little lightly on them, if that makes any sense, so I am not sure I know what y'all are referring to.  But after I see the movie I look forward to reading over this thread again!

On another note, apologies if this has been mentioned but I don't think I've seen it- the WaterTower (Warner Bros) Music page now has sound snippets of the DS Soundtrack:

http://www.watertower-music.com/releases_spotlight.php?search=WTM39309

The 18 second-long Depp track of The Joker is simply him as Barnabas, reciting the lines to the Steve Miller refrain.  Kind of cute, but I actually was hoping he'd be doing some mad guitar riff on the song    Oh well.  I still don't see a preorder for a domestic release on amazon.com; it is listed as an import at over $40, which is very puzzling.  Unless the price comes down to a reasonable level, I think I will have to make do with the Elfman score (which I've already preordered) alone.

Thanks so much for the latest video spot, MB!  For some reason, I didn't get any audio when I tried to play it in Quicktime, but it worked just fine using VLC media player.  I love Johnny's phrasing when he says the "biggest balls" line- I don't feel that it's too over the top 

Thanks ProfStokes for your description of the Festival Of Books.  I've heard one radio interview of SGS and agree that he comes across as very down to earth and pleasant.  I've liked his few interviews in the written press, as well.  I imagine his lack of animation on the panel may have to do with not wanting to speak in front of crowds.  I can definitely identify with that.  I was extremely shy as a kid, and my worst fear was that the teacher would pick on me to answer a question, or that I would have to give a speech in front of the class.  As an adult, as a research scientist, I have to give presentations to groups at least once or twice a year, and after doing it so many times I've gotten used to it to some extent, but the feeling never completely goes away.  I have been told I appear to be very calm and natural, and I feel *mostly* calm, but definitely not natural.  Whereas if I am explaining something to someone one-on-one, I feel totally different.  Perhaps SGS is a little like that. 

I read Abraham Lincoln-Vampire Hunter last year while on vacation with my sister.  She was mocking me for reading a book with such a title, and at first I thought it was going to be just a lark.  But as I got into it I thought it was quite well done and actually pretty serious- at least as much a historical novel as a horror one.  I told her that she would probably like it if she could just get past the title, but she wasn't buying it   I don't know if it'll be your cup of tea, ProfStokes, but I hope it'll be worth the purchase.  I myself look forward to the movie.

Thanks MB and all for your descriptions of the new TV spot.  I haven't seen it yet but I've been seeing various TV spots more often lately, even though I'm not watching a great deal of TV right now.  Johnny and Tim do like to make little off-color puns, and as MB described, often they're not played for out-loud laughs, but rather in the vein of making you think, "wait, did they just say that?" I just think that it's part of their sense of humor, for better or for worse- I myself love 99% of them and do have about 1% that I groan at- hopefully DS will be more among my 99%!