it seems as though there's been almost a complete cessation of new information about the film since principle photography ended last week. no new tweets, photos, leaked plot points, etc.

in fact i'll bet that now that the film has gone into the studio for post-production we will see and hear virtually nothing for the next several months until the trailers are released and the promotional work starts.

since depp alone earns tens of millions of dollars per film i'm sure 35 million is an enormous underestimation of the movie's total costs. the salaries of the main cast alone probably total more than that.

at the end of the day i'll bet were talking millions in triple digits in terms of the overall production costs.

sorry i didn't post the information about this sooner but it was sort of last minute...

last night i attended a screening of alexandra isles documentary film "hidden treasures" at the orchard house cafe in new york. alexandra was hosting.

the cafe atmosphere gave the event a casual, intimate feel. very good coffee. it was obviously attended by many close friends of alexandra's as she seemed very relaxed and familiar with those in attendance. several of those interviewed for the film...mainly metropolitan employees and benefactors...were also present. after the screening they got up spoke briefly then with alexandra took questions from the audience. i asked about the recent alexander mcqueen exhibit and all replied that it was a wonderful experience for the museum.

as for ms.isles she's still dreamy. taller than i recalled with excellent posture. the hair still vicki-lustous. she has a wonderful carriage and presence and comes across as a very interesting and engaged person. of course i wanted to ask her about the new film but under the circumstances it wouldn't have been appropriate.

i had seen the film a few months ago on PBS but watching it on the "big screen" with those involved present gave it a new vitality. it's actually quite inspiring. if one gets a chance please check it out.

a nice evening.

how un-CANNY!

[spoiler]i was just saying to myself this morning: i'll bet angelique owns that other, rival cannery. and lo and behold. we've been given clues. she's already well established in collinsport when the story begins. she's out to destroy liz. certainly her power-pantsuit in the cast photograph screams "lady executrix". there's just not going to be enough time in a two hour movie to have a cannery subplot that doesn't involve barnabas and the rest of the leads.[/spoiler]

i knew it.

with each new photograph i get more excited.

love pfieffer's hair more here than in the earlier group shot. it looks more elaborate and 70's. the mood we're getting from these glimpses is somber, somber, SOMBER. not the bright cartoony world of some of burton's other works. it looks like that's what colleen atwood is going for in terms of the costuming too. DARK. not the visual dissonance of the original series' bright mod clothes juxtaposed against the heavy gothic interiors. just dark. but rich too. i keep recalling depp's GREEN inverness cape. a lush forest green. it look like hits of burgundy and plum are out there too. the early 1970's were something of a grim time if one recalls so all this makes sense visually.

it looks like depp in in 18th century costume for his picture. and the garment looks grimy and worn. shortly after his release, perhaps? the blood of his first victim on his hands?

it's all too much to take in.

there is something misleading about that photograph in terms of depp's appearance. he is 48 years old. no matter how he's lit and made up he can only look so "young" onscreen.

i think it's funny that in some of the polls one of the choices is that depp and burton will make this film "too weird". cause, um, the original series wasn't "weird" at all, right?

stunning development!

we know that "young barnabas" is part of the 18th century sequence but how does a young victoria factor in??? a flashback to the 1950's?

i was just wondering what this victoria's background was since i don't think we've heard the "orphan" word in any of the published character descriptions. is she from collinsport? is the hammond foundling home to make an appearance?

wow.