Tim Burton

With a background in animation for Disney, acclaimed American director Tim Burton has a knack for imaginary worlds and unusual characters. Ferenczi, a cinema critic for French weekly T矇l矇rama, provides a quick introduction to his work in this slim volume packed with whimsical CG animated film stills and other colorful examples of Burton's eclectic projects. Following a similar format to other volumes in the Masters of Cinema series, the director's early years and background are discussed before a brief pictorially laden chronological tour of Burton's most popular films beginning with Pee Wee's Big Adventure his first full length film, and ending with his most recent, Alice in Wonderland. A filmography and timeline of Burton's life are included. Distributed by Phaidon Press. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)