Review by Lucia Santiago Dantés
It’s been 2 years since the last Tim Burton’s movie but we all await for his new films like a kid waiting to be taken to the candy store. And that’s precisely why we all love so much Burton’s flicks: his movies are not only eye candy but his flamboyant/weird/extravagant/gothic but exquisite way of getting us into the worlds he creates is part of his charm.
Dark Shadows it’s no exception. The film is based on a gothic soup opera of the same name aired by ABC during the mid sixties and ending up at the beginning of the seventies. A gothic story turned into a funky adventure of vampires, witches and ghosts mixed with the seventies style is just another creation of Tim Burton to the already long list of super freak but cool movies Burton achieves with his trademark style.
Love and hate, redemption and revenge are part of the plots awaiting to be discovered on Dark Shadows.
The story follows Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) who is turned into a vampire when a desdained witch can’t accept the fact that Barnabus is not in love with her but young Josette DuPres (Bella Heathcote) after losing his father and his fiancee, Barnabas decides to end his life too, just to find out in the last minute he is turned into a vampire by Angelique (Eva Green) the scorned witch. Many years later, Barnabas comes back to the house where he used to live, to find out his relative’s descendants live there. He soon finds out that angelique is still alive and possibly the cause of the family’s business ruin. Barnabas is set up to investigate what happened with the family name, restore it and move on with his life.
Although it’s a simple gothic story, the eye candy and quirky but lovable characters makes the movie entertaining and make the simple plot forgivable. The mise en scéne is one of the best achievements in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows (as usually), as well as the make up and wardrobe. A great ensemble of casting is another reason to watch the movie, as his full troupe is there plus new additions that I hope arrived to stay like Chloe Moretz (better known for Hit Girl in the movie Kick Ass) who is also amazing in this movie and with some good tricks á la Tim Burton style.
Also in this movie, a special performance by Alice Cooper.
Impossible to miss if you’re a Tim Burton’s Fan.
El Kiosko Magazine 
Lucía,
Ya ves dónde anda Mario Gutiérrez ahora? Espero que gane en Belmont tambien, para que se lleve la Triple Crown. Aún si no gana en Belmont, ya ganó dos de las tres carreras más prestigiosas del mundo. El caballo al que derrotó en el Kentucky Derby, y en el Preakness Stakes, es de uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo, un Sheik de Qatar.
De cierta manera tu entrevista fué una especie de predictor de lo que estaba por venir en el futuro de Mario. Bien merecido el éxito que está teniendo, y le deseo lo mejor, igual que a ti.
Saludos
Acabo de toparme con un amigo que trabaja en el hipodromo de Hastings donde Mario Gutierrez esta. La verdad es que me dio muchisimo gusto y una sorpresa enorme verlo en la tele cuando informaron su triunfo en el derby de Kentucky! imaginate! nosotros lo entrevistamos años atras cuando todavia no era tan famoso!. Quise entrevistarlo de nuevo, pero mi amigo me dijo que por lo pronto no, porque esta muy ocupado. Y seguro lo esta! de todos modos donde quiera que esté le mandamos un saludo y un caluroso abrazo de felicitaciones!!! En ese entonces era considerado uno de los jockeys favoritos del Hipódromo de Hastings y mira nada mas todo lo que ha logrado ahora!. Si vieras como me acorde de esa entrevista cuando lo vi! Fue un flashback espectacular… Todos en la revista le deseamos que siga su exito por muchos años!!!!
Saludos y sigue leyendo el Kioskooo ;Op
Lucia.