It’s amazing to think that the partnership between Danny Elfman and Tim Burton goes back 25 years. Twenty five years, 19 hours of music, 1000 collectible packages makes up the anniversary collection.

This holiday, Warner Bros is releasing The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box. The numbered set only goes up to 1000 and features 13 scores that Elfman composed for Tim Burton’s films.

The package has artwork by Burton, bonus DVD content where Elfman and Burton talk about their films and the scores.

The box is available for pre-order at www.burtonelfman.com/. It’s a bit pricey at $499.99 so be prepared for sticker shock.

At GamingAngels.com, we have reported on this company many times before; Gelaskins is known for their fantastic artwork that can be placed onto many gadget surfaces.

GelaSkins is now offering a feature that lets you create an original piece of work for your gadget.  You can take images of your own and make one of a kind GelaSkins. Talk about originality! Of course, the first thing that you are thinking about is how is this going to work? How much work is it going to be?

Well you don’t have to be a tech or artist to make this happen. First, you need to arrive at the site with either an image in mind or if you have already found an image that you like, use that instead. If you don’t have an image, you can either go the gallery or explore collaboration. The difference between the two is the fact that Collaboration deals with existing artwork from Tokidoki, Marvel, Dark Horse, Tim Burton and the Gallery has many different images from artists that have already contributed to the site.  You can “favorite” images to use in your own version of the skin.

Once you arrive head to the top bar icon which states, “Create Your Own”. Then, you have to choose which gadget you are creating the skin for. There is a wide selection of gadgets to choose from: iPhone, DSi, PSP, game controllers, and of course a variety of laptops. I decided to go with a 17 inch Laptop for my skin and began creating.   If you are unsure about the medium of creation, there is a tutorial that is very helpful available before beginning. After you have created your skin to your specifications, you can preview the skin and purchase.

All in all, the system is very easy to use and straight forward. I could create a really cool looking skin in a short amount of time. Of course I didn’t have a perfect time with the system. There were times when the system shut down, and froze up while in creation mode, and one time my favorites that I collected through the gallery did not show up.  But for the most part, GelaSkins has created a way to help keep that creativity and originality flowing.

Alice in Wonderland at SDCC

Do you hear that squeal? It’s millions of fangirls that are ecstatic because Alice in Wonderland is finally out! How many of you have your tickets already? Today we have some fun facts about the movie and the last trailer from Disney.

Let’s start the “Did you know”?

Director Tim Burton’s London office was once owned by Arthur Rackham, a famous English book illustrator who created the iconic color plates for the 1907 edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

The Mad Hatter suffers from mercury poisoning, a common and unfortunate condition of many hatters of the time who used the chemical regularly for their craft. Depp and Burton elevated this Hatter’s madness by literally showcasing the character’s many mad mood swings in his makeup and wardrobe, creating a virtual human mood ring.

The potion Alice drinks to shrink is called Pishsolver. The cake she eats to grow is called Upelkuchen.

Helena Bonham Carter endured three hours of makeup each morning to transform into the fiery Red Queen. With the help of makeup pro Vallie O’Reilly, the actress was decked out in white powder, lots of blue eye shadow, painted eyebrows and perfect, heart-shaped bow-mouth lips. The special effects team enlarged Bonham Carter’s head in post production, creating the final look for the big-headed Queen.

The Mad Hatter’s eyes were slightly enlarged making them between 10 and 15 percent bigger than Johnny Depp’s own.

Red Queen

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Another week means more Alice in Wonderland information! This week we get a new video where the cast talks about the look and feel of the movie.

The new screenshots are added to the group of screens we already have below. This is the first time that we’ve seen images of the Caterpillar and it’s cool to see more pictures of the white rabbit. I love the Tim Burton Knave and Red Queen sketch. I love that it shows how much thought Tim has put into the project from the beginning and how he had a vision to run with.

Enjoy the new media and in case you didn’t know… Alice in Wonderland will be in theaters everywhere on March 5, 2010.

The new pictures will be near the end of the screenshots:

Disney Studios is preparing to invade our TVs with a run of 60 second “First Looks” from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

These spots will be running on Disney’s sister stations ABC, ABC Family and ESPN beginning January 31st.

“We wanted to kick off our television campaign for ‘Alice in Wonderland’ in a big way,” says David Singh, executive vice president of worldwide marketing for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. “With Tim Burton at the helm and a cast that includes Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and rising star Mia Wasikowska, the film already has a passionate following. Fans are eager to step into the incredible 3D Wonderland that Burton has created and get a glimpse at what he’s done with these brilliant characters, and we’re ready to give it to them.”

This series of spots and cross promotions will culminate on Feb 7th with a special spot during Super Bowl, giving viewers even more to drool about and non-football fans a reason to tune in.

The First Looks are scheduled to appear as follows:

ABC

ESPN

ABC FAMILY

In addition to the new Alice in Wonderland movie screen of Depp as the Mad Hatter, Disney has also released new screens for the DS and Wii movie-tie in games that will be released alongside Tim Burton’s masterpiece.

Check out the five Wii screens featuring Hatter and the White Rabbit, as well as four screens for the DS adaptation.

Above is the first of three images from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland. The film is coming to the theaters on March 5, 2010.

If you are as excited as me for Alice in Wonderland, join the Facebook fan page, The Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter here.

But just joining doesn’t mean you’ll get everything handed to you. Expect the Mad Hatter to make you work for the rest of the screens.

D23Expo

The D23 Expo invaded the Anaheim Convention Center from September 10 through the 13. The expo covered all things Disney and when Disney says that, they mean it. The coverage one would expect about upcoming additions to the theme parks to Bridal Gowns based on the Disney Princesses and everything in between. Each day of the conference featured different upcoming Disney Properties including Princess and the Frog, Tron, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Toy Story. Disney also brought in star power. Members from Dancing with the Stars and other ABC properties showed up to meet with fans and sign autographs. But the big surprises were appearances from John Travolta, Milley Cyrus,Tim Burton, Nicholas Cage and everyone’s favorite pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).

All day there were panels that were very interesting, if you could get into them. I attended the expo on Sunday the 13th and had anticipated attending four panels. I attended one. The panel I attended was the Pixar Imagineering panel which went over the details of Pixar inspired rides and attractions. Pixar believes in taking their IP and extending on it in the parks. No ride or attraction will be the same story as the film, but an extension of the story that allows one to feel like a part of the world. It is quite amazing to see what attractions they have inspired around the world. Tokyo Disney has a Monsters Factory that put you in the exact factory. California Adventures is getting Cars Land that is 3 acres of the Cars world.

One area of the expo floor showcased what technologies are coming to Disney theme parks and attractions. I met Otto, the talking robot that interacts with the crowd completely based on his Artificial Intelligence. I also met a real sized Wall-E and Lucky the dinosaur. On display was a model of what Cars Land will look like as well as a model for the new Mansion in Disney Hong Kong.

D23 Expo

Vinyls were huge at Disney Expo. I bought six Vinylmation Mickeys and am now addicted. I want the whole set! I also bought the special D23 Vinyl Mickey that one can only get at the event. In the slideshow below you can see pictures of many unique vinyls that were on display and for purchase.

D23 Expo

Speaking of Alice, I was then invited to a Tea Party. On display they had various hats and the fashion jewelry that was recently announced as part of the Alice in Wonderland Fashion line debuting next year. To be honest, the Mad Hatter freaked me out..but I guess that’s what he’s supposed to do.

I sat in on a talk with John Lasseter, chief creative director for a Q&A about Disney properties and where animation is going. First question out of the gate was about the recent acquisition of Marvel. Mr. Lasseter did not have anything to say about the acquisition or what we might expect to see in the future.

D23 Wedding

The sale will be October 22-25 at the following location:
Costco Wholesale
Westlake Village Location Only
5700 Lindero Canyon Road
Westlake Village, CA 91362

I spoke to another lady about planning a Disney fairytale wedding. They take care of everything but prepare to spend money! The cheapest package is a weekday wedding for around $17,000 and a more recent wedding was priced at $109,000. Definitely for the princesses that have some money to spend on their happy day.

My favorite part of the expo hall was the Art of Disney Princess exhibit. The art pictures are all in the slideshow and a book will be sold soon online and in stores. The fashion tops, scarfs and purses that were on display were so pretty! Those will actually be onsale in October at Vault 28 in Downtown Disney and Nordstroms. I recommend the Snow White tshirt. It’s beautiful.

A huge announcement made at D23 Expo was the announcement of the re-imagining of Star Tours 2.0 in 2011.

Here is a video of the movie announcements during D23:

Here are the pictures I took at the event (click on the picture to advance to the next one):

I do have a D23 bag to giveaway. Just comment below and I’ll randomly pick in the next few days!