SWEENEY TODD: on DVD

So, for now the release date for the 1 disk edition, 2-disk special and a HD DVD edition is April 1st. Here's the content:

Single-Disc:
Featurette: Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd

Two-Disc Special Edition:
Featurettes:
Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd
Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber
Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
Sweeney's London
The Making of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition
Designs for a Demon Barber
A Bloody Business
The Razor's Refrain
Sweeney Todd Press Conference, November 2007
Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery

HD DVD 2-Disc Special Edition:
1080P Widescreen
English Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround
English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
English, French and Spanish subtitles
Featurettes:
Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd
Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber
Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
Sweeney's London
The Making of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition
Designs for a Demon Barber
A Bloody Business
The Razor's Refrain
Sweeney Todd Press Conference, November 2007
Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery

The 1 disk Edition:

The 2-disk Special Edition:

Another 30 Seconds Of Sweeney

yippee!

Lucky, Lucky, New Yorkers...

So, on November 14, at the Rose theater Sweeney footage will be shown, here's the details:

Wednesday, November 14 at 8:00 pm
Rose Theater
Frederick P. Rose Hall
Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street, New York City

Admission: Orchestra & Mezzanine: $50 FSLC Members & $60 General Public; Balcony: $40 FSLC Members & $50 General Public. Reserved seating with limited ticket availability in some sections of the theater.*

Witty, often elegant and always unpredictable, the films of Tim Burton have created a special niche for themselves within contemporary cinema. A born spinner of tall tales, whose subjects have ranged from Martians to Z-list Hollywood directors to, now, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Burton takes audiences places they’d never thought they’d go—and in ways they couldn’t have imagined. We’re delighted to welcome Tim Burton for an evening of conversation, clips featuring some of the greatest moments from his films, and a “first look” at his eagerly anticipated screen adaptation of Sweeney Todd, marking his sixth collaboration with Johnny Depp.

Stephen Sondheim Society Give News Of Sweeney And Photos

"The dates for the UK press junket for the forthcoming film of Sondheim and Wheeler's Sweeney Todd have been announced as November 23rd - 25th, although this may be subject to change.
The tentative dates for the US one are December 1st - 2nd in Los Angeles." ~the Stephen Sondheim Society


" I will have vengeance. I'll have salvation!"

Somdheim Talks, Briefly, About Sweeney

So far (to my knowledge) referenced to in two articles, FOXnews.com
and CHUD.com
Sondheim saying this: “It’s not the Broadway show,” he warned me. “It’s only an hour and 45 minutes. A lot of the score has been cut. They’ve made it its own thing. You have to go in knowing that. But what they’ve done is great.”
Read more on Sweeney at the CHUD.com link.
<3, HBCfan

A Great Sweeney Review by IESB.net

Script Review: Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert Sanchez
Thursday, 13 September 2007

The IESB has a look at the script of one of the most anticipated movies of this year. After a Short absence Michael Vaal is back with a unique view to Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd.

SWEENEY TODD

a script review best served piping hot by Michael Vaal

“There was a barber and his wife,

And she was beautiful.

A foolish barber and his wife.

She was his reason and his life,

And she was beautiful,

And she was virtuous,

And he was... naïve.”

I’ve recently had a chance to read the latest draft of the screenplay for SWEENEY TODD. While it is based on a famous musical, it is one that very few people have seen. This is primarily due to the dark subject matter, as the plot revolves around a past rape, false imprisonment, revenge, and murder which then transitions into cannibalism, believe it or not (see below).

And yet, unlike the vast majority of so-called “horror” films in theaters these days, the story of Sweeney Todd is not about puerile titillation or deviant gratification. For SWEENEY TODD is not only widely regarded as the legendary Stephen Sondheim’s musical masterpiece (yes, this “horror movie” is a musical, and yes, I think it’s better than WEST SIDE STORY in every way), it is also one of the greatest tragedies ever written.

That's just smidgen of it so read the rest (highly recommended) here: IESB

HBCfan, out! <3>

The Story Of Sweeney

If you were interested in the story of Sweeney todd here are some sites you might want to take a look at.

Sweeney Todd Forum - "These are my friends...."
Sweeny Todd and Fleet Street | The Sweeney Todd Story
Sweeney Todd - ComingSoon.net Film Database
The Stephen Sondheim Society - News Articles