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Tim Burton's Gorgeously Gruesome Sweeney Todd
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In Depp: The former 21 Jump Street star cuts a wide swath through Sweeney Todd.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Johnny Depp, film musical, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim BurtonNo matter how hard Hollywood tries, it's folly to think that a second Golden Age of the American film musical is ever going to materialize. Broadway has turned to scavenging Hollywood for ideas, while even the fearless Sondheim has segued into semi-retirement. So the existence of Sweeney Todd seems all the more cause for celebration—a macabre holiday treat that not everyone in the family is sure to enjoy.
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