Tim Burton is my hero

Earlier this week I stood about two feet from a real-life genius and I almost passed out. OK, well not really, but seeing the incredible Tim Burton walk into the screening room at the Museum of Modern Art felt like Christmas morning.

Burton, who is tons more handsome in person and quite healthy-looking, was there to discuss his retrospective exhibition at the MoMa opening in November. The show will have an extensive look at Burton’s sketches, photographs, puppets, movie clips, etc, including one that we screened titled Hansel and Gretel that aired only once on the Disney Chanel due to its graphic nature, and another black and white film starring Burton himself in Doctor Doom.

The press briefing began with a clip of Mars Attack. As soon as I heard the score (Burton’s films are always done by the masterful lead singer of Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman), I remembered when I first fell in love with the work of Mr. Burton. Press play below. P.S. I was too shy to ask him a Johnny Depp-related question