Hilton Als on Michael Jackson

Mad Expectations

I can only wonder how much aspiring actors envy Johnny Depp's career trajectory. He overcame fame and drug addiction in his youth, he dated Winona Rider only to turn around and marry a hottie french model (starring in indie fodder between presumably epic sex sessions), and now he gets to pull in the benjamins by playing ridiculous crazies in Tim Burton fetish fantasies. My expectations for Willy Wonka were high, and well..."fool me once, shame on you, fool me...you can't get fooled again."

NB: An entirely different discussion is warranted w/r/t the new push for 3D as the new industry strategy to bring in the bigger bucks. Releasing Captain Eo is the clear first step in creating upward synergies and robust revenue streams.