The Mother Kitty’s Blog
The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)
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The Dynamic Duo: Danny Elfman and Tim Burton
This concert, a celebration of Danny Elfman’s music for Tim Burton’s films, was an audio-visual feast.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #44–Dark Shadows (2012)
Tim Burton's tribute to the 1960s campy soap opera is a comedy about a scorned servant girl who turns her lover into a vampire and traps him in a coffin for 200 years. When he escapes, he finds himself in the 1970s and introduces himself to his descendants.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #39 — Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Tim Burton puts his stamp on Roald Dahl's classic tale with Johnny as the Mad Hatter.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #36 — Sweeney Todd (2007)
This Tim Burton masterpiece earned Johnny his third Oscar nomination for his turn as the Stephen-Sondheim-singing, serial-killing barber. I am delirious!
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #33 — Corpse Bride (2005)
Johnny lends his voice to Tim Burton's beautiful, musical stop-motion-animated film about a shy young man who accidentally marries a corpse.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #32 — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Tim Burton brings out the darkness of this Roald Dahl's classic and introduces it to a new generation.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #19 — Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Johnny’s Ichabod Crane hunts for the Headless Horseman in Tim Burton's version of this classic tale. What would you do if Christopher Walken were threatening you – without a head?
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #10 — Ed Wood (1994)
Tim Burton's wonderful, loving tribute to the worst film director of all time put a constant smile on Johnny’s face and earned Martin Landau an Oscar for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #6 — Edward Scissorhands (1991)
Johnny meets Tim Burton and the rest is movie history. In this fairytale, a manmade boy with scissors for hands is discovered by the local Avon Lady, who brings him home and introduces him to her family and gossipy friends.
Merry Christmas, Johnny!
This Edward Scissorhands-inspired holiday postcard for Johnny is for a good cause!
