This new featurette from Disney shows some of the finished effects from Alice in Wonderland alongside the same shots being filmed with a green screen (what I’d like to see: the production meeting where they decided on Johnny Depp’s retarded dance at the end).  It’s pretty cool to see stuff stripped of its FX magic, but also brings back some emotional memories from childhood, when I found out fairies weren’t real and my step dad made me bury my wand and leotard in the back yard.  F*cker.

After the jump, check out some more behind the scenes video of Wes Anderson scrutinizing the set of Fantastic Mr. Fox — something the DP had earlier criticized him for not doing — from the DVD extras.  And in case you were wondering whether he gently strokes his chin while supporting his elbow with the other hand like a finishing school headmistress, hell to the mothereffin yeah he does.  And yet, that movie was awesome.  So congratulations, Wes, you cartoonishly foppish dandy boy you.  This guy grew up in Texas?  He must know karate or something.

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After a record-breaking opening weekend, Tim Burton’s aggressively mediocre Alice in Wonderland movie held fairly strong and cleaned up for a second week in a row, while pretty much everything else crapped the bed.  And thank God.  I don’t think I could live in a world where Paul Blart is a hit AND She’s Out of My League is a success. The war is over, Jay Baruchel, the moodles lost.

Green Zone opened a distant second, probably because…  honestly, I’m just going to stop writing this post now.  Does anyone care about any of the boring-ass movies that played this weekend?  The most interesting thing about any of them is Remember Me‘s Secret Dwarf Hooker ending, and no way I’m sitting through 90 minutes of a RPattz acting like a whiny emo douche just to see that.

“What are you undecided about?”

“Everything.”

Go f*ck yourself.

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After the jump, I’ve got the latest video from Black20, Gaga in Wonderland.  It might not be as good their work on, say, their indescribable New Moon mash up, but it’s still Black20, and those sons a bitches do a fine mash-up.  It’s also better than the actual Alice in Wonderland movie.  Did you guys see that?  When I saw Johnny Depp’s weird little dance at the end, for a second I thought I was watching a Dreamworks cartoon, or Kangaroo Jack.  Ruined my whole weekend. Meanwhile, in YouTube comments:

snowflake387 says: lol wut? is this real or just a f-cking joke?

Tsmith490 says:
Real? Or Fake?
or lemme =3 This
Fake? Or Gay?

Lol.

*strokes chin* lol wut, indeed, lol wut indeed. *puffs pipe*
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UPDATE: I moved the video after the jump because it kept autoplaying.

Much as I like Johnny Depp’s tranny Madonna makeup, I still can’t tell if Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is going to be good or a flaming pile.  It just seems like most of the fun of Alice in Wonderland is based on wordplay.  In any case, it opens March 5th and they just released this clip.  Alice, played by Mia Wasikowska, takes a bite of cake and instantly grows big and scary, which should teach the young ladies out there a valuable lesson.  Cakes are for baking, not for eating.  Also, as long as we’re having animals talk and wear people clothes, it seems like they could find a part for Lobster Dog.

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Looking at that headline, I now realize having both “tranny” and “Madonna” is a bit redundant.  Mee-ow!  That’s right, boys, this pussy has claws.  Anyway, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has a new featurette focusing on Johnny Depp’s character, the Mad Hatter.  In between the cool footage, we get to see Johnny Depp looking bored as he’s forced to describe his character as if it’s a real person, as actors always are in these dumb things.  Not that I blame him.  Also, wouldn’t it be cooler if the Mad Hatter wasn’t mad as in crazy from the Mercury poisoning, but just irrationally pissed off all the time?  Just full of impotent, blue-collar rage?  AGGHHHH, I F*CKING HATE MAKING HATS!   *punts Cheshire Cat in the face*

[hat tip: FilmSchoolRejects]