“Big Fish” (2003, Sony, PG-13, $28), Tim Burton’s first attempt at magic realism, is so pleased with itself and its celebration of good, old-fashioned storytelling that it forgets to tell a good, ...

Tim Burton is all grown up and getting serious with this wildly scattershot tale of a dying old man and serial liar (Finney) and his estranged son (Crudup), who arrives at his father’s deathbed ...

Director Tim Burton's new film Big Fish stars Albert Finney as a fable-making father whose stories have caused his son to doubt his every word. NPR's Bob Mondello offers a review.

2003’s "Big Fish" is a sweet and delightful – and not just because it’s one of the few times this side of the millennium you could honestly say, "I enjoyed a Tim Burton movie." The story – reality and ...

Alabama made a good impression on Ewan McGregor on the set of “Big Fish” nearly 20 years ago. The “Obi-Wan Kenobi” star from Scotland trekked down to Alabama to shoot Tim Burton’s 2003 fantasy film ...

THERE MAY be good things to say about Tim Burton's "Big Fish," but not too many will come from this corner. What is meant to be a wondrous tale, a big-fish story that evokes the spirit of "Forrest ...

Tim Burton has been responsible for some of the most bizarre visions in cinema history, and he's only been making movies since the '80s. From the twisted afterlife of Beetlejuice to the surreal ...

In a personable return to more civilized terrain after his disagreeable visit to the “Planet of the Apes,” Tim Burton still doesn’t entirely find his footing in the whimsical “Big Fish.” Adapted from ...

Like anyone who’s a certified, if not certifiable, Tim Burton fan, I’m always desperate to see him play out his fantasies on a scale of oddball grandeur. It’s just not enough, somehow, for him to make ...