The Alice in Wonderland film adventure continues. Thanks to WJBC for interviewing me on Monday about the new Tim Burton film from Disney as well as the classic Lewis Carroll texts. The guys on WJBC make radio being interviewed easy.
Also, I particularly like the essay in the March 8 Newsweek issue on Alice in Wonderland, "Rabbit Redux." Ramin Setoodeh interviewed me for ideas on the essay. We had a friendly email correspondence regarding his ideas on Alice.
The Disney film continues to lead the box office. As of Tuesday, it was the first film in 2010 to pass the $200 million mark. It even beat out the latest film from Twilight heart-throb Rob Pattison, Remember Me.
Alice also continues to influence fashion designers this spring. Before I saw the film, I didn't quite understand why Disney was focusing so heavily on the fashion connection with the Alice film. But now I realize that part of the appeal of Burton's film for teen girls and 20-something women is that Alice keeps changing her clothes. In some ways, this is a fashion show for possible prom dresses. Alice frequently changes her clothes, many of which are falling off her shoulders and look rather flimsy (not Victorian at all). She doesn't always comment on them, either, which seemed sort of odd.
The Versace Spring/Summer 2010 collection influenced by Alice in Wonderland