The movie we’ve all been waiting for, “Alice In Wonderland” by Tim Burton finally opens today! What we’ve seen so far has been AMAZING so I’m sure the movie itself will be even better than that. So go see it and don’t forget to let us know what you thought in the comments or to send us a fan review of your Alice In Wonderland experience – all submitted reviews will be posted here on the site.

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To bone up for this Friday’s release of Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” I figured it would be a good idea to do a little research on previous film versions and the source material. As a boy, I didn’t have much contact with the original book by Lewis Carroll, so I felt I needed some education.

I’m glad I did.

First of all, I hadn’t realized that Lewis Carroll was a pseudonym for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who reputedly came up with the basis for the story while on a boat trip with a friend and his three daughters.

The other thing I didn’t know is that there was more than one book. The 1865 “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was followed seven years later by “Through the Looking-Glass.” In the many film adaptations, characters and story elements from both books are usually mashed up together. This isn’t as hard as it sounds, since the novels were part of the literary nonsense movement that loved to play around with reality and perceptions.

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Counting down to the release of the movie, here are two new behind the scenes photos to celebrate it only being 13 days left.

Thanks to Dianne at Disney Interactive Studios for passing along this great stuff from the Alice In Wonderland video game!

A petition to stop the boycott of Alice in Wonderland (read previous post to read more about it) has been created by some dedicated fans. Sign it over here to support it and spread the word to as many as possible! Thanks to Ben for the heads-up!

Disney has put up a schedule on the official Alice In Wonderland site for when all the TV spots with the first looks of the movie featuring new footage will air. Check it out here. We’ll of course do our best to have them posted here on the site for those of you who won’t be able to see them on TV.

Rachel Abramowitz recently interviewed Johnny Depp about his role as the Mad Hatter and how he created the character.

“I think [the Mad Hatter] was poisoned — very, very poisoned,” Depp said. “And I think it just took affect in all his nerves. It was coming out through his hair and through his fingernails, through his eyes”

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