Tim Burton

He pursued acting rather than join the family business, but was never comfortable with his fame as the 18th-century vampire Barnabas Collins

PHOTOS from the opening of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival

Transformed into a Broadway musical, the kooky characters turn introspective

Going underground with Depp, Polanski and the Corsican Mafia

Newsmakers of the week

A few thoughts about Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, which I finally saw last night, nearly two full days after it opened: