Attend the trailer of Sweeney Todd

I know there's a "show queen" debate going on over in the Brothers & Sisters wing, and maybe this will add some fuel to the fire: I can't stand 9 out of 10 musicals, but the very thought of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's upcoming Sweeney Todd (of course created by gay theater legend Stephen Sondheim) makes me quiver in ways I never thought possible.

Lucky for me, I don't have to quiver at thought alone: the first full official trailer is up, and it's delicious. I love that they don't make it clear that it's a musical up-front (like trailers for foreign-language films that manage to include zero dialogue, to trick the audience into thinking it's in English) but then smack you out of nowhere with Depp breaking into song. White hot.

I also think it's a kick in the head that they're positioning the macabre musical as a big holiday release. Nightmare before Christmas, indeed!