Posted by James Brown on Sunday, May 13, 2012,
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The Dark Knight
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman
"You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me, set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen. Because sometimes... the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded." -Batman (Christian Bale)
Once in a long while there comes a movie that changes the way you look a... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, May 12, 2012,
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Batman Begins
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson, and Ken Watanabe
"If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal and if they can't stop you, you become something else entirely – a legend, Mister Wayne." -Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson)
With summer 2012 heralding the reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, I feel like déjà vu. All I hear is that five... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, May 6, 2012,
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Batman & Robin
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Pat Hingle, and Michael Gough
The on-screen role of Batman was cursed back in the 90s. Batman was like the Defense against the Dark Arts post at Hogwarts. Each live action Batman film was headlined by a different guy, and this became increasingly to the detriment of the series. Michael Keaton reprised his role as the Caped Crusader in the spectacular B... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, April 29, 2012,
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Batman Forever
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell
Batman may be the most successful superhero of all time at the box office. For a time though in the 90s, he was the worst managed hero. After the magnificent films Batman and Batman Returnsdirected by the imaginative Tim Burton, Warner Bros. decided that they wanted this superhero franchise to be more “family-oriented”. Apparently, a few little weak kids went ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, April 24, 2012,
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Batman Returns
Directed By: Tim Burton
Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Christopher Walken
Later this year in The Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway has the hardest job of all. She's got to be Catwoman. She's got to grab some skin-tight vinyl and a whip and bring out a dark, seductive side in her we've never quite seen on screen. It couldn't be a more fitting year for this. While 2012 marks the epic conclusion to the legend of the Dark Knight, it also marks the 20... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, April 22, 2012,
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Batman
Directed By: Tim Burton
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance
With the excitement over the upcoming epic motion picture event The Dark Knight Rises, it's definitely worthwhile to revisit some of the older Batman films. Before talk of Bane, Catwoman, and the Dark Knight himself reaches a fever pitch in the coming months, we need to talk about the movies that laid the foundation for films like TD... Continue reading ...
