BATMAN 25th Anniversary

It’s the 25th Anniversary of Batman. Director Tim Burton and Warner Brothers changed modern comic book movies with this 1989 film.

 

Michael Keaton was the Dark Knight. Controversial but perfect casting.

 

Jack Nicholson was The Joker. The true wild card of the movie.

 

From the first moment the Dark Knight came on screen to rough up a pair of punks we you could feel the spirit of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.

 

Here’s the trailer to flash us back courtesy DC Comics on YouTube. Continue reading BATMAN 25th Anniversary

MICHAEL KEATON In BIRDMAN Trailer

courtesy Fox Seachlight
courtesy Fox Seachlight

What happens to an actor’s career after they play an iconic superhero?

 

Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns) plays an actor who played a costumed superhero in Birdman.

 

As the actor is mounting a comeback on Broadway he appears to have flashbacks to his role as the movie superhero. The surreal comic book movie world appears to be colliding with the real as Keaton’s character tries to keep his identity and sanity. Continue reading MICHAEL KEATON In BIRDMAN Trailer