Tag: Batman
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10 Most Anticipated Movies Worth Checking Out Before 2022 Ends
2022 has been a surprising year for the film industry. The long awaited sequel of Top Gun: Maverick took the highest grossing box office spot of the year, beating out mega blockbusters franchises in Jurassic World, Batman and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A24, surprisingly became the latest studio to flex their creative multiverse muscles in…
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How Kevin Conroy Became My Batman
Superheroes have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Even before the film landscape saw an implosion of caped and cowled characters, they were prominent in television — especially on Saturday morning. I’d often get up, make myself a bowl of whatever cereal was available at the time (preferably…
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Kevin Conroy: The Best and Most Influential Batman
Ever since he first hit the pages of comic books in 1938, there has been a massive demand to bring Batman to the screen. The first film adaptation of the character came about in 1943 with the simply titled serial, Batman, and in the 79 years that have passed, the superhero has appeared in countless…
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Kevin Conroy’s Death Inspires Moving Tributes Mark Hamill and More
Kevin Conroy, known best as the voice of DC’s Batman in Batman: The Animated Series and many more animated projects in the Batman universe, has passed away at the age of 66. For many Conroy was the definitive Batman. He began voicing the character in the 1992 animated series but would go on to voice…
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Tim Burton’s Batman Was A Potential Career-Killer For The Top Brass At Warner Bros.
It may seem strange now, but there was a time when superhero movies weren’t taken seriously in the movie industry. After all, superheroes and the comics they originated from were often seen as fluff entertainment, primarily for children and teenagers. Movies like “Superman” and pretty much anything released by Marvel at this time solidified this.This…
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The Batman Now Has An Official Cologne, So You Can Smell Like Vengeance
If you’ve got 300–400 dollars burning a hole in your wallet and the uncontrollable urge to smell like the caped crusader, boy have I got good news for you. In a partnership between Warner Bros. “
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What Happened to Darren Aronofsky’s Batman: Year One?
At the turn of the century, things were not looking good for Batman. A few years earlier had seen the world subjected to Batman & Robin, a film maligned by critics and now considered one of the worst superhero films ever made. Its failure led to the cancellation of a proposed fifth film Batman Unchained,…
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Best Performances from Comedians Playing Classic Villains
It seems counter-intuitive that someone who specializes in comedy can make being a villain look so easy. Time and again, though, comedians prove to be memorable antagonists. Jim Carrey as the Riddler in
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Christopher Nolan Doesn’t Think Tom Hardy Gets Enough Respect For The Dark Knight Rises
“The Dark Knight Rises” is the third and final film in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, bringing a close to the legend that started in 2005’s “Batman Begins.” Following the massive critical and financial success of the second chapter in the trilogy, “The Dark Knight,” anticipation was at an all time high for the epic…
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The Dark Knight Ending Explained: Sometimes The Truth Isn’t Good Enough
Is “The Dark Knight” Christopher Nolan’s magnum opus? Personally, I feel “The Prestige” has emerged over time as the movie that perhaps best encompasses the motifs of Nolan’s work. But there’s no denying the impact Nolan’s Bat-buster had on the film industry in 2008, not least of all the “Batman” franchise. Building on what he…