Tag: Michelle Pfeiffer
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Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman Is the Best Selina Kyle, Period.
With the Batman property being reconfigured constantly through remakes across different universes, the Caped Crusader’s arch nemesis’ are also being re-examined. Catwoman, for instance, the antiheroic burglar who acts as the foil to Batman, has had recent portrayals with Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman. Both have been…
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‘Catwoman’ Changed Halle Berry’s Life, and Not Because It Bombed
Catwoman needs no introduction. Its reputation as one of the worst films ever made was established practically from day one, and its dismal performance at the global box office ($82 million from a $100 million budget) killed any chances of it becoming the next big franchise. It didn’t help that it released the same summer…
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Michael Keaton Didn’t Want Michelle Pfeiffer Anywhere Near ‘Batman Returns’
While the 1992 film Batman Returns starring Michael Keaton in the titular role provided audiences with one of the most iconic versions of Selina Kyle ever portrayed on the big screen, the project almost went in a completely different direction. Apparently, Keaton didn’t want Michelle Pfeiffer to play the role of Catwoman in the sequel…
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‘His Three Daughters’ Review: Director Azazel Jacobs Proves He’s Major in a Family Saga Starring Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne
In 2008, the writer-director Azazel Jacobs made a small but vivid splash with “Momma’s Man,” a Sundance comedy about a troubled dweeb hiding out in the cocoon of his parents’ downtown Manhattan apartment. The parents were played by Jacobs’ own (the avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs and his wife Flo), and the movie turned their overstuffed…
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After ‘The Matrix’, Carrie-Anne Moss’ Next Sci-Fi Flick Was a Major Flop
When we were first introduced to Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in 1999’s The Matrix, we were blown away for a number of reasons. The first thing that most people who are familiar with her work know is that she is an incredibly versatile and gifted actor. She also has an on-screen presence that is even…
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This Is Michael Keaton’s Best Moment in the Tim Burton Batman Movies
While plenty of Batmen have come and gone over the years, none have returned to the cowl (and the big screen) after so long an absence as Michael Keaton. There’s no denying the fact that Michael Keaton is Batman. For many, he’s their Batman, the Dark Knight they grew up with and plastered across their…
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers & one man’s race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Directors: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Michael Green, Agatha Christie Stars: Daisy Ridley, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer…