Tag: Phillips
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Joker Ending Explained: Arthur’s Final Joke Kills
In 2008’s “The Dark Knight,” Heath Ledger’s Joker preached that the people in charge of Gotham City shouldn’t be afraid to “introduce a little anarchy” into their world. The citizens didn’t that time around, but it’s a sentiment that Joaquin Phoenix’s sad-sack villain seemed to take to heart for the next iteration of the character,…
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Why Joker ‘Required’ Heavy Police Presence At Its LA And NY Showings
Todd Phillips’ 2019 film “Joker” more or less took the same approach to the famous DC Comics villain that filmmaker Christopher Nolan took with Batman in his 2005 film “Batman Begins.” Both took a look at a wild, outlandish character and asked what would have to happen in the real world to create such a…
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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Cinematographer Says Sequel Was Influenced by Coppola’s Flop Musical
One of the biggest question marks on the 2024 film calendar is “