EJ and Allen discuss the good, the bad, and the awful of 1990’s comic book movies in the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV… We’re truly in the Golden Age of Comic Book Movies right now, but it hasn’t always been this way… In the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV, EJ Moreno and Allen […]
I Kind Of Love Batman Forever
Anghus Houvouras on why he kind of loves Batman Forever… It was 25 years ago that the third modern Batman movie was released. An uncertain time for the character who just six years earlier had revolutionized the modern blockbuster, helped launch the modern age of comic book adaptations, and made an untold millions for Warner […]
HBO Max is removing most of its DC movies this month
HBO Max may have set the pulses of DC fans racing with the announcement that it’s set to bring Zack Snyder’s Justice League to the screen, but it has been revealed that the streaming service is set to remove a dozen of its DC movies on July 1st as it moves towards a rotating pattern […]
Tommy Lee Jones despised Jim Carrey’s “bufoonery” while working on Batman Forever
Jim Carrey is nothing if not enigmatic. Time has done absolutely nothing to change that that fact either, if that now-infamous recent interview is any indication. For an actor who is an enigma, what better character to play but Edward Nigma a.k.a. The Riddler in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever? Jim Carrey in his prime. Tommy […]
Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin receiving 4K remasters
As part of The Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary celebrations, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC have announced that 1989’s Batman, 1992’s Batman Returns, 1995’s Batman Forever and 1997’s Batman & Robin are coming to 4K Ultra HD, having been remastered in 4K for the first time. The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war […]
The Week in Spandex – NYCC roundup, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, Runaways, Gambit, Constantine, Spawn and more
Due to New York Comic Con, birthdays and anniversaries, it’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex this week. Normal service will be resumed this coming Saturday… The big news from the weekend was of course the release of the latest trailer for Warner Bros.’ upcoming blockbuster Justice League, while on the DC front […]
Joel Schumacher apologises for Batman & Robin, talks Bat-Nipples
Batman & Robin is notoriously regarded as one of the worst comic book films ever made, and now 20 years later even its director Joel Schumacher is apologizing to Batman fans for putting such a disaster into existence. Speaking to Vice on the 20th anniversary of the film, Schumacher said: “Look, I apologize. I want to […]
Batman at the Movies – The Films That Never Were
Tony Black on the Batman films that never were… One of the most lucrative and successful movie franchises in cinematic history, Batman prefigured the current superhero franchise craze and set the standard after Tim Burton’s 1989 picture established a succession of films which changed the long-held perception of Batman on screen as a camp throwback […]
Michael Keaton on why he dropped out of Batman Forever: “It sucked”
When Tim Burton left Batman Forever, Michael Keaton followed suit, and now we know why. On The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter Podcast, when asked what prompted his exit from the project, the Spider-Man: Homecoming villain sugarcoated nothing. “Let me simplify it for you: it sucked,” said Keaton. “The script was never good, I didn’t understand why he […]
Leonardo DiCaprio on turning down the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels
During an interview with Shortlist, Leonardo DiCaprio has been speaking about some of the roles that he passed on his career, revealing that George Lucas wanted him to play Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, but he decided to turn the offer down. “I did have a meeting with George Lucas about [the Star […]
