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Batman ’89: The most influential film of the last 30 years

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Anghus Houvouras on Tim Burton’s Batman: The most influential film of the last 30 years…. The summer of 1989 was brimming with blockbusters. A number of high profile sequels were set to light up the box office. Massive franchises like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, and Lethal Weapon were debuting new installments guaranteed to rake in fat […]

The Ridiculous Notion That Batman Never Kills

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Anghus Houvouras on Batman and the “no kill” policy… At this point in my career, I’ve spent a few hundred thousand words devoted to analyzing movies and television and the fevered hyperbole of fandom that encompasses it. Truth be told, I find myself far more fascinated by the pop culture zeitgeist and fandom that surrounds […]

Tim Burton suggests Beetlejuice 2 may remain stuck in purgatory forever

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A simple search on this very website will tell you that over the years there have been rumours abound that Tim Burton and Michael Keaton would once again open the door to the afterlife and utter “Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse”, summoning a sequel to their 1988 hit Beetlejuice. While doing the rounds for their recent reunion […]

Movie Review – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Joseph Gatt, DeObia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Sharon Rooney,  and Douglas Reith. SYNOPSIS: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new […]

Movie Review – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Sandy Martin, Joseph Gatt, Deobia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger, Zenaida Alcalde, Douglas Reith, Phil Zimmerman, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Sharon Rooney, Michael Buffer, and Alan Arkin. SYNOPSIS: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to […]

Second Opinion – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Sandy Martin, Joseph Gatt, Deobia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger, Zenaida Alcalde, Douglas Reith, Phil Zimmerman, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Sharon Rooney, Michael Buffer, and Alan Arkin. SYNOPSIS: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to […]

Movie Review – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Joseph Gatt, DeObia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Sharon Rooney,  and Douglas Reith. SYNOPSIS: A struggling circus are aghast to discover that their potential star attraction has been born with oversized ears, but little do they […]

Video Review – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019 Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin, Finley Hobbins, Joseph Gatt, DeObia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Sharon Rooney,  and Douglas Reith. The latest live-action Disney remake is here, and our critic EJ Moreno has a review for you. Check out EJ’s thoughts on Tim […]

Disney’s Dumbo gets a final trailer packed with new footage

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With Dumbo set to soar into cinemas in just three weeks, Walt Disney Studios has released a final sneak peek trailer for Tim Burton’s live-action remake of the 1941 animated classic which is packed with new footage from the film; watch it here… Disney’s new live-action feature film “Dumbo” introduces Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell), a […]

Disney’s Dumbo gets a new sneak peek trailer

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With Dumbo set to arrive in cinemas next month, a new sneak peek trailer has arrived online for the live-action remake of the 1941 Disney animated classic; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Disney’s Aladdin trailer unveils Will Smith’s Genie in his blue form Disney’s new live-action feature film “Dumbo” introduces Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell), a […]