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Dueling batmen.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
In "Too Many Rules" (August 18), a respectful but ultimately dismissive review of The Dark Knight, Ross Douthat states that Tim Burton's Batman films will hold up better than Christopher Nolan's. Permit this aging fanboy to disagree.
Burton's Dr. Seuss-meets-Maurice Sendak visual style was never a good match for Batman. Burton expressed ambivalence about the character in interviews. More often than not, Burton's films pursue weirdness at the expense of narrative and character development. Add to that the catastrophic miscasting of Michael Keaton in the title role and the basically plotless screenplays for Batman and Batman Returns, and you ...
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...year's blockbuster "Batman Begins," Christopher Nolan is set to direct Warner...Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan. Additionally, Christian...Warner Bros. Pictures. Christopher Nolan revamped the Batman franchise in 2005 with...
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...March 4, 2004 "Batman Begins," director Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated...Al Ghul. Directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay by David Goyer and Christopher Nolan, "Batman Begins" is produced...
- Production Commences on Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins for Warner Bros....
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 4, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: Business Wire February 24, 2004 700+ words
...the cast of director Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated...the origins of the Batman legend. The announcement...Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Michael Caine as...Enterprises. Directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay by...the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark...
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- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Kaufman, Anthony March 11, 2008 700+ words
...British-born director Christopher Nolan's mesmerizing 2001 thriller...again, this time on the "Batman" franchise. [ILLUSTRATION...With the 1997 release of "Batman and Robin," the lowest...character-driven reboot, "Batman Begins," starring Christian...
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- Newspaper article from: Burlington County Times July 18, 2008 700+ words
n director Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight...them and huge riches is Batman (a terrific Christian Bale returning from 2005's "Batman Begins"). Ledger's...Joker in Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989) seem as threatening...
- Christopher Nolan.(Q&A)(Dialogue with Christopher Nolan )(Interview)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Esquire Belloni, Matthew November 1, 2006 700+ words
MEMENTO PUT HIM ON THE MAP, but Batman Begins gave writer-director Christopher Nolan the enviable title of Franchise Savior. Shooting...are easier to mesh with the more real take on Batman we're doing. The Penguin would be tricky.
Source: HighBeam Research, Dueling batmen.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)