– by JOSUE SANCHEZ – Here is a perfect example of why I am so anxiously awaiting the next animated DC full-length feature film “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.” This clip will really get you excited as it teases us beyond what we already expected to see in the movie. It shows j...
Posts Tagged ‘“Batman”’
August 19th, 2010 - 7:27 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Superman/Batman: Apocalypse’
– by JOSUE SANCHEZ – If you have loved the latest installments of the DC animated movies — such as “Superman: Doomsday,” “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” and “Wonder Woman” — then prepare yourself to leap, rant and rejoice. DC is launching...
July 24th, 2010 - 1:23 pm § in Clips
Five Clips from ‘Batman: Under the Red Hood’
– by KATHLEEN COLLINS – DC Comics has been cranking out a series of animated films based on its comic book heroes and while the output has been of varying quality, each one has definitely been worth checking out. The newest one, due in stores Tuesday, finds Batman and Nightwing pitted ag...
July 17th, 2010 - 5:09 pm § in Short Film Theater
Short Film Theater: ‘City of Scars’ (feat. Batman)
– by JOSUE SANCHEZ – There are many superhero characters, but few are as beloved as Batman. He inspires movies, books, comic books, fan-fiction and graphic novels. Another aspect that had become popular is fan-films. In the last decade, we have seen various Batman fan-films that were so ...
May 17th, 2010 - 11:40 pm § in Features
Batman: Modern Myth (2000 to 2009)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – With the year 2000, the world greeted a new millennium with open arms. The internet was on the cusp of igniting the world of communication and Hollywood was about to be swallowed whole by the franchise condition. For comics, the decade would prove bittersweet....
May 12th, 2010 - 6:14 pm § in Features
‘Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker’ Original Motion Picture Score
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – For the first feature length “Batman Beyond” release, it was clear that the musical score would need to deliver on a level far and above Saturday morning television. Fortunately, given its high-profile plot and storyline, “Batman Beyond: Return of...
May 11th, 2010 - 8:45 am § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Batman: Under the Red Hood’
– by JOSUE SANCHEZ – There are many “Batman” incarnations in live-action movies, animated series and movies, and in the printed pages of comics and books. The list would be endless if we had to recount the history and adventures of the heroic character (but It’s Just...
May 9th, 2010 - 10:33 pm § in Features
‘Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker’ (2000)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – The sleeker, more dangerous and seemingly immortal Clown Prince of Crime is back to terrorize Futuristic Gotham City, the new generation’s Batman and the aging Bruce Wayne....
May 8th, 2010 - 11:55 pm § in Features
‘Batman Beyond’ (1999 to 2001)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – “Never again.” Those were the words uttered by Bruce Wayne as he shut down the Batcave…ending his crusade as Batman once and for all. But evil is never completely eradicated. The poor professor that it is, it continues to manifest in the generations…even a...
May 7th, 2010 - 11:32 pm § in Features
‘Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman’ (2003)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – The Dark Knight must contend with a mysterious female vigilante who emulates him, but to a more ruthless degree. “Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman” is about as entertaining as animated Batman movies get. Not as much darkness, but the fun is still intact...
May 6th, 2010 - 11:00 pm § in Features
‘The New Batman Adventures’ (1997 to 1999)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – In the years following the end of “Batman: The Animated Series,” it seemed that the production team headed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett and Glen Murakami had sufficiently moved on…right along to a wonderful take on the Man of Steel with “Superman...
May 5th, 2010 - 11:42 pm § in Features
‘Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero’ Original Motion Picture Score (1998)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – While not as bombastic and sweeping as the score for “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” (1993), composer Mike McCuistion (a member of Shirley Walker’s team from the animated series) delivers a finely tuned and tragically poetic score for “Batman & Mr. Fre...
May 4th, 2010 - 10:39 pm § in Features
‘Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero’ (1998)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – When Mr. Freeze kidnaps Barbara Gordon for a mysterious medical procedure to save his cryogenically frozen wife Nora, Batman and Robin embark on a blazing rescue mission to save her....
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:23 pm § in Features
‘Batman: Mask of the Phantasm’: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1993)
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – If I had to make note of where the absolute zenith for superhero symphonic exercise occurred…I’d honestly have to hand it over to the period from 1989 to 1993/1994. The reigns of Danny Elfman and Shirley Walker....
