Sometime around 1995 “filmmaker” Joel Shumacher threw some nipples on Batman’s costume and changed the world for the worse. The Batman franchise was all but dead to everyone, myself included. If they never made another Batman film, I would not have minded. Not because I was over it, but because I was disenchanted that no one in Hollywood got it. Batman is a dark story. Far darker than even Tim Burton was prepared to tackle. If you’ve never seen Batman: The Animated Series you’re missing out. The brilliant minds behind the cartoons got it. Why couldn’t Hollywood? So imagine my surprise that Batman Begins was as dark as it was. And imagine my satisfaction that The Dark Knight was even darker.
The Dark Knight takes place not too long after Begins, in a Gotham City where people still don’t love the idea of Batman, but they do like that criminals finally have something to fear themselves. Without spoiling too many plot details, the movie centers around three great forces in Gotham City, all with inspired plans to change Gotham for the better: The title character, Batman (Christian Bale) of course, the new district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart,) and a criminal mastermind who calls himself The Joker (Heath Ledger). Dent, thanks to the existence of Batman, has been able to expedite the process of cleaning up Gotham City from it’s heavily mob influenced regime. When Batman and Dent have all but cornered the seven biggest mob bosses in Gotham, in an act of desperation they succumb to an offer by The Joker to salvage what little power they have. What they don’t realize is that The Joker has no allegiances, and he’s not interested in money, or power. He’s out to prove a point. He’s out to have the last laugh. continue reading THE DARK KNIGHT
Sad news in the world today… We’ve lost our beloved Golden Girl, Estelle Getty! Estelle, who played Sophia to sheer perfection on theGolden Girls, pasted away yesterday in her LA home due to severe dementia just three days before her 85th birthday.
Estelle’s former Golden Girls co-star, Rue McClanahan told the press “Don’t feel sad about her passing. She will always be with us in her crowning achievement, Sophia.” In honor or Estelle, Lifetime will air ten episode of the Golden Girls featuring the best of Sophia on Friday, July 25th. Get yer cheesecake and tissues ready. RIP Estelle, you’ll be greatly missed.
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Sad news in the world today… We’ve lost our beloved Golden Girl, Estelle Getty! Estelle, who played Sophia to sheer perfection on the