Batman’s an odd success. It has almost constant problems–Kim Basinger’s bad, Jack Nicholson’s phoning it in (but never contemptuous of the material, which makes it a peculiar performance) and the movie never really finishes the story it starts in the first act–but it’s also got constant greatness. Tim Burton’s direction is fantastic–the only scenes he […]
Entries Tagged as 'Tim Burton'
Batman (1989, Tim Burton)
December 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tagged: Billy Dee Williams· Bob Kane· Jack Nicholson· Michael Keaton· Sam Hamm· Tim Burton· Warner Bros.· Warren Skaaren· ★★½
Ed Wood (1994, Tim Burton)
November 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Ed Wood is a biopic of the unsung. The “misfits and dope addicts” of impossibly low budget American filmmaking. The film’s epilogue, following up with the characters, puts the film on the same level as all other big Hollywood biopics. Except this one is about someone who really didn’t do anything (and didn’t even get […]
Tagged: Bill Murray· Johnny Depp· Larry Karaszewski· Patricia Arquette· Rudolph Grey· Scott Alexander· Tim Burton· Touchstone Pictures· ★★★★



