All day we’ve been celebrating the 30th anniversary release of the 1989 Batman movie…and the mania that surrounded its release. Although the hype was created purely to help the flick make bank at the box office, there was something about…
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Who’s Your Favorite Character from the 1989 “Batman” Film?
Sure, Batman was a huge pop culture phenomenon when it hit theaters 30 years ago, but what often gets overlooked in discussions of the film is how great the casting is. Apart from lead roles by Jack Nicholson and Michael…
Read more →Share Your Memories of Seeing “Batman” Here!
It was 30 years ago today that Batman first swung into theaters. To commemorate this pop culture milestone, we’ll be celebrating Tim Burton‘s hugely influential comic book movie throughout the day. We wanted to kick things off by hearing your…
Read more →FYI: MovieFanFare Celebrates 30 Years of “Batman” on June 23rd
On June 23, 1989, Tim Burton‘s eagerly anticipated Batman film hit theaters. For the entire summer the world was caught up in Batmania thanks to the Michael Keaton/Jack Nicholson comic book film. From hearing Prince’s “Batdance” in constant rotation to…
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It’s been almost 30 years to the day since Tim Burton‘s Batman broke box office records and redfined the superhero film with its thrills and complex drama. At the heart of the film was the conflict between Michael Keaton‘s Batman…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Fame
Last week I told you of my fondness for the closing scene of Fame, and I thought I’d keep the party going by making Alan Parker‘s acclaimed musical drama the focus of this week’s Create-A-Caption. We’ve taken a still from…
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D-Day was the ultimate beginning of the end of World War II on the German front. It was also the end of Operation Fortitude, which involved a intricate plan to convince the Germans that the actual invasion would occur not…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Little Shop of Horrors
This week’s Create-A-Caption pays tribute to Little Shop of Horrors, Frank Oz‘s 1986 musical version of the Off-Broadway hit that was itself based on the Roger Corman cult classic from 1960. Thanks to its great songs and winning performances from…
Read more →Before “The Hustle” There Was “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a movie called Bedtime Story. That movie starred David Niven and Marlon Brando in virtually the same roles, although its ending was more fitting for the era, and the ending of this one…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Say Anything…
One of the great films celebrating its 30th anniversary year this year is Say Anything… Cameron Crowe‘s 1989 romantic comedy features John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, a kickboxing high school student who is wise beyond his years despite not having…
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