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Tim Burton at the Museum of Modern Art...on November 20, 2009 Tim Burton has built his career on a personal aesthetic and vision, which drips from every film he makes--including Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Batman. So it makes sense that... In this article: Tim Burton, Pablo Picasso, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Hollywood |
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National Post | October 30, 2009
H.R. Giger: Father of the alien
...from Species II's credits. Tim Burton turned down Giger's version of the Batmobile for the second Batman film, and Giger also contributed designs for a David Lynch version of Dune that never materialized. But much like stop-motion...
In this article: H.R. Giger, Alien, Oscar, Alien, Francis Bacon, Hollywood, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, and Dune
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The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories | 2 days ago
The Yes List - Tim Burton's Macabre Art at MoMA
...and inhabit a universe full of Burton's strange fascinations-drawings of ghostly children, a menacing pumpkin-head sculpture, the original Batman costume mold, and slightly terrifying Kewpie dolls. Read more about Burton's weird world,...
In this article: Tim Burton, The Daily Beast, Fela Kuti, Jay-Z, Tina Brown, Pedro Almodovar, and Afrobeat music
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Village Voice | November 09, 2009
BURTON’S BIG ADVENTURE
...November 22) and screening all 14 of his feature films. The film program, which includes Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Sweeney Todd, starts tonight with Burton s first (and perhaps finest!) pic, 1985 s Pee-wee s Big Adventure.
In this article: Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd, Paul Reubens, Edward Scissorhands, and Beetlejuice
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MTV.com | October 27, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Burton's 'Batman' Could Have Been Willem Dafoe?!
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Burton's 'Batman' Could Have Been Willem Dafoe?! Welcome to the MTV Movies Blog, updated throughout the day with exclusive movie news, trailers, interviews and more. Our team of film experts joins with celebrity contributors -...
In this article: Willem Dafoe, Tim Burton, Batman, Joker, Jack Nicholson, IMDB, Batman, and Heath Ledger
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Contactmusic.com | October 27, 2009
Jack Nicholson - Dafoe Was First Choice For Batmans The Joker
...untitled James L. Brooks Project at the Widener Office Building Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .... DAFOE WAS FIRST CHOICE FOR BATMAN'S THE JOKER JACK NICHOLSON almost lost out on the role of The Joker in 1989's BATMAN movie - because...
In this article: Willem Dafoe, The Joker, Jack Nicholson, Batman, All rights reserved, Tax, Spider-Man movies, Green Goblin, and Paul Rudd
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New Kerala | July 31, 2009
Tim Burton's never-before-seen artwork to be exhibited in NY
...Tim Burton, the Daily Express reports. It will include more than 700 works spanning his 27-year film career, and also pieces of art before he turned big by directing Batman and Edward. The organisers have planned to screen all of...
In this article: Tim Burton, Punjab, West Bengal, Hollywood, London, New York, and India
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EveryJoe | September 11, 2009
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...a lot of movies but the ones that he does produce are usually memorable. Some of my favorites include Edward Scissorhands, Batman and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He's also producing the upcoming remake of Alice in Wonderland. The...
In this article: Tim Burton, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and England
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
Michael Keaton
...him in a story during this time. Michael Keaton's career was given another major boost when he was again cast by Tim Burton, this time as the title superhero of the 1989 blockbuster Batman ''. Burton cast him because he thought that...
In this article: Michael Keaton, Tim Burton, Batman, Fred Rogers, Beetlejuice, Warner Bros., Michael Douglas, Jackie Brown, Toy Story 3, and Batman
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The Japan Times: All Stories | October 22, 2008
Looking back, one last time The Japan Times Online
...in "Yume no Mani Mani" But art direction can have a large, memorable impact on a film, one famous example being Anton Furst's nightmarish Gotham cityscape in Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989), which won him an Oscar. ("You revel in this scary...
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Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Tim Burton directed the film, which stars Michael Keaton as Batman, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger and Robert Wuhl. The film is the first installment of Warner Brothers' Batman film series, in which Batman deals with the rise of a powerful villain known as "The Joker".
Michael Uslan and Benjamin Melniker acquired the Batman film rights from DC Comics in 1979, and hired Tom Mankiewicz to write. Producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber joined the production. Before Burton was hired as director, Steve Englehart and Julie Hickson contributed with story treatments. The role of Batman was considered for numerous A-list actors, while Nicholson accepted the role of the Joker under various strict circumstances that dictated a high salary, box office profits and his shooting schedule.
Filming took place at Pinewood Studios from October 1988 to January 1989, where production designer Anton Furst designed Gotham City with clashing architectural styles to make it the bleakest metropolis imaginable. The budget escalated from $30 million to $48 million, while the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike forced writer Sam Hamm to leave the set. Uncredited rewrites were commissioned by Warren Skaaren, Charles McKeown and Jonathan Gems, deleting the character Dick Grayson.
- Name:
- Batman
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- June 23, 1989
- Directed By:
- Tim Burton
- Produced by:
- Written By:
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- Bill Finger
- Warren Skaaren
- Sam Hamm
- Comic Book:
- Bob Kane
- (uncredited)
- Screenplay:
- Story:
- Editor:
- Ray Lovejoy
- Cinematography:
- Roger Pratt
- Music By:
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- Danny Elfman
- Prince
- Score:
- Original Songs:
- Distributed By:
- Warner Bros.
- Length:
- 126 min.
- Language:
- English
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