Batman (1989)

Inspired by Christopher Reeve’s “Superman,” a film adaptation of “Batman” was in development during The 1980s. Warner Bros. (WB for short) hired several screenwriters to write a screenplay. At first, a script was supposed to be a revival of the campy 60’s Batman starring Adam West with Bill Murray & Eddie Murphy who were originally […]

Taxi Driver

Fresh from winning his first Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actor” in “The Godfather Part II,” Robert De Niro reunited with Martin Scorsese (one of my favorite filmmakers) since they first collaborated in “Mean Streets.” There second project is to translate a screenplay written by Paul Schrader on the big screen. The script is about […]

Watchmen (Ultimate Cut)

In The 1980’s, Alan Moore wrote graphic novels for DC Comics including “V for Vendetta,” “Batman: The Killing Joke” and last but not least, his Magnum Opus known as “Watchmen.” His latter work is a different take on the superhero genre exploring a high concept (what if scenario) about superheroes existing in our reality change […]

Barton Fink (Fox’s Flops Vol. 1 #4)

Salutations fellow movie goers from around the globe. Today’s review is about a playwright who’s tasked to write a screenplay, but he’s having creative problems due to distractions in a unsanitary hotel. He meets a neighbor with a mysterious background who tries to help him bounce back his creativity. As the two become friends, tensions […]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

In 1981, a mystery novel called, “Who Censored Roger Rabbit” opened in bookstores. The novel is set in a world when humans & cartoon characters co-exist in our reality. The story is about a private detective named, Eddie Valiant who gets dragged into a case involving cartoon character, Roger Rabbit who’s framed for a murder […]

Sin City

Fed up with Hollywood butchering his screenplays for the Robocop sequels, comic book writer, Frank Miller, (Batman: Year One, The Dark Knight Returns, 300) refuses to let Hollywood producers adapt his work, until director/writer/producer/editor/composer, Robert Rodriguez, (Mexico Trilogy, From Dusk Till Dawn, Machete) offered him a partnership on directing a faithful adaptation to “Sin City.” […]