Batman Returns (1992) - “Living for the Batman” Series

12/10/21 • 19 min

So just under thirty years ago, Tim Burton directed a sequel to his HUGELY successful Batman movie of 1989....and he made it even weirder....AND it’s a Christmas movie no less.
Just in time for the holidays, it’s time to revisit this bizarrely entertaining Bat-Sequel starring Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Danny Devito as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, and Christopher Walken as Max Shrek.
And don't forget that mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it....

Host: Geoff Gershon
Producer: Marlene Gershon
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Living for the Cinema - Batman Returns (1992) - “Living for the Batman” Series

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The “Living for the Batman” Series: Amidst an ever-expanding world of cinematic superheroes, the character of Batman remains one of the most iconic. The first comic book version of the Batman/Bruce Wayne persona was first created for the page by Bill Finger and Bob Kane in 1940 and since the late 1960s, this character has been represented at the movies in various live-action and animated incarnations by at least seven different actors. Once a month over the ne