Batman Begins with Elfman Music

Someone made this video with music from Batman '89 synced to the police chase from Batman Begins.

Neil Patrick Harris is the Music Meister villain on Batman

This is just delicious! Neil Patrick Harris is the new villain on the Batman cartoon on Cartoon Network. Because he is the Music Meister, he makes everyone sing like it is a musical. So, all the characters sing through the episode. I love it!!  He was great as Dr. Horrible, and now he kills as the Music Meister.

First Mark Hamill is the Joker, and now this!

Batman Icon Through the Years

Hat tip: EW

Debate Preview

Watch the debate early!
"Who is this Batman?!"

Requiem for a cheeky 'Batman'

Lorenzo Semple Jr. is the award-winning screenwriter of such films as "The Parallax View," "Three Days of the Condor" and "Papillon." I've enjoyed his movie reviews on YouTube as part of the duo ReelGeezers (watch their review of Dark Knight here.)
But Lorenzo also wrote the original Batman TV show in the 60's. He's written a fascinating article in Variety about the TV show's creation.

From the very beginning, Bill Dozier and I had seen millionaire Bruce Wayne and his Bat regalia as classy comedy, hopefully appealing to kids as an absurdly jolly action piece and to grown-ups for its deadpan satire, entirely nonfraught with psychological issues. I mean, golly gee! How else can one view a character who enters a nightclub in full Batgarb and mask, accompanied by a gorgeous chick, and when greeted by the maitre d' with an obsequious "Good evening, Batman! A table for two?" gravely replies, "Yes, thank you. But please, not too near the music -- I wouldn't want to appear conspicuous.""

Read the rest.

Iron Man vs. Batman

Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan