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Peter Caranicas Deputy EditorCinematographer Stephen H. Burum will be honored at EnergaCamerimage with the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award.Set to run in Torun, Poland, on Nov. 12-19, Camerimage, which focuses on films and cinematography, will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year.Burum is best known for his collaborations with director Brian De Palma, which yielded such classics as “The Untouchables” (1987), a tale of the battle between good and evil; Vietnam War drama “Casualties of War” (1989); ”Carlito’s Way” (1993), which portrayed deep social divides; the iconic “Mission: Impossible” (1996); “Snake Eyes (1998); and “Mission to Mars” (2000).

now-newly-engaged Ben Affleck — in his versions of the superhero franchise.“It would have been the older, the more raspy, for lack of a better word,” Brolin said on MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast recently, describing how his take would have differed from Affleck’s portrayal in 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” and 2017’s “Justice League.” He also said that the idea was “interesting” to him and claimed that the choice to instead cast Affleck, 49, wasn’t his decision, but Snyder’s.“Honestly, that would have been a fun deal,” Brolin, 54, added.

Zack Sharf Jim Carrey has not yet seen Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman,” but he does have “mixed emotions” nonetheless about Paul Dano’s dark interpretation of the Riddler. Carrey infamously played the Riddler in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 superhero movie “Batman Forever,” starring Val Kilmer as the Caped Crusader. Carrey’s Riddler was a flamboyant prankster in a neon-green bodysuit, the polar opposite of Dano’s Riddler.“I’ve not seen it.

Outside of what Zack Snyder tried to do with his “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League” films, we never get to see a film version of Batman interact with a bunch of different superheroes in his solo films.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorChris Huvane, a partner and manager at Hollywood firm Management 360 and former magazine editor and PR executive, died Sunday night. He was 47.The cause was an apparent suicide, according to Deadline.

Ally Sheedy’s most recent role hits close to home. The actress stars in Freeform’s "Single Drunk Female" where she plays a mother whose adult daughter moves back home after a stint in rehab. Sheedy  sought help for her own addiction battle in 1989.

Carl Kurlander, who went from being director Joel Schumacher’s assistant to writing St. Elmo’s fire with him, wrote a look back on that film for Deadline as well as a tribute when the director passed away., Kurlander today shares memories about Louie Anderson, the comic and actor who died last Friday in Las Vegas at age 68. Kurlander co-authored The F Word: How to Survive Your Family with Louie Anderson and was a consultant on his The Louie Show on CBS. His other credits include St Elmo’s Fire, he has been a senior lecturer at the U of Pittsburgh and producer of Chasing Covid and other titles. Here he discusses the empathy Anderson showed to most everyone around him, and many career breaks he provided, actions informed by the slights and hardships he faced in his own life.  

Every actor who has put on the cowl and cape as Batman over the years approaches the character in a different way. In the case of Michael Keaton, he doesn’t have the physical stature of a superhero in the same way Ben Affleck or Christian Bale does, so his version of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in “Batman” and “Batman Returns,” seemed to focus on the dark psychological elements of the character.

As a fan of the various iterations of the ‘Batman’ film franchise, the easiest way to quickly figure out the tone of the film you’re watching is to see how the director treats the superhero’s car, the Batmobile. Tim Burton’s Batmobile is sleek, dark, and stylish.

body-shamed and nicknamed “Fatgirl” during the press tour for the 1997 film in which she plays Batgirl.Silverstone was 20 years old when she filmed the Joel Schumacher flick. The “Blast from the Past” star recently shot a reaction video to a TikTok user, @foreversymone, speaking about the body-image issues Silverstone faced over her “Batman” role.“I want justice for Alicia Silverstone!” the fan exclaimed in the video.

directed Ben Affleck in the starring role — Variety couldn’t help but ask the 60-year-old filmmaker about his nipple-enhanced 1997 turn as Batman, which most Hollywood insiders know can trigger the usually affable Clooney.It seems “Batman & Robin” is far too crass for his wife Amal’s captivating eyes, according to her husband, as she revealed that George “won’t let me watch” it.“There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me,’ ” George explained.

With Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton both scheduled to reprise their Batman roles for the upcoming ‘Flash’ film from DC Films, people might expect to see other Batmen from various films and TV projects show up.

George Clooney has one movie that he’s made that he will not let Amal Clooney watch.

Batman Forever fans are campaigning for director Joel Schumacher’s original cut of the film to be released for the film’s 26th anniversary.The hashtag #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut has been used on social media as a call to action, in a similar vein to the successful #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign.Batman Forever was released under Warner Bros. in 1995.

comes to the cunnilingus controversy about whether or not he likes to fully pleasure his lady friends. “Batman Forever” star Val Kilmer — who played the legendary Dark Knight in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 film — suggested the Caped Crusader is always down for oral action in a now-viral tweet posted Wednesday.After proffering the open-ended question “Does he or doesn’t he…?” in his caption, Kilmer, 61, posted a GIF clip of he and “Batman Forever” co-star Nicole Kidman.

Halston on , the -produced miniseries about the legendary fashion designer. The glittery, dramatic takes place in the 1970s, when Halston was rising to fame and Studio 54 was the place to be.

Netflix has released the first trailer for "Halston," an upcoming miniseries chronicling the story of the fashion icon of the same mononymous name. Golden Globe winner Ewan McGregor plays the titular role and features Broadway actress Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli and Rory Culkin as Joel Schumacher.

the Hollywood Reporter.The co-star of Steven Spielberg’s cult film “1941” and Joel Schumacher’s hit John Grisham adaptation “The Client” died after a 20-year health battle that included a series of knee surgeries that caused infections, resulting in disabilities that forced him out of show business.“He was a good man who pushed his love for creativity and the arts into everything he did,” Zak told Deadline in a statement on behalf of his family.

Green Lantern,” “Suicide Squad” and Ben Affleck’s “Daredevil,” to name a few — that would handily surpass Joel Schumacher’s 1997 campy classic.But for George Clooney, his turn as the Caped Crusader remains for him one of the great insults to the dramatic arts, according to a new interview with the legendary actor on the Howard Stern Show, first reported by the Hollywood Reporter.He told the shock jockey this week that it “physically hurts” to watch his “terrible” performance in “Batman & Robin,”

Director Joel Schumacher, who passed away last month at 80, was responsible for such Hollywood hits as Brat Pack classic “St. Elmo’s Fire”, vampire thriller “The Lost Boys” and the dark, violent Michael Douglas drama “Falling Down”.

Move over Snyder Cut, it’s time to discuss the Schumacher Cut! Namely, Joel Schumacher’s “darker” cut of “Batman Forever” that apparently exists even though no one knew about it until very recently. According to Variety, the Schumacher Cut of “Batman Forever” does in fact exist, but it’s unclear if it will ever see the light of day.

Vera Lynn (1917–2020), singer known for WWII hit “We’ll Meet Again”Carl Reiner (1922–2020), legendary comedy writer, director, and performerIan Holm (1931–2020), British star played Bilbo in “Lord of the Rings”Bonnie Pointer (1950–2020), Pointer Sisters singerJimmy Capps (1939–2020), guitarist with Grand Ole Opry house bandWes Unseld (1946–2020), legendary Washington Bullets centerSteve Priest (1948–2020), Sweet bassist and vocalistLinda Cristal (1931–2020), starred as Victoria Cannon in “The

Sleeper and Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue.

Laverne Cox talks about the magnificent Netflix documentary Disclosure, the trials of dating, and why she’s (begrudgingly) voting for Joe Biden.

By Aaron Cooley When director Joel Schumacher died at the age of 80 last week, the lion’s share of the media attention focused on his iconic four-decade filmography, from St. Elmo’s Fire and The Lost Boys in the 1980s, to two John Grisham adaptations and two Batmans in the ’90s, to Phone Booth and Phantom of the Opera in this century.

reportedly survived by a teenage daughter.

Joel Schumacher — the prolific director behind St. Elmo's Fire, Flatliners and two Batman films — passed away in New York City after a battle with cancer.

Audrey Cleo Yap Padma Lakshmi has played host to more than a few good meals as she fronts Bravo’s “Top Chef,” and executive produces and hosts Hulu’s “Taste the Nation.” But right now, she is mourning the loss of director Joel Schumacher.

Backstreet Boys’ ‘Everybody’ video, the film laid on the dry ice and candelabras as heavily as possible, somehow turning camp Broadway horror into a 2004 Oscar favourite.Key moment: Gerard Butler serenading Emmy Rossum on a haunted gondola, floating on a river of ’80s music video madness.Schumacher’s first big film caught the tide at exactly the right moment. Somewhere before Friends made 20-somethings feel OK about not having ‘adulting’ figured out, the Brat Pack did it first with St.

Also Read: Joel Schumacher, Director of 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys,' Dies at 80Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity — but that comes at a price.The filmmaker was credited with writing 14 films over the course of his career, including “The Mechanic” in 1972.

Joel Schumacher’s filmography could never be described as “boring.” Uneven, sure. Indulgent, maybe.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmMost who worked with director Joel Schumacher walked away feeling like they’d made a friend. He was generous in spirit, open and honest about his own success and flaws and disappointments.

Joel Schumacher has died, aged 80.The man behind movie hits Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, St. Elmo’s Fire, and A Time to Kill lost his battle with cancer on Monday (June 22, 2020).Born in New York City, Schumacher made his directorial debut with TV movie Virginia Hill in 1974.

#JoelSchumacher Director of Batman, The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire and Falling Down.

The Lost Boys, St. Elmo's Fire, and Batman Forever, has died at 80.Schumacher's death was confirmed on Monday in a statement from his publicist, who said he had been suffering from cancer.

Seal on Monday (June 22) told a story he said was not well-known about his classic song "Kiss From a Rose," which Joel Schumacher helped make a huge hit. The director died Monday.