Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Author: Kendall Whitehouse
Batman is now big business. The character starred in motion pictures that generated the highest domestic box office grosses in two separate years: 1989 (Batman) and 2008 (The Dark Knight). Batman has been reinterpreted over the decades -- from Adam West's campy portrayal in the 1960s television series to the dark and gritty interpretations of … Continue reading The Legacy of Jerry Robinson
This commentary on the film Margin Call contains significant details about its plot. You may want to see the film before reading it. Economic thriller Margin Call is, in many ways, a difficult film to like -- and that's what makes it worth seeing. The movie's uncompromising look at desperate men (and one woman) in … Continue reading ‘Margin Call’: Quiet Desperation
The Javits Center became the center of the pop culture universe this past weekend when more than 100,000 fans of science fiction, fantasy, and superhero movies, television, and comic books descended on the Big Apple for New York Comic Con 2011. Because of its proximity to the heart of the comic book industry in Manhattan, New … Continue reading New York Comic Con 2011 in Photos
Real life never seems as clever as the world of motion pictures and television. Fictional characters always look better and speak with more eloquence than the people in our daily lives. As a child of the television generation, I often lamented that my life wasn't as colorful as that of the characters I saw on … Continue reading Life Lessons from Bret Maverick — and My Father
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