When Batman & Robin came out 25 years ago in the summer of 1997, it pretty much acted as the death knell for the Dark Knight on the big screen. Following on the heels of 1995’s Batman Forever, this silly, sub-juvenile horror show from director Joel Schumacher killed any good will built up by the earlier Tim Burton Batman movies and created such an awkward situation for Warner Bros. that they ultimately decided it would be better to reboot the franchise eight years later by letting Christopher Nolan go in startling new directions with Batman Begins (2005).
Since then we’ve had Christian Bale as Nolan’s Batman, Ben Affleck as an older, more vengeful Caped Crusader in the Snyderverse, and most recently Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s ultra-dark take about a younger Batman still finding his way. Each of them has had their supporters and detractors, but all have managed to...
Since then we’ve had Christian Bale as Nolan’s Batman, Ben Affleck as an older, more vengeful Caped Crusader in the Snyderverse, and most recently Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s ultra-dark take about a younger Batman still finding his way. Each of them has had their supporters and detractors, but all have managed to...
- 7/4/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Dallas Buyers Club succeeds at showing how hard it is to establish the effectiveness of a new drug, says consultant physician and clinical toxicologist David Wood
I had no idea, before seeing this film, that buyers' clubs had existed. It's based on the real-life story of Ron Woodroof, a Texas rodeo rider who discovers he has Aids, and sets up a members' group to provide drugs that are unavailable in the Us. It's an interesting reminder of the atmosphere of fear and anxiety that surrounded HIV and Aids in the 1980s. I'm sure most of us can remember those adverts in Britain: the tombstones, the reminders that ignorance could kill.
Azt was, as the film shows, one of the first drugs to be trialled as an Aids treatment. It gets a pretty bad press in the film, but it is actually still prescribed to patients with Aids, although at a...
I had no idea, before seeing this film, that buyers' clubs had existed. It's based on the real-life story of Ron Woodroof, a Texas rodeo rider who discovers he has Aids, and sets up a members' group to provide drugs that are unavailable in the Us. It's an interesting reminder of the atmosphere of fear and anxiety that surrounded HIV and Aids in the 1980s. I'm sure most of us can remember those adverts in Britain: the tombstones, the reminders that ignorance could kill.
Azt was, as the film shows, one of the first drugs to be trialled as an Aids treatment. It gets a pretty bad press in the film, but it is actually still prescribed to patients with Aids, although at a...
- 2/24/2014
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
And here we are again, with all the new product coming from DC.
We have a tip of the hat to the original Justice League of America #8, the first endings from the New 52, and… oh heck, let’s just dive in, shall we?
As usual, spoilers lurk below.
Justice League #8
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Carlos D’Anda
Backup story art by Gary Frank
Cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:25 Variant cover by Mike Choi
1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee
On sale April 18 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
In the five years that the Justice League has been a team, Green Arrow has never once been a member. And he intends to rectify that right here, right now! One member against his candidacy: Aquaman!
We have a tip of the hat to the original Justice League of America #8, the first endings from the New 52, and… oh heck, let’s just dive in, shall we?
As usual, spoilers lurk below.
Justice League #8
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Carlos D’Anda
Backup story art by Gary Frank
Cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:25 Variant cover by Mike Choi
1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee
On sale April 18 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
In the five years that the Justice League has been a team, Green Arrow has never once been a member. And he intends to rectify that right here, right now! One member against his candidacy: Aquaman!
- 1/17/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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