#Joaquin Thurman

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Decoding Batman's Flawed Villains Who Rivalled The Caped Crusader's Popularity

The Batman villains have a trajectory of transformation. They've become more layered with time, commanding more screen presence and attention.

Batman is one of the most popular superheroes in the DC Universe. The character has been retained even in the new and revised DCU films, that are slated for release in the upcoming decade. This in itself is a testament to the popularity of the character. Over the course of the last 20 years, Batman, popularly known as The Dark Knight, has been part of 9 live-action films. Even Joker, the prime nemesis of the caped crusader, was portrayed with elan by Joaquin Phoenix in the 2019 eponymous film, directed by Todd Philips. Phillips is currently working on a sequel of Joker, a character battling mental illness. Meanwhile, there are two Batman films currently under development.The Batman 2 features Robert Pattinson in the title role, whileThe Brave and The Bold will focus on the dynamics of Bruce Wayne and his son, Damian Wayne. 

Batman, however, is not the only one in the films who shows character development and commands screentime. Over the years, the villains in Batman films have developed through their cinematic portrayal. Batman: The Movie, the first Batman film, was released in July 1966 and featured Adam West as the titular character. Since then, villains in Batman movies have become more and more layered, alongside Bruce Wayne. Let's take a look.

Villains in initial Batman films: Overshadowed by the ‘good guy’

Director Tim Burton, who had worked with Michael Keaton previously on Beetlejuice, made Batman in 1989. The film had a dark, brooding atmosphere, influenced by Alan Moore’s graphic novel The Killing Joke and Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. This was also the inception of the Joker, portrayed by The Shining star Jack Nicholson.

The 1989 film offered a mix of action, intrigue, and most importantly, jokes, from the Joker. The intense undertone of Batman films was retained until Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever, featuring Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Several villains, such as The Riddler, Penguin, Shreck and Two-Face, were featured in subsequent films. However, their backstories were not given enough attention, making the characters seem shallow. The heroics of Batman overshadowed these villains - the characterisations did not evoke empathy for the ‘bad guy’, despite the fact that their troubled pasts were hinted at. Actors such as Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Tommy Lee Jones, and Uma Thurman have played villains in the Joel Schumacher films. However, the portrayals were, at best, comic in nature. 

Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy reinvents Batman villains

It was not until 2005 that director Christopher Nolan gave the Batman movies his own spin. Christian Bale played the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005) and faced off Ra’s Al Ghul, played by Liam Neeson.  Ra’s Al Ghul was previously a mentor to Bruce Wayne. He had taught Bruce everything that he needed to be a force of change in Gotham. However, he returned to kill Bruce after the latter betrayed him. Ra’s Al Ghul was liked as a villain, as he mirrored the trauma of Batman’s past. However, it wasn’t until The Dark Knight (2008) that the Joker, the most fearsome Batman antagonist, was introduced. 

The late actor Heath Ledger played the role of the Joker. He introduced a yet-unparalleled disruption to the superhero genre. While Ledger’s Joker was already a stone-cold murderer, he also sought to debilitate the entirety of Gotham City, simply for the sake of spreading chaos. He questions Batman in the film, “What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” It is also a question that forms the essence of Batman and Joker’s rivalry. Batman fights to keep justice alive in a city that lacks hope, while Joker fuels the flame as he watches everything burn down.

 The Dark Knight Rises featured Batman’s rival Bane, played by Tom Hardy. Bane enters Gotham and completely destroys Batman in order to establish his own rule in Gotham. If it wasn’t for Bruce Wayne’s indomitable spirit and urgency for justice, Bane would have ruled Gotham. Bane’s character development and his on-screen presence overpower even the presence of Batman - thus establishing the mortality of the superhero character.

Why Batman villains are serious 

Batman is a character born out of trauma. Bruce Wayne lost his parents in front of his eyes in a mindless shooting incident. With the support of his butler Alfred, and the inherited wealth of his parents, Bruce Wayne allows himself on a journey of growth and learning. He eventually becomes a trained martial artist, assassin, engineer and most importantly, a detective, who solves crimes to bring justice. 

Batman's villains are often a counterpart to the aspects of his persona. The Penguin, for instance, is corrupt and selfish and he exists solely in the criminal underbelly of Gotham.Two-Face is a villain who mirrors the same lack of faith in human goodness that Batman consistently fights to uphold. The Joker is one of Batman’s most fierce antagonists - while Batman follows a trajectory of self-affirmational discipline and perseverance, The Joker is deeply nihilistic and chaotic. 

Moreover, Joker (2019) gave us a glimpse of the villain’s psychological makeup. The insight into his mind seems to justify the Joker's behaviour, albeit in his own perspective. Gotham, in and of itself, is portrayed as a sinister location where Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck grew up and lost all hope. It is a city so corrupt, that in his eyes, redemption is impossible. Joaquin Phoenix portrays the character’s pain, as he deals with rejection, apathy, ignorance and organisational mismanagement in the city.

This is the connective tissue in most Batman villains. They feature backstories that are as tragic (if not more), when compared to the vigilante superhero that they are fighting. This allows us to view Batman villaiuns in a more human light, which is in contrast to their seemingly ruthless nature. Even Robert Pattinson's The Batman featured Paul Dano as The Riddler. The character matched every bit of intensity that the neo-noir superhero film demanded. 

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Spice Festival 

San Myshuno; Spice Market

The Kimball’s and The Saavedra’s enjoy the festival together.

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various 200x100 icons; assorted media.

Teagan Croft - Rachel Roth - Titans

David Duchovny - Fox Mulder - X-Files

Matt Ryan - John Constantine - Constantine

Jodelle Ferland - “Five” - Dark Matter

Haruka Ayase - Assorted

Nicole Kidman - Satine - Moulin Rouge

Uma Thurman - Poison Ivy - Batman and Robin

Joaquin Phoenix - Arthur Fleck - Joker

Nicole Kidman - Chase Meridian - Batman

Mitch Pleggi - Walter Skinner - X Files 

Claire van der Boom - Anne Marie Flynn - Constantine

Alicia Vikander - Lara Croft - Tomb Raider

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Films I watched in April

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

The Master (2012) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

Reservoir Dogs (1992) dir. Quentin Tarantino

Boogie Nights (1997) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) dir. Quentin Tarantino

Logan (2017) dir. James Mangold

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All movies are connected ...

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you know you can’t resist me, no man can…

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Sooo, I’ve just turned 20! This year... has matured me a lot. I dare to guess that it has imprinted on my drawings as well. Not in style or the message but in general. What’s more important though, is that I finally have something going on that’s not just sitting and drawing funny mugs all day long. I’m very happy with my freshly opened brand, though it is going to take a lot of time and power to properly establish it, I’ve manned up to write a story I’ve been thinking of for years now and receive a much more generous feedback to it than I expected, I’m one leg out from the university, with just one more year of study left, and I have so many various plans which I’m not sure are even going to turn out the way I want. All I gonna say is that I’m looking forward to what life has in store for me. I want to thank my mom and dad for always being there for me and supporting even when I’m not contributing to things as much as I should and could. And thank you to all my dear followers, readers and friends for sticking around and encouraging me to improve and do more. Without y’all, I would be nowhere xoxo

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Durva válogatás

Some of the most memorable couples of the 90′s Gwyneth Paltrow & Brad Pitt (1995-1997) - Ethan Hawke & Uma Thurman (1997-2003) Johnny Depp & Kate Moss (1994-1997) - Liv Tyler & Joaquin Phoenix (1995-1998) Reese Witherspoon & Ryan Philippe (1997-2006) - Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman (1989-2001) Matt Damon & Winona Ryder (1997-2000) - Sean Penn & Robin Wright (1990-2010) Richard Gere & Cindy Crawford (1988-1994) - Winona Ryder & Johnny Depp (1989-1993)

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TO: SAGE (re: the X-Force) FROM: Emma Frost

SUBJECT: Guest List & Security

Hello, darling.

I appreciate the help that both you and the X-Force Team will provide tonight during the Gala to keep the event secure and safe. I’ll be quite busy tonight and need to trust in you wholeheartedly to help keep the festivities afloat. That is easier said than done, however, when you have the likes of Logan & Quire on your roster. Keeping that in mind, please reach out telepathically if there is an EMERGENCY of any sort. Both myself and the Cuckoo’s will be keeping our minds tuned in.

In the meanwhile, I have attached the guest list below. Please do not let ANYONE in who is not on the list. There is one exception: foreign diplomats and politicians were sent over separately for security purposes. 

With Love,

Emma Grace Frost, the White Queen

NON-MUTANT GUESTS:

ASGARDIAN -- for unity and future prosperity: korg. loki. valkyrie.

AVENGERS -- for their work saving the universe time and time again: bruce banner. carol danvers. clinton barton. hope van dyne. samuel wilson. scott lang. shang-chi. spider-man. doctor stephen strange. thor odinson.

CELEBRITIES -- for their accomplishments in the social and cultural world: Audra McDonald. Conan O’Brien. Dua Lipa. Eminem. George R.R. Martin. Jimmy Kimmel. Justin Bieber. Kanye West. Lin Manuel Miranda. Mary Jane Watson. Meryl Streep. Patton Oswalt. Rihanna. Saweetie. Saya Ishii. Seol Hee. Snoop Dogg. Taylor Swift. Virginia Potts [ click for more names ].

CHAMPIONS -- for their resilience in the face of C.R.A.D.L.E. and the promotion of change: amadeus cho. amka aliyak. joaquin torres. lana baumgartner. ms. marvel. nadia van dyne. nova. red locust. riri williams. spider-man. starling. viv vision.

ETERNALS -- for fostering new relations: druig. makkari. kingo. phastos. sersi. sprite. thena. 

FANTASTIC FOUR -- for their heroic acts across the multiverse: ben grimm. johnny storm. susan storm. reed richards.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: heather douglas. hercules. nebula. noh-varr. peter quill. phyla-vell. richard rider. rocket raccoon.

HONORED ACHIEVEMENTS -- for accomplishments in their field: hank pym. janet van dyne. natasha romanoff. steven rogers. tony stark.

INHUMANS -- for unity and future prosperity: blackagar boltagon. crystalia amaquelin. daisy johnson. gorgon. karnak. medusalith amaquelin.

PLUS ONES -- for the association to someone who is more special: cindy moon (saya ishii). dane whitman (sersi). katherine bishop (clinton barton). katy chen (shang-chi). morgan stark (virginia potts). 

SANCTUM SANCTORUM -- for their work on magical defenses: clea strange. wong.

SHI’AR EMPIRE -- for unity and future prosperity: cal’ysee neramano. gladiator.  isabel kane. xandra neramani.

WAKANDA --  for unity and future prosperity: nakia. okoye.  shuri. t’challa. 

STANDY BY -- the following have received an invite during the second round and barely made the cut: barbara morse. james buchanan barnes. jessica drew. melinda may. monica rambeau. yelena belova.

ERROR: When attempting to invite Spider-man, four invites were sent out and accepted.

MUTANT GUESTS:

abigail brand

alison blaire

angelica jones

akihiro

alexander summers

anna-marie lebeau

brian braddock ( honorary )

clarice fong

danielle moonstar

elizabeth braddock

emma frost

erik lehnsherr

everett thomas

gabrielle kinney

hope summers

illyana rasputina

jaime madrox

jean grey

jeanne-marie beaubier

jubilation lee

katherine pryde

kwannon

laura kinney

laurie collins

layla miller

lorna dane

madelyne pryor 

manon

martinique wyngarde

megan gwynne 

meggan puceanu-braddock

monet st croix

nathan summers

neena thurman

ororo munroe

pete wisdom

pietro maximoff

raven darkholme

regan wyngarde

selene gallio

stepford cuckoos

tabitha smith

theresa cassidy

thomas shepherd

wanda maximoff

william kaplan 

xi’an coy manh

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Here is a collection of links with the characters that have appeared on edits! 

A

Abigail Brand

Agatha Harkness

Alison Blair

Amadeus Cho

Amelia Voght

America Chavez

Ami Han 

Amka Aliyak

Amora

Angela 

Angelica Jones

Anna Marie

Anya Corazon  

Andromeda

Attuma

Ava Ayala

Avril Kincaid

Ayo

Azazel

B

Ben Grimm

Ben Riley

Betsy Braddock

Billy Kaplan 

Blackagar Boltagon

Bob Reynolds

Bobbi Morse

Bobby Drake 

Brian Braddock

Bruce Banner 

Bucky Barnes

C

Carol Danvers

Cassandra Web 

Charles Xavier 

Chase Stein 

Cindy Moon 

Clint Barton 

D

Daimon Hellstrom 

Daken Akihiro

Dani Moonstar 

Danny Rand

David Alleyne 

Dia Sloane

Doreen Green

E

Eden Fesi

Eddie Brock

Elektra Natchios

Elizabeth Twoyoungmen

Ellie Wilson 

Elsa Bloodstone

Emma Frost

Enchantress

Eric Brooks 

F

Fantomex

Felicia Hardy

Flash Thompson

Frank Castle

G

Gabby Kinney 

Gamora

Gaveendra Seven 

Gert Yorkes

Greer Grant

Gwen Stacy

Gwendolyn Pool 

I

Ikaris

Illyana Rasputin 

Isca

H

Hank McCoy

Heather Douglas

Hela

Hepzibah

Hildegarde

Hobie Brown 

Hope Summers 

J

Jacques Duquesne

James Rhodes

Jane Foster

Janet Van Dyne

Jean Grey

Jean-Paul Beaubier 

Jeanne-Marie Beaubier 

Jennifer Kale

Jennifer Takeda

Jennifer Walters

Jericho Drumm

Jessan Hoan

Jessica Drew

Jessica Jones

Jhonny Storm

Joanna Cargill

Joaquin Torres

Jocasta Pym

Jubilation Lee

Julia Carpenter 

Julio Richter

K

Kamala Khan

Karl Morgenthau

Karnilla

Karolina Dean

Kate Bishop

Kelda

Kingo Sunen

Kitty Pryde

Kurt Wagner

Kushala

Kwannon

L

Laura Kinney

Leiko Wu 

Lily Cromwell

Llyra

Logan Howlett

Loki Laufeyson

Lorna Dane

Lucas Bishop

Luke Cage

Lunella Lafayette

M

Madam Slay

Madelyne Pryor

Makari

Mantis

Marc Spector

Mary Jane Watson

Matt Murdock

Maximus Boltagon

May Parker 

Maya Lopez

Medusalith Amaquelin 

Megan Gwynn

Meggan Braddock 

Mephisto

Miguel O’Hara

Miles Morales

Misty Knight

Molly Hayes 

Monica Rambeau

Moon Dragon

More

Morgan Le Fay

N

Nadia Van Dyne

Namor Mckenzie

Namora

Namorita

Natasha Romanoff

Nathan Summers 

Nebula

Neena Thurman

Nico Minoru

Noh-Varr

O

Odin Borson

Okoye

Ororo Munroe

Oubliette Midas

P

Patsy Walker 

Pearl Pangan

Pepper Potts

Peter Parker

Peter Quill

Peter Rasputin 

Phastos

Phyla-Vell

Pietro Maximoff

Princess Fen

Q

Quoi 

R

Rachel Grey 

Radha Dastoor

Ramonda

Raven Darkholme

Reed Richards

Remy LeBeau 

Richard Rider

Ripley Ryan 

Riri Williams

Roberto Da Costa 

S

Sam Alexander

Sam Wilson

Satana Hellstrom

Saya Ishii

Scott Summers

Sebastian Shaw

Selene

Sersi

Shang-Chi

Sharon Carter

Shaylee Moonpeddle

Shiklah

Shuri

Sif

Silver Fox

Silvija Sablinova

Simon Williams

Spidesonas

Sprite

Stephen Strange

Steve Rogers

Sue Storm 

T

Tabitha Smith

Takeshi Matsuya 

Tandy Bowen

Tania Toomes

T’Challa

Teddy Altman 

Thena

Theresa Cassidy 

Thor

Tommy Shepherd

Tony Stark

Trevor Hawkins

Tyrone Johnson

V

Valkyrie

Venus 

Victor Von Doom

Vision

Viv Vision

W

Wade Wilson

Wanda Maximoff

Warda Wilson 

Warren Worthington III

X

Xi’an Coy Manh

Y

Yao

Yelena Belova

Yuriko Oyama

Z

Zebediah Killgrave

Zelma Stanton

Zoe Laveau

Zuras

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Most iconic couples of the 90s?

JEN AND BRAD, BRAD AND GWYNETH, KURT AND COURTNEY, WINONA AND JOHNNY, KATE AND JOHNNY, Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon, Ethan Hawkes and Uma Thurman, David Beckham and Posh Spice, JLO and Diddy, Liv Tyler and Joaquin Phoenix

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I just found out that Kristen Stewart supports Woody Allen. I’m so upset right now, I really liked her

and you’re entitled to your unlike of her. woody allen is a piece of shit. but if you’re gonna dislike her, you gotta also dislike anjelica houston and zach braff and john cusack and diane wiest and helena bonham carter and michael rapaport and natasha lyonne and drew barrymore and goldie hawn and edward norton and natalie portman and julia roberts and tim roth and billy chrystal and tobey maguire and jennifer garner and paul giamatti and stanley tucci and julia louise-dreyfus and robin williams and demi moore and winona ryder and leonardo dicaprio and melanie griffith and charlize theron and ian somerhalder and steve buscemi and gene hackman and sharon stone and sylvester stallone and jennifer lopez and christopher walken and danny glover and dan aykroyd and sean penn and uma thurman and denis o’hare and alan cumming and sigourney weaver and bill murray and hugh grant and micheal rapaport and jon lovitz and david schwimmer and elliott gould and keifer sutherland and joseph gordon-levitt and fran drescher and helen hunt and teá leoni and debra messing and jason biggs and christina ricci and danny devito and jimmy fallon and chloe sevigny and will farrell and josh brolin and steve carell and scarlett johansson and hugh jackman and mike meyers and liam neeson and susan sarandon and colin farrell and ewan mcgregor and hayley atwell and sally hawkins and penelope cruz and larry david and ed begley jr. and henry cavill and evan rachel wood and antonio bandares and anthony hopkins and naomi watts and theo james and owen wilson and rachel mcadams and michael sheen and tom hiddleston and kathy bates and alec baldwin and jesse eisenberg and greta gerwig and ellen page and care blanchett and louis ck (i mean.. dislike louis ck anyway) and sofia vergara and colin firth and emma stone and joaquin phoenix and blake lively and jim belushi and justin timberlake and kate winslet and timothée chalamet and elle fanning and jude law and micheal j. fox and sarah jessica parker and whoopi goldberg and edie falco and miley cyrus and lewis black and david harbour and the countless other people associated with his movies, and don’t forget david bowie and billy crystal and jay-z and bon jovi and mark wahlberg and martin scorsese and beyoncé and kelly rowland and michelle williams and harrison ford and adam sandler and meg ryan and david spade and halle berry and spike lee and john cusack and mike meyers and mick jagger and keith richards and julia stiles and howard stern and bill and hillary clinton and jerry seinfeld and kevin smith and john mellencamp and hillary swank and janet jackson and elton john and jim carey and paul mccartney who participated in other projects of his after the allegations came out in 1992

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People, February 3

Cover: Jessica Simpson’s battle with addiction 

Page 1: Chatter -- Selena Gomez, Lily Tomlin, Kelly Ripa, Amy Schumer, Matthew McConaughey, Oprah Winfrey on meeting Stedman Graham 

Page 2: 5 Things We’re Talking About This Week -- Demi Lovato will sing at the Super Bowl, Hank Azaria won’t voice Apu anymore, Spotify offers music for pets, Courteney Cox uses the Friends filter, Cheetos residue gets a name 

Page 4: Contents 

Page 6: Contents, Editor’s Letter

Page 8: SAG Awards -- Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s sweet reunion 

Page 10: The night’s winning looks -- Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Renee Zellweger 

Page 11: Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Sophie Turner 

Page 12: Rock Stars -- Michelle Williams, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lopez, Yvonne Strahovski, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Danai Gurira 

Page 14: Allison Janney and Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and father Bruce Dern, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams and fiance Thomas Kail and Reese Witherspoon, Parasite’s big win -- stars Song Kang Ho, Lee Sun Kyun, Park So Dam, Lee Jung Eun, director Bong Joon Ho and Choi Woo Shik, the stars’ best quotes 

Page 16: SAG Awards gala -- Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Helena Bonham Carter, Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein and Tony Shalhoub, Joaquin Phoenix and Taron Egerton, Camila Mendes and Jack McBrayer, Drew Scott and wife Linda Phan, Elisabeth Moss, Anthony Carrigan and Darrell Britt-Gibson 

Page 19: StarTracks -- Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart at the Star Trek: Picard premiere, Julia Roberts and husband Danny Moder at the CORE Gala, Lea Michele and former Glee costars Kevin McHale and Jenny Ushkowitz on the Showmance podcast, Paul Rudd walking his dog, Stranger Things castmates Joe Keery and Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer at the EW pre-SAG Awards party 

Page 20: Famous Families -- Uma Thurman and son Levon at Paris Fashion Week, Gina Rodriguez and her dad Genaro at the debut of Diary of a Future President, Martin Lawrence and fiancee Roberta Moradfar and daughters Jasmin and Amara and Iyanna at the premiere of Bad Boys for Life 

Page 21: Pink and Carey Hart and son Jameson at the Monster Energy Supercross VIP Event, Bruce Springston and his son Sam and Patti Scialfa at Sam’s swearing in ceremony for the Jersey City Fire Department 

Page 25: Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s painful exit from the monarchy 

Page 29: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel moving forward, Hilary Duff’s newlywed life 

Page 30: Heart Monitor -- Amber Heard and Bianca Butti new romance, Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler split, Channing Tatum and Jessie J reunited, Barack and Michelle Obama birthday tribute 

Page 32: Ken Jennings is Jeopardy!’s big winner, Open House -- Jennifer Lawrence’s penthouse on sale for $12 million 

Page 33: Nicolas Cage -- I don’t have any regrets 

Page 35: Stories to Make You Smile

Page 36: Passages, Dwayne Johnson mourns his wrestler father Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson 

Page 41: People Picks -- The Goop Lab 

Page 42: Les Miserables, Miracle Workers: Dark Ages 

Page 43: Dustin Lynch -- Tullahoma, farewell to The Good Place 

Page 44: 9-1-1: Lone Star, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Shrill, One to Watch -- Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’s Maeve Press 

Page 47: Books 

Page 48: Cover Story -- Jessica Simpson -- after years of numbing her pain with alcohol and pills, she says there is power in the truth 

Page 56: Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wed in South Africa 

Page 61: Tanya Tucker reflects on life, love and lessons learned 

Page 64: SNL’s Aidy Bryant gets candid about fame and finding her confidence 

Page 66: Gun-violence survivors share the heartbreaking personal stories behind the statistics and their hope for change 

Page 83: E-Cigarette crisis update -- more warnings about vaping 

Page 86: Second Look -- Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova at the Australian Open Rally for Relief 

Page 88: One Last Thing -- Keegan-Michael Key

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[Cine]

LA VANGUARDIA

Muere Joel Schumacher, el director de “Batman Forever” y “Batman & Robin”

El cineasta, de 80 años, padecía un cáncer de páncreas

Muere Joel Schumacher, el director de “Batman Forever” y “Batman & Robin”

El cineasta, de 80 años, padecía un cáncer de páncreas

El director Joel Schumacher en 2010 (Matt Sayles - Matt Sayles / AP)

El cineasta estadounidense Joel Schumacher, director de cintas como “Batman Forever” (1995) y “Batman & Robin” (1997), murió este lunes a los 80 años.

El cineasta, que compitió en reconocidos festivales internacionales como el de Cannes, Berlín y San Sebastián, ha fallecido víctima de un cáncer, según confirmó su representante a The Hollywood Repoter.

Schumacher logró reconocimiento como realizador con su tercer largometraje, ‘St. Elmo, punto de encuentro’, estrenado en 1985, que protagonizaron Emilio Estévez, Rob Low y Demi Moore. Dos años después dirigió ‘Jóvenes ocultos’, con Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric y Corey Feldman, una comedia de terror de gran éxito comercial.

Posteriormente llevaría al cine dos novelas de John Grisham, ‘El cliente’ en 1994 y ‘Tiempo de matar’ en 1996, con las que obtuvo el reconocimiento de la crítica. En 2004 adaptó el musical de Webber ‘El fantasma de la ópera’.

Cara y cruz como director de cine comercial

En 1995 llegó su gran oportunidad en el cine comercial al tomar el relevo de Tim Burton como director de la saga ‘Batman’. Ese año estrenó ‘Batman Forever’, con Val Kilmer como el Caballero Oscuro y que protagonizaron también Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman y Chris O’Donnell.

Su enorme éxito en taquilla, más de 330 millones de dólares recaudados en todo el mundo, motivaron que dos años después se produjese una continuación ‘Batman & Robin’, con George Clooney en el papel de Bruce Wayne y en la que participaron Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone y con el regreso de Chris O’Donnell en el papel de Robin. La cinta fue una decepción comercial y es considerada una de las peores entregas de la saga del superhéroe de DC. Otras de sus cintas más populares fueron ‘Asesinato en 8mm’ con Nicolas Cage y Joaquin Phoenix, ‘Última llamada’, protagonizada por Colin Farrell, ‘El número 23’, un thriller protagonizado por Jim Carrey y la serie ‘House of Cards’ encabezada por Kevin Spacey y Robin Wright.

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Top 10 films of all time!

So I have been wanting to write down my top 10 films of all time, but in all honesty its gonna be hard to nail it down to 10 and most likely I am going to forget some major films but, they can’t be that good if I have forgotten about them. Controversially I am going to place franchises in one spot since I don’t want say, star wars taking up the whole list. So with out further a do here we go. This list as always is subject to change. 09/12/2018.

10) Harry Potter films (including FB)

Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

9) Wolf On Wall Street

In 1987, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) takes an entry-level job at a Wall Street brokerage firm. By the early 1990s, while still in his 20s, Belfort founds his own firm, Stratton Oakmont. Together with his trusted lieutenant (Jonah Hill) and a merry band of brokers, Belfort makes a huge fortune by defrauding wealthy investors out of millions. However, while Belfort and his cronies partake in a hedonistic brew of sex, drugs and thrills, the SEC and the FBI close in on his empire of excess.

8) Boyhood

The joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his parents (Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke) and his sister (Lorelei Linklater). Vignettes, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, capture family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important milestones. Songs from Coldplay, Arcade Fire and other artists capture the time period. Directed by Richard Linklater.

7) HER

A sensitive and soulful man earns a living by writing personal letters for other people. Left heartbroken after his marriage ends, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) becomes fascinated with a new operating system which reportedly develops into an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. He starts the program and meets "Samantha" (Scarlett Johansson), whose bright voice reveals a sensitive, playful personality. Though "friends" initially, the relationship soon deepens into love.

6) Walk The Line

The rise of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) begins with his days as a boy growing up on the family farm, where he struggles under the scorn of his father (Robert Patrick). As the years pass, Cash ends up in Memphis, with his wife, Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), and breaks into the music scene after finding his trademark sound. While on tour, Cash meets the love of his life, singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), but Cash's volatile lifestyle threatens to keep them apart.

5) Star Wars Franchise

Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centred around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. The saga quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.

4) Monsters INC (pretty much all Disney and Pixar movies but this is my favourite)

Monsters Incorporated is the largest scare factory in the monster world, and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) is one of its top scarers. Sullivan is a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple spots and horns. His scare assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), a green, opinionated, feisty little one-eyed monster. Visiting from the human world is Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny girl who goes where no human has ever gone before.

3) La la land

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

2) Pulp Fiction

Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are hitmen with a penchant for philosophical discussions. In this ultra-hip, multi-strand crime movie, their storyline is interwoven with those of their boss, gangster Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) ; his actress wife, Mia (Uma Thurman) ; struggling boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) ; master fixer Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel) and a nervous pair of armed robbers, "Pumpkin" (Tim Roth) and "Honey Bunny" (Amanda Plummer).

1) Django Unchained

Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South's most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candy (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django's long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.

Boom. There we have it my top 10 Best films ever. I love so many more films but these are just precious to me! They do always change and with new films out all the time there is every possibility that one will break through and steal a spot on the top 10. All the best Callum.