Birdman with Michael Keaton

[Jangler]

http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-michael-keaton-plays-struggling-superhero-in-new-movie-birdman-1995493
 

Birdman is an upcoming American dark comedy film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Michael Keaton who played Batman in the 1999 film, plays Riggan Thomson – an actor, famous for portraying iconic superhero Birdman, who struggles with his staggering career while trying to anchor a Broadway play. In the days leading up to the opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

 

 

 

[Sapper]

Hah I came into this thread thinking it was a picture of Chris "Birdman" Anderson and Keaton during the last Heat/Spurs game.

 

The movie looks really promising though.

[Jangler]

also on his other big movie...

http://news.moviefone.com/2014/03/04/michael-keaton-beetlejuice-2/

 

Speaking of "Batman," its director, Tim Burton, has been making headlines recently for discussing a sequel to another Keaton collaboration, 1988's "Beetlejuice," and Keaton told "Today" that he would definitely be on board.

"I've been talking about it for years and I've been saying if I ever did anything again, it'd be that. I want to do that," Keaton said of "Beetlejuice 2." "The rumors, they've risen before and fallen away. Now, if Tim is involved ... I'd be more than interested. I mean, he's so original ... and he's an artist."

Keaton added that "Beetlejuice 2" "has to be done right" for him to sign on, but judging by his previous comments about his love for Burton's work, we can't imagine he'd turn the part down if offered. Here's hoping this long-awaited sequel actually happens someday.

 

 

Tim Burton has been on the down side of making a good movie lately, don't have much hope for Beetlejuice 2..

[TheRed]

Definitely want to see this, good to see Keaton back in a big role. Leave Beetlejuice alone though please.

[OneBadCat]

I love Michael Keaton. Super underrated actor.

[Mr. Scot]

That may be the most confusing trailer I've ever watched.

 

Got no sense of what the movie was supposed to be at all

[Trev_GFC]

also on his other big movie...

http://news.moviefone.com/2014/03/04/michael-keaton-beetlejuice-2/

Tim Burton has been on the down side of making a good movie lately, don't have much hope for Beetlejuice 2..

Completely agree, his style wore thin after the first few movies and for the last two decades his movies have been underwhelming.

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[Jangler]

I really can't believe this won best picture.

[Jeremy Igo]

Show business loves movies about show business

[Jangler]

It was alright, nothing great. But yeah it was about the industry and so it makes sense. 

[Inimicus]

I really can't believe this won best picture.

Yeah neither can I.

 

Why? It won best picture at the SAG Awards too and cleaned up at the Golden Globes.

 

Must mean it's somewhat decent, no?

 

I haven't seen it, but it's refreshing to see such an offbeat movie win, instead of the predictable Selma or Boyhood type films (yes, Boyhood won at GG).

Keaton was good/great in this but at the end of the day it was still one of the most self indulgent pieces of film Ive ever seen.

 

I listen to progressive rock and metal and am constantly defending it from people who call it masturbatory and intentionally dense.  Now I know exactly what they are talking about after watching this.

 

[Jangler]

I'd like to have seen The Grand Budapest Hotel win , but comedies never win

[mr beauxjangles]

In my opinion it was held up by a few isolated scenes, a fascination with the idea of long tracking shots (oh my gosh, they must have done so many takes! gasp!), and as others have pointed out, and a desire to heap praise on someone whose time we think has come (Keaton). With the exception of Emma Stone, the performances were not even that good. Keaton did nothing for me. Ed Norton has a moment. One. Galifianakis feels, not surprisingly, terribly out of place. Naomi Watts is awful, like she is in basically everything not named I Heart Huckabees.

 

Inarritu does some masterful stuff but I was not connected to the story and the characters in any way. As a result, the ending made me roll my eyes.

 

Since I watched both yesterday, I'll contrast that with The Theory of Everything, which had me so thoroughly connected with the story and subjects that my wife and I were nearly bawling at multiple points in the movie. There are some prevalent criticisms of the film for the simplicity of its narrative and storytelling structure but it works. Inarritu was praised for the technical side of the work, as he typically is. James Marsh, who is known for his work on documentaries, did some brilliant things in The Theory of Everything. For the first thirty or forty minutes of that movie, pre-diagnosis, Eddie Redmayne is smiling in every scene. Then comes the diagnosis and for the first time we see Stephen without a smile. That tiny little device - the effect on the audience is crippling (seriously, no pun intended).

 

I would highly recommend The Theory of Everything. Felicity Jones and Redmayne are incredible in this movie.

[Zaximus]

I also enjoyed Theory of Everything more than Birdman.

 

However I understand and I'm OK with it winning.  Having one continuous shot is pretty awesome and is a feat not easily pulled off.  The movie was exausting in a good way, there was no breaks, and it was a nice piece of abstract art where you get to choose how it ends.   Everyone was really great in it, so I can't agree there, although Norton was playing Norton from what I've read about him on movie sets.  

 

I was happy Redmayne won but I would have been OK with Keaton winning as well.  

 

Theory of Everything is one of the best movies I've seen in a while, a movie that can tug at the "feels" for being sad as much as being "happy".  Not many movies can juggle those emotions.