Feb 8th
Batman**
(Eventim Apollo Hammersmith - former Odeon)

(US 1989)
Warner Bros. 125m.

A mysterious caped crusader stalks the streets of a Gotham City ruled by gangsters and thugs, with Bruce Wayne as his alter ego. In the process of fighting crime, he inadvertently helps to create a new adversary: The Joker.
Live concert performance of Danny Elfman's soundtrack to this flawed but entertaining blockbuster, with dramatic sets and a perfectly cast villain having a whale of a time, to make up for some gaping holes in an otherwise interesting plot. Considered at the time to be quite dark in tone (in contrast to the earlier 1960s TV series), it is still more enjoyable than the much "darker" comic book films made today.

Written by: Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren, based on the comic book created by Bob Kane.
Producers: John Peters, Peter Guber.
Director: Tim Burton.
Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Michael Gough, Jack Palance, Jerry Hall, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, William Hootkins, Tracey Walter, Garrick Hagon.
Photography: Roger Pratt.
Music: Danny Elfman (performed live).
Make-up: Paul Engelen (Joker make-up by Nick Dudman).
Production Design: Anton Furst.

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