A fun cast gives a bit of a young update on a classic western tale as Emilio Estevez climbs into the saddle as Billy the Kid in Christopher Cain’s Young Guns. Featuring a high-profile cast that included Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, Dermot Mulroney, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance and Terry O’Quinn. John Tunstall (Stamp) has…
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Play It Again, Sam (1972) – Herbert Ross
I’ve never been a fan of Woody Allen, so I was reticent to settle in to watch Herbert Ross’ adaptation of Allen’s own play, which he also penned the screenplay for, and stars in. Still, it is the next title on the What Else to Watch list in DK Canada’s The Movie Book following its…
Batman: The Animated Series (1997) – Cold Comfort, Never Fear and You Scratch My Back
Freeze (Michael Ansara) is back in the first episode of the Batman: Animated Series this week. This one aired originally on 12 October 1997. When last we saw him, he was stuck in an iceberg with his still ill and frozen wife, but now he’s back, and Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Batgirl (Tara Strong)…
Batman: The Animated Series (1994) – Riddler’s Reform, Baby-Doll and Time Out of Joint
Season 3 of Gotham’s Caped Crusader, Batman (Kevin Conroy) continues with Riddler’s Reform, which aired 24 September, 1994. Is it possible that Edward Nygma (John Glover) aka The Riddler has gone on the straight and narrow… Batman and Robin (Loren Lester) refuse to believe it’s true. But it seems that Nygma has sold his…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – His Silicon Soul, Off Balance and What is Reality?
Batman (Kevin Conroy) has his hands full once again this week, as he continues to save and protect Gotham from evil. Up first is His Silicon Soul following on the trail of the two-parter Heart of Steel, this story was broadcast on 20 November, 1992. H.A.R.D.A.C. (Jeff Bennett) seemingly got more duplicants made than…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – Heart of Steel: Part II, If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? and Joker’s Wild
This week’s trip to Gotham brings us part II of Heart of Steel, which aired on 17 November, 1992. Batman (Kevin Conroy) is trying to stop H.A.R.D.A.C. (Jeff Bennett) and gets some help from Miss Barbara Gordon (Melissa Gilbert). H.A.R.D.A.C. is solidifying its plans, and even assaults its creator, Rossum (William Sanderson), when the…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – Terror In the Sky, Christmas with the Joker and Heart of Steel Part I
HorrorĀ strikes in Gotham when it seems the Man-Bat (Marc Singer) aka Kirk Langstrom returns in Terror in the Sky. The Dark Knight (Kevin Conroy) investigates, but what if this new winged menace isn’t the Man-Bat, but is something else? Originally airing on 12 November, 1992, the mystery expanded when Bats became convinced that Langstrom…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – I Am The Night, Almost Got ‘Im and Moon of the Wolf
Batman (Kevin Conroy) makes Gotham’s streets a little safer this week, with three more episodes from the classic series. First up is I Am The Night, which aired 9 November, 1992, Batman examines his role in the city, and if he is good enough for it, when Commissioner Gordon (Bob Hastings) is critically injured….
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – Night of the Ninja, The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne and Tyger, Tyger
Bad things continue to be afoot this week in Gotham City, and it’s up to the Dark Knight, Batman (Kevin Conroy) to serve justice. Fist up is Night of the Ninja, which aired, 26 October, 1992. Bruce Wayne is being stalked by a ninja, Kyodai Ken (Robert Ito), who is also a former student…