Batman (1966) – Hizzonner The Penguin, and Dizzoner The Penguin

The Penguin (Burgess Meredith) is back in this two-part story written by Stanford Sherman. The first part, Hizzonner The Penguin aired on 2 November, 1966. So The Penguin is back in Gotham City, and not only has he gone straight, he’s thrown his hat into the political arena to be mayor (Holy Shades of Batman…

TAD 2021: Canadian Shorts

Canada delivers its own Shorts programme for Toronto After Dark, with 9 selections, that like the International Shorts features a variety of styles, sensibilities, and genre mashing. There’s some great work in here, and despite the fact that none of the films were as laugh out loud as the highly enjoyable Shiny New World, there…