Holy special episode, Batman!
On Sunday, July 29th, Sounds of Cinema will feature reviews of all of the live action Batman films from 1966’s Batman: The Movie to 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises and include music from each film. Aside from evaluating the merits of each film I will also discuss how each incarnation of Batman has reflected and impacted the cinematic styles of the time in which they were made. In just under half a century, the same character has been played by five different actors in eight motion pictures directed by four different filmmakers. That has made the Batman series very malleable and the films demonstrate a wide variety of approaches to the same text.
Sounds of Cinema airs Sunday mornings at 9am on 89.5 KQAL FM in Winona, Minnesota and at 11am on 89.7 KMSU FM in Mankato, Minnesota. Both stations can be heard via live streaming at their respective websites.