Tag Archives: Danny Elfman

Batman Returns (1992)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Ross Birks

A masked ball-cum-circus/superhero freak show contained within a Halloween snow globe and wrapped in a black Christmas ribbon. One of the great examples of 90s studio/auteur hubris, which seemed to be a totally misjudged disaster upon release but now looks … Continue reading →

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Batman (1989)

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Ross Birks

You don’t need me to tell you that comic book movies are a dime a dozen at the moment, but none of them look like Tim Burton’s Batman. Overwhelmingly physical in its environs and effects and visually uncomplicated; edited cleanly and … Continue reading →

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To Die For (1995)

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Ross Birks

Gus Van Sant never really gets the credit he deserves as a stylist. As someone who got into his work primarily through his austere “Bela Tarr Period” I’m always struck by how formally inventive and playful a lot of his … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Zone (1980)

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Ross Birks

Imagine Crumb’s artwork brought to life by John Waters and that’s the realm that Richard Elfman’s gleefully, irritatingly grotesque Forbidden Zone occupies. Shot in black and white among painted cardboard backdrops for sets and featuring a merry band of misfits … Continue reading →

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