Podcasts TV Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir Episode 3: Batman Begins

Episode 3: Batman Begins

Published: July 15, 2005, 4:01 a.m.

b'Episode three of this podcast series investigates Christopher Nolan\'s blockbuster "Batman Begins" in relation to the visual and narrative conventions of film noir. Richard and Shannon ask what it means to dub a modern film "noir," as many reviews of "Batman Begins" have done. They discuss the complexity of Christian Bale\'s Batman, and how it seems to draw on sources as diverse as hard-boiled fiction and Frank Miller\'s graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns." Likewise, they discuss the visual style of "Batman Begins" in relation to such films as Fritz Lang\'s "Metropolis," Ridley Scott\'s "Blade Runner," and Tim Burton\'s "Batman Returns." A great overview of "noir" from its origins to the present. This podcast is brought to you by Clute and Edwards of www.noircast.net. To leave a comment on this episode, or make a donation to the podcast, please visit "Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir" at outofthepast.libsyn.com/\\n


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