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Why Michael Keatons Desperate Measures Was a Box-Office Flop
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Quick Links Michael Keaton Plays a Brilliant Serial Murderer with Rare Bone Marrow Desperate Measures Is an Uninspired Entry in the 1990s Serial-Killer Sweepstakes Keaton Left Hollywood After Desperate Measures

Michael Keaton underwent a stunning career transformation in the late 1980s, beginning with his acclaimed dramatic performance in the 1988 addiction drama film Clean and Sober, followed by his casting as Batman in the eponymous blockbuster 1989 film. These roles enabled Keaton to transcend the fast-talking comedic persona with which he first gained stardom with the 1980s comedy films Gung Ho, Mr. Mom, and Night Shift.

Keatons first starring film vehicle following Batman was the 1990 psychological thriller Pacific Heights, in which he plays a psychotic tenant who breeds cockroaches inside a couples house. However, other than the 1992 Batman sequel, Batman Returns, and the acclaimed 1994 newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper, none of Keatons post-Batman starring film vehicles landed especially strongly with audiences and critics.
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  • 9/2/2024
  • by David Grove
  • MovieWeb
Oh Nothing, Just Trump Fantasizing About Executing ‘Spies’ Behind the Whistleblower Complaint
President Trump is not happy about the contents of the whistleblower complaint released to the public Thursday morning. He’s so mad, in fact, that he fantasized about a few rather extreme punishments for the people responsible.

The report includes several damning revelations, including details of how Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate a political rival, how the White House sought to cover up Trump’s July 25th call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and how Rudy Giuliani and Attorney General William Barr became entangled in the efforts.

The whistleblower writes...
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  • 9/26/2019
  • by Ryan Bort
  • Rollingstone.com
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