Vintage Ads: 1989 BATMAN MOVIE Newspaper Advertisements

Hey, This movie looks pretty good!!

Desktop Wallpaper: Tim Burton's 1989 BATMAN Movie!

Every Bat-Blog Reader knows that every single Wednesday is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday", ha ha! So, this week I thought I would post 2 Batman Desktop Backgrounds that have a "1989 Batman Movie" theme. Basically, it's the same exact photo of Michael Keaton as Batman in the Batcave ( I always thought his Bat-Computer was groovy ) but one is a full-shot & the other is a close-up...sort of 2 variations. I kinda picked this photo for a few reasons: One, This is the movie that totally hooked me into becoming extremely serious about being a Batman Toy Collector. Two, visually it looks pretty cool and Three, some friends & I were talking the other night about how amazing it is that next year ( 2009 ) will be the 20th Anniversary of that now-classic movie. Wow! Twenty years ago! ( That makes me feel kinda old now, ha ha! ).

Funny Silly Wacky BATMAN HUMOR Photos & Comics!

I'm feeling pretty tired so I thought I would just post a few very funny Batman-related Comic Strips & Humor Photos. They're easy to post & always a lot of fun ( we all need a good laugh every now & then ). Also, many of these were sent in by a few Bat-Blog Readers so I want to thank them...they ROCK! ( My favorite is the one with the cute kid who has chocolate pudding all over his face. He really does look like the Joker from THE DARK KNIGHT movie, ha ha ha! )

1989 BATMAN MOVIE 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Blu-Ray DVD Coming Out Soon!

OK, The new Batman video news right now is that Warner Bros is gonna release the 1989 BATMAN MOVIE on Blu-Ray for the 20th Anniversary Edition! It's hard to believe this movie has been out that long! Thinking about it kinda makes me feel old, ha ha. Of course we're talking about the classic '89 Tim Burton film with Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, & Jack Nicholson. Here's the deal: The official release date for retail stores is on May 5th, 2009 but you can pre-order it on March 31st, the end of this month. It's gonna come with a 50 page book that has script pages, excerpts from the movie, color photos, & a comic book adaptation by DC Comics. It will also have a Digital Copy you can download to your PC.

Bat-Video : TV Commercial for 1989 Batman Movie

1989 Batman Movie: Custom 12" Dolls of Batman & The Joker

Recently on eBay I discovered an artist who has made some really incredible 12" custom toy dolls of both Batman & The Joker. They are the versions from the 1989 Batman movie starring Michael Keaton & Jack Nicholson. His name on eBay is CUSTOM-HEROES & I think his real name is Jon....very nice stuff, great custom job!! I mean, look at the 2nd photo with Batman's face....that's Micheal Keaton's lips & chin, ha ha! ( Click on the picture for a larger photo ). Be sure to search him out because he does great work!

BATMAN RETURNS MOVIE McDonald's Banners

For the 2nd Batman Movie, BATMAN RETURNS, McDonalds had a special Happy Meal. The toys were pretty cool. There was a Batmobile, Batman in Jet-Car, The Penguin in Penguin Boat, & Catwoman in her Catmobile. I know everyone has seen those but this is something I didn't know. Some very lucky McDonalds had GIANT-SIZE Vinyl Advertising Banners with Catwoman ( Michelle Pfeiffer ), Batman ( Michael Keaton ), & The Penguin ( Danny DeVito ). Here's a photo showing their beauty...click on it for a larger, more detailed, picture. I would love to have the Catwoman one...MMMEEEOOOWWW!

BATMAN RETURNS Batman & Catwoman Costumes By Zack!

This is our friend Zack with his lovely Girlfriend. Of course he is Batman (1992 BATMAN RETURNS "Michael Keaton" movie version ) & she is perfect as the Catwoman. Zack told me that even though he built his costume himself, with items he found from different locations, he did custom-build the chest piece for this bat-suit. OK, I gotta say that both costumes look really really great & I don't mean any disrespect here but, Dude, your Girlfriend is totally HOT! But all kidding aside, I guarentee that both of you will be a total hit at any party you go to...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! ( Zack - Thanks for sending the wonderful pics )

ART: Two BATMAN Russian Nesting Doll Sets with a Batman Theme

If you have been reading the Bat-Blog for awhile then you know I totally love ART & I think that these BATMAN RUSSIAN NESTING DOLLS fit that category to a tee! Both these sets belong to our friend known as "The BATFAN" & he was kind enough to send these wonderful photos ( Please be sure to click on them for larger, more detailed, versions ). The 1st Set sort of celebrates the many different Batman Movie characters. Besides Michael Keaton, there is: Catwoman ( Michelle Pfeiffer ), The Penguin ( Danny Devito ), & The 1989 Joker ( Jack Nicholson ). Wow! The artist made all of these characters look exactly like the actual people...that's cool! The next photo is a Set of Nesting Dolls with a BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES theme. I have always loved that cartoon & think the art direction on it is great. So, seeing these is just a true delight for any Batman Fan! The characters depicted here are Batman, Robin, Two-Face, The Penguin, Bane, & Gotham City. Yes, I have always considered "Gotham City" a character. It plays an important role in many Batman stories. I wanna thank The BATFAN for sharing these with us. It's always fun to see cool artwork that is inspired by our favorite Caped Crusader. If any other readers have some artwork ( painting, drawing, sculpture, anything creative ) then please send us some pics today!

BATMAN MOVIE ACTOR AUTOGRAPHS: Christian Bale & Michael Keaton Now Signing at Celebrity Authentics

The big news right now is that "Celebrity Authentics", a company that hires big-name actors & movie stars to sign photos & movie posters, finally got 2 new Batman Actors in their stable of celebrity autograph signers. They now have Christian Bale & Michael Keaton! Both of these actors are hard to get signatures from but now you can buy autographed items from them through the company. In the past they have also worked with other Batman Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Mark Hamill, Val Kilmer, & others. They also work with John Travolta, Tobey McGuire, Robert Downey Jr, Eric Bana, William Shatner, Leonard Nemoy, etc... You can check out their website by clicking HERE!

COPS PIN RAP ON BATMAN - 1992 New York Post Newspaper

Here's a random Batman item I came across on eBay awhile back that I thought was pretty cool. Well, "cool" because it's kinda weird, ha ha! This was the actual cover to a NEW YORK POST Newspaper dated Thursday, June 18th, 1992. It was around the time of the '92 BATMAN RETURNS Movie by Tim Burton. In fact, the photo on the cover is of the Actor who played the Caped Crusader, Michael Keaton. But, the story really had nothing to do with him. It was mainly about how a New York State Sheriff Group was urging a boycott on all films made by Time Warner Inc. because they were the media giant also responsible for publishing a rap song by rapper Ice-T titled "COP KILLER". The name of the album was called "Body Count" & they wanted it removed from store shelves. OK, I remember all this mess. It got really blown-up for awhile. Now listen, I'm presenting this story as an unusual piece of Bat-History & I don't want to hear a bunch of bigoted opinions about Rap music, thank you. I just think this vintage newspaper cover is kinda fun.

BATMAN VINYL MODEL KIT ( 1989 Michael Keaton Movie Version ) Built By Skinnybird!

For the next month or so, here at the Bat-Blog, we'll be featuring some Batman-related Model Kits built by a guy nick-named "Skinnybird". He's done an extremely excellent job on them & since it would be way too big for one post we thought we would spread them out. This first example is a Vinyl Model Kit of Michael Keaton as Batman from the 1989 Batman Movie. It was made by a company called Billiken & is 1/6 Scale! Personally I think he did a great job on it. The eyes look "alive" & that's usually the hardest part of making a "real-life human" model kit look so good. ( Remember, be sure to click on the above photos for larger versions ). OK, in the future, if you want to see more of these or see them all together just be sure to click on the word "skinnybird" in the Labels Area down below. That will make them all appear at once ( but for right now there's just this one, ha ha ). Seriously Folks, there are gonna be a lot of Batman Model Kits & they're all extremely nice!

Vintage Family Photo: BATMAN COSTUME Michael Keaton Era!

"I'm BATMAN!!" Ha Ha, a friend at MySpace, named Aaron, noticed that we have been posting vintage photos of kids in Batman-Theme Halloween Costumes recently & was kind enough to send this really nice one of himself. He said that this photo was taken during the "Michael Keaton Era", ha ha! So I'm guessing early 1990's. Maybe around the time of the 1989 Batman movie ( Jack Nicholson as The Joker ) or the 2nd film, Batman Returns, 1992. Either way the costume & photo are great! Thank you Aaron for sending it. I want to invite all the Bat-Blog Readers to share cool stuff like this, that's nice.

Profiles In History BATMAN MOVIE PROP & MEMORABILIA - Auction Starts Tonight!

Tonight, in California & online too, the famous Auction Group PROFILES IN HISTORY will be auctioning off a few very desired pieces of Bat-History! The sale includes an original Michael Keaton Batman Full-Costume from the Batman Returns movie, The Umbrella used by Danny Devito for his Penguin character, Original Concept Production Drawing of various characters from the film ( mostly revolving around the Penguin ), the "Gotham City Snow Globe" used by Poison Ivy ( Uma Thurman ) in Batman & Robin, The Sword used by Liam Neeson to fight Christian Bale in Batman Begins, Chris O'Donnell's Robin "Ice Suit" from Batman & Robin, Jim Carrey's Signature Riddler Cane from Batman Forever, & much much MORE! In fact, there's almost too much to list, ha ha! But I gotta mention my favorite item, mainly for sentimental reasons, & that is they will have the Original BATGIRL Belt Buckle used for Yvonne Craig's costume in the 1966 TV Series. This is probably the best piece in the auction revolving around the 60's series. Well, they do have another lot with some scripts but I think this is way cooler! Anyways, if ya want to check out all the amazing stuff then just click HERE! & when you get there do a SEARCH for "Batman".

ART - Michael's 1989 KEATON BATMAN Movie Drawing

Check out this amazing Batman drawing! This fine artwork was sent in by our friend Michael & it's a scene from the 1989 BATMAN Movie starring Michael Keaton... a Bat-Fan Favorite. Thanks Mike! If any other Bat-Blog Readers out there are creative too then please send us some pics of your art.

2 Batman Movie Wallpaper Backgrounds : Christian Bale & Michael Keaton

It's time to post some cool Batman Desktop Wallpapers again so this week I thought I would do a "Batman Movie Actors" theme: Christian Bale ( Batman Begins 2005 & soon, The Dark Knight 2008 ) & Michael Keaton ( Batman 1989 ). Both of these would look great in a MySpace background so please feel free to do so. While you're doing that be sure to get the Bat-Blog Banner at the top of this page to add to your layout!

Batman Batmobile & Joker Jokermobile Artwork By Bubba Shelby!

We have a friend named Eric who does some pretty amazing artwork. He has a "cartoony-style" that is very funny and you can tell he really really loves ALL the Batman characters. He's done Adam West Batman, Comic Book Batgirl, even 1950's Bat-Mite! Shown here are just a few examples. The 1st one is Batman ( Michael Keaton ) in a suped-up Batmobile. It's the car from the 1989 Tim Burton Batman movie. The 2nd picure is a crazy Jokermobile, with The Joker driving it of course. This one is dedicated to Heath ledger ( that's cool ). Both of these remind me of those trading cards with the crazy monsters driving wacked-out hotrods ( I forget the name of those but loved them a s a kid, still do ). Here's a link to see more of his fun artwork.

Video - 1992 MICHAEL KEATON INTERVIEW Batman Returns Movie Info on Prime-Time Live

From June of 1992, here is an exclusive interview with Actor Michael Keaton on "Prime Time Live". It covers the "Batman Returns" movie. The cool thing, it starts out with an awesome "Choice Hotels" TV commercial with a Batman theme!

BATMAN MOVIE TRAILER COMPARISONS: 1989 Batman & The Dark Knight, This Will Freak You Out!!

This is really freaky!! Somebody noticed how close to the same thing the new DARK KNIGHT Batman Movie Trailer ( Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale ) is to the 1989 BATMAN Movie Trailer ( Tim Burton, Michael Keaton ) one. The thing you should do is listen to the new one but just watch the old '89 version...FREAKY!

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Video: BATMAN vs BATMAN vs BATMAN, Cracked Magazine Parody Film