Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia America romanticizes the entrepreneur, celebrating those who have seemingly made good on this land’s promise of wealth and pulled themselves up by following their own path. Genius plays second fiddle to tenacity; anyone, we tell ourselves, can make it big with grit. The level […]
Tag: Michael Keaton
All-star Cast Shines in ‘Spotlight’
Photo Courtesy of Gage Skidmore The uncovering of the Catholic Church’s systematic abuse of young boys and girls in January 2002 was amongst the biggest and darkest stories of the decade. Helmed by the “The Boston Globe’s” investigative journalist team, Spotlight, the scandal began with the Boston archdiocese and ended […]
‘Birdman’ Kicks Up Potential Oscar Buzz
Photo Courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Modern audiences may not realize it, but there exists an entire generation for whom Michael Keaton is the definitive Batman. Tim Burton’s 1989 classic may be overlooked today in the wake of 21st century superhero flicks, but there was a time when Keaton’s soft-spoken […]