‘DC in Concert’ to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of ‘Batman’

In 2024, Bat-fans will have the opportunity to watch Tim Burton’s classic Batman film in a whole new way. In conjunction with the film’s 35th anniversary, Warner Bros. has once again teamed up with TCG Entertainment to bring superhero cinema to a concert hall near you!

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Hard NOC Life 318: ‘The Flash’ Flop Paradox

After a dismal box office start, The Flash came crashing down even more this weekend. Keith and Britney pick up the pieces and figure out what went wrong at Warner Bros. and why DC just can’t ever seem to get anything right. Later, they break down the first episode of Disney+’s new MCU series, Secret Invasion. All this and more on Hard NOC Life!

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Hard NOC Life 317: Is ‘The Flash’ Better Than Ezra?

A couple weeks ago, we brought you a non-spoiler review of The Flash on our YouTube channel. Now that the movie is out, Keith and Swara dig into all of the spoilers and top secret cameos they couldn’t divulge before on this week’s Hard NOC Life!

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NOC Review: ‘The Flash’ is Fine but Fumbles Frequently

I think it needs to be said upfront that due to the controversies surrounding Ezra Miller’s criminal record and unforgivable behavior, we at The Nerds of Color believe that accountability needs to be taken into serious consideration regarding their place and future in this industry.

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Yeah… ‘The Flash’ is a Great ‘Batman’ Film

The Flash is nearly here, and I was joined by Swara on our YouTube channel to discuss our initial, spoiler-free thoughts on the film. Subscribe to the podcast at hardnocmedia.com for the full spoiler-filled review when it drops on June 19!

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Hard NOC Life 310: ‘The Flash’ Get Nuts + Emma Thompson Loves The NOC

Keith welcomes Swara back to the podcast to dish on his recent interview with the legendary Emma Thompson and her new movie, What’s Love Got to Do With It. They also break down the latest Flash and Transformers trailers, plus the nightmare fuel that is The Little Mermaid’s “live action” animals.

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Achieving Flashpoint with ‘The Flash’ Filmmakers Andy and Barbara Muschietti

The first reactions for The Flash are hitting the internet as we speak. After a successful Los Angeles screening and a wider screening at this week’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas, the hype for the movie is growing increasingly strong with every social reaction that hits the internet.

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Want to Get Nuts? New Trailer for ‘The Flash’ Debuts at CinemaCon

CinemaCon, the annual trade show where Hollywood unveils its most exciting upcoming releases exclusively to the world’s theater owners , is currently underway in Las Vegas. As part of Warner Bros.’ presentation today, new images from The Flash were released, as was the movie’s latest trailer!

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Hard NOC Life 300: Batman and The Wasp Flashpoint Mania

For the 300th(!!!) episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Britney are joined by The Middle Geeks host Swara to grapple with loving the Flash Super Bowl trailer and share their honest thoughts on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

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Exclusive Merch from ‘The Flash’ is Available Now at DC Shop

The Flash hype machine is on a roll. On the heels of its epic Super Bowl trailer and individual character posters, the DC Shop has released an all-new, early collection of apparel, accessories, and houseware featuring designs tributing the DC Super Heroes featured in the new film.

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Worlds Collide in New Character Posters from ‘The Flash’

With the internet still reeling from its epic Super Bowl trailer, the marketing team for this summer’s The Flash is kicking it into high gear with the release of three brand new character posters featuring the titular superhero and his World’s Finest companions, Batman and Supergirl.

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‘The Flash’ Super Bowl Trailer is Already Online

Hot off the heels of the movie’s recent poster reveal, and before kickoff of Super Bowl LVII, the first official trailer for this summer’s The Flash has already sped to the internet.

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Batman Returns in New Poster for ‘The Flash’

Well, more like the Batwing and Batcave. Still it’s no secret that Michael Keaton’s iteration of Batman will feature prominently in The Flash, and the newly released teaser poster just highlights the collision of these two cinematic worlds.

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Michael Uslan Returns to Share His Journey Bringing Batman to the Big Screen

Every four years, we like to check in with Batman mega-producer Michael Uslan. Back in 2014, we did a two-part interview about the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman 89 and the legacy of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. Four years later, he and I recorded a podcast over lunch during San Diego Comic-Con. Now, on the heels of yet another genre-defining blockbuster, Uslan is back to share his story with the NOC.

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Michael Keaton Returns as Batman in ‘Batgirl’

Looks like the DC Cinematic Multiverse will be in full effect in 2022. With The Flash ready to reintroduce Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne to moviegoing audiences, it was announced today that Keaton will also be appearing in Leslie Grace’s Batgirl film as well.

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‘Flash’ Director Teases Some Super Logos

For the last few weeks, The Flash director Andy Muschietti has been taking to social media to reveal glimpses at the costumes to be worn by Michael Keaton, Ezra Miller, and Sasha Calle, respectively in the upcoming entry into the DCEU.

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Hard NOC Life 220: Issa Rae is Spider-Woman

This week on Hard NOC Life, Britney basks in the glory of her favorite superhero, Spider-Woman, finally getting shine as the crew — aka Keith and Dominic — break down news of Issa Rae’s casting in the Spider-Verse sequel, plus sneak peeks at Shazam: Fury of the Gods and Michael Keaton in The Flash.

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‘The Flash’ Finally Speeds into Production

After more than a decade in production hell, a live action Flash film is finally in production after director, Andy Muschietti confirmed as much on Instagram.

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Hard NOC Life 204: Why So Serious

Dominic and Keith are discussing the latest WandaVision, speculating about Monica Rambeau’s future in the MCU, breaking down the Snyder Cut trailer (and its associated Joker memes), revisiting the De La Soul episode of Teen Titans GO!, and getting hyped for digital-first comics set in the Burton and Donner cinematic universes.

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Hard NOC Life: Batman Pride Forever

On the last Hard NOC Life of Pride Month, Shawn, Dominic, and Keith re-contextualize Joel Schumacher’s contributions to the legacy of Batman.

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Batman May Return But Schumacher is ‘Forever’

When Dominic and I recorded the most recent episode of Hard NOC Life, I mentioned the 25th anniversary of Batman Forever (as well as the 15th and 31st anniversaries for Batman Begins and Batman ’89, respectively, but more on the latter in a second). June used to be a big month for Batman movies. I mention those anniversaries as a launching point for a broader conversation about being a different kind of fan and accepting different interpretations of our favorite characters. And for the last few weeks, I had started reconsidering how I felt about certain films, including the double feature of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, both directed by Joel Schumacher, who died of cancer on June 22.

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Batman R.I.P.: Mattel’s Last Line of DC Multiverse Figures

When it was announced late last year that Mattel would be losing the master license to make DC Comics-related action figures, I wasn’t sure how to react. On the one hand, I had pretty much stopped buying Mattel’s offerings when they ended their DC Universe Classics line around 2012. On the other, I’ve been an avid collector of these figures ever since popular action figure sculptors the Four Horsemen gave us Zipline Batman in 2003. Of course, in the years since, I moved on — preferring more premium toymakers like SH Figuarts for my DC fix. But I couldn’t help coming back to Mattel one last time for an all-Batman wave to close out their 16-year run on the character.

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The Legacy of The Dark Knight with ‘Batman’ Producer Michael Uslan

On this special San Diego Comic-Con edition of DC TV Classics, Keith sits down with Batman executive producer Michael Uslan over lunch during the convention to talk about the legacy of The Dark Knight and their mutual love for the Batman franchise, from comics to TV to the movies. Michael also teases his new comic book revival of the classics ’80s cartoon Dino-Saucers.

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