NPR film critic Bob Mondello says Birdman is an entertainingly complicated jigsaw puzzle — in both storytelling and technique. 'Birdman' Tracks A Comeback In (Seemingly) One Long Take Birdman's ...

In Birdman, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Michael Keaton pours all of Batman’s simmering disquietude into a different form: that of Riggan Thomson, a has-been actor who hopes to reclaim his ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. There’s a moment in Birdman where Michael Keaton’s washed-up movie actor Riggan Thomson stands swaying near the ...

Michael Keaton goes from “the answer to a Trivial Pursuit question” — as his character puts it — to serious Best Actor Oscar contender in “Birdman,” a manic black satire of Broadway in which he ...

A movie star who left millions on the table when he declined to reprise his lead role in a 1990s superhero sequel? You might reasonably guess that I’m referring to Michael Keaton, who turned down $15 ...

Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) was a Hollywood movie star known for his mega-blockbuster superhero franchise “Birdman,” which is just a few letters away from “Batman,” the mantle Keaton himself took ...

Contrary to how some pundits have framed it, Michael Keaton never left show business. His 1980s hits, such as Mr. Mom and Beetlejuice, were a boom at the boxoffice, whereas the actor’s dramas, which ...

It all sort of started on a phone call like this: Alejandro Iñárritu: I have an idea. I want to do a film in one long take. Roughly two years later, “Birdman” was born. There were myriad challenges in ...

“Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance” is the last caped superhero movie you will ever need to see. Serious and silly, self-aware and ironic, it’s the movie that questions stardom, fame and ...

"Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance" is the last caped superhero movie you will ever need to see. Serious and silly, self-aware and ironic, it's the movie that questions stardom, fame and ...

The choreography by Alejandro Iñárritu, who directed 21 Grams and Babel, will wow you. But the story about a washed-up actor about to bring off his Broadway debut is an "empty masterwork." This is ...