Video - How Batman REALLY Began - 1920s Dark Knight parody

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Fun With Silents
Published 8/4/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Dave Enkosky) at Dave's Blog About Movies and Such
Ever since non-family members started reading my blog, I have received emails from random people asking me to check out their independent movies and such. Although I eagerly snatch up any freebies that happen my way, I tend not to write about a lot of the stuff I see (goddamn, I'm an ungrateful prick). I decide not to write about most of this stuff based on the fact that I simply do not care for the movies in question. I figure that an honest review would be, well, dickish. In a nutshell, one of these reviews would go something like this, "Hey folks, you know that movie you never heard of? It sucks." ...

Silent Night, Dark Knight
Published 8/7/2008 by Rob Bricken at Topless Robot
Andre Perkowski obviously had some time on his hands; knowing that one of Bob Kane's inspirations for Batman was silent film, he cobbled together clips from a mess of old flicks to make Silent Shadow of the Bat-Man, a two-part silent-type movie. Now, Batman is actually The Bat, a 1926 film about a guy who dresses up like a bat to kill people (his bat costume include very large ears), so be ready for that. Also, above it part two, which showcases the rogue's gallery in silent movie-style, which I though was neater—if you want more Bat-oriented action, make sure to check out part one here.

The “Real” Cinematic Geneaology of the Bat-Man
Published 8/18/2008 by publisher at Metaphilm
Dug up for you by someone at Terminal Pictures with way too much time on their hands.