Contents.Premise 'Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that's not the whole truth. One author makes it his crusade to seek justice for Bill Finger, a struggling writer who was the key figure in creating the iconic superhero, from concept to costume to the very character we all know and love. Bruce Wayne may be Batman's secret identity, but his creator was always a true mystery.' The documentary focuses on the efforts of Marc Tyler Nobleman to find out about the history of Bill Finger, his involvement with creating the Batman mythos, how Bob Kane got all the initial and subsequent credit and then refusing, until his later years, to acknowledge Finger as being a key contributor, and Nobleman's efforts to find Finger's descendants and the legal battle to get Finger recognized as a co-creator of Batman. His efforts become rewarded with finding Finger's granddaughter, and DC Entertainment reaching an agreement with Finger's family in 2015, wherein all future Batman media will list the character as ' created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger.'
Download Batman and Bill 2017 720p WEBRip x264-GH7JKB6 torrent or any other torrent from Video Movies Direct download via magnet link. March 24, 1966 : The Penguin (Burgess Meredith)The Penguin goes straight, thwarting crimes across Gotham City and offering his services as a security expert. Batman doesn't believe it and sets out to prove the Penguin guilty of a crime, but The Dynamic Duo ended up framed for jewel theft.
Persons featured The documentary features interviews with Marc Tyler Nobleman, Charles Sinclair, Thomas Andrae, Arlen Schumer, Travis Langley, Athena Finger, Benjamin Zaido Cruz, Stacey C. Friends, and Alethia Mariotta. Production For more than 75 years Bob Kane had been the sole legally acknowledged creator of Batman. The 2012 book Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-creator of Batman by Marc Tyler Nobleman challenged that notion by pointing out how Bill Finger is actually the person behind Batman and its mythos.
Upon the release of the book, other comic book historians and industry figures also offered their thoughts about Finger. In 2015, and the family of Bill Finger reached an agreement that recognizes Finger's contributions to the Batman family. Finger received credit in season 2 of the TV series as well as 2016's, and now receives on-screen credit for the co-creation of Batman in DC films and television projects.Nobleman's book served as the inspiration for the documentary. The development of the documentary was announced in 2016. The first trailer was released on April 21, 2017.See also.References.
Reviewed by MartinHafer 9This is a first for me?reviewing a made for Hulu documentary. Heck, up until very recently, I had no idea Hulu was releasing anything themselves. Fortunately, 'Batman & Bill' turns out to be a really exciting and engaging film?one that comic book fans absolutely must see. The problem is that to see it, you need to have Hulu.If you are a comic book lover, you probably know who Bob Kane is.
He's been credited for decades as the creator of Batman and during his lifetime he made a fortune because of it. He also achieved a god- like status by some fans. After all, he came up with the story idea, the costume, the Batmobile, the villains and the back story about Bruce Wayne losing his parents to some murderous thieves? Well, not exactly according to this film?as well as according to Warner Brothers, the folks who own DC Comics. The story is about another man who created much of what Batman was but was never credited during his lifetime for this?and a man who died pretty much penniless and forgotten. The film does an excellent job explaining who Bob Finger was and how he actually is at least half responsible for creating the comic strip hero?as well as the fight that his granddaughter had to go through to get this acknowledged. It's all quite enlightening?at least for me, a guy who isn't exactly a huge comic book fan.The film is excellent on just about every level.
Technically, it's well made. It's obvious they did a lot of research to make the film and, most importantly, the documentary really packs a strong emotional wallop. You find yourself being emotionally pulled into the film and this is also the sign of an exceptional documentary. Well worth seeing?and satisfying to see the man finally getting the recognition he so well deserved.
Reviewed by zkonedog 10One of my pet peeves when it comes to entertainment is when the creators of iconic material are not given sufficient (or any) credit—financial or otherwise—for their iconic creations. The example of this I always give is all Three Stooges dying basically penniless while their shorts will be played forever and make many other people much money.
I realize that there is a legal side to all of this (sometimes creators 'sell off' early in hopes of a quick buck only to see 'their' property zoom in popularity), but I always have a soft spot for stories of 'creators vs. Studios' and the like. That is why I can give 'Batman & Bill' the full 10 stars here and consider it one of the most incredible documentaries I have ever watched, as it unearths a truly hidden story from the annals of history and restores creative credit where it is due.Basically, 'Batman & Bill' tells the story of how author/comic fan Marc Tyler Nobleman started a research project into the origins of the Batman character. Initially he had no idea what he would find, but very quickly he stumbled upon a bit of an investigative gold mine: Though Bob Kane was given basically 100% of the credit for creating Batman back in the late 1930s, in actuality a man named Bill Finger was involved in a great deal of the process as well (likely coming up with the iconic cowl/cape/symbol costume design and a number of the original villains).
Nobleman sifts through old articles, recordings, and personal recollections to reconstruct the story of Finger, of which barely any was publicly known. In order to take his research to the 'next step' of actual getting Finger credited for Batman's creation, Marc must find an heir?which he (rather improbably) does, at which point the story morphs into an emotional tale of a family still grieving a death from many, many years ago.I think the reason that 'Batman & Bill' works so well is because it turns into a great story on two levels: First, Finger's influence on the Batman character is utterly fascinating, as well as the belligerence (and sometimes out and out negligence) of Kane, DC, & Warner Bros. In keeping Finger's name off the Batman credits.
Nobleman stays very fair and balanced throughout this entire investigative portion, fortunately, as the whole thing easily could come off as a ranting attack on 'big boys' Kane/DC/WB. That isn't nearly the case here, however, as Nobleman backs up any claims on Kane's behavior with documented evidence to support him. The bottom line is that research and accounts show that Finger's name should be on the screen or page with Kane's when it comes to the 'created by' credit, and it is amazing to think that this has been 'hidden' (or at least not unearthed) for 75-odd years.Perhaps just as important, though, is how the story turns out to be a very emotional one once Nobleman starts unearthing people who personally knew Finger or members of the Finger family. Finger himself was bisexual and died from AIDS, both of which were much more taboo in the era they occurred (1980s) and thus hidden or swept under the rug.
What Nobleman finds, then, is a family yearning to have some closure on the life of their father/husband/grandfather. At times there were tears welling up in my eyes, as Nobleman really was doing this family a great service in painting a picture of Bill Finger's life.Anyone who is a fan of Batman (in any iteration) or pop culture documentaries in general absolutely needs to see 'Batman & Bill'. In terms of investigative work and righting some of the wrongs of history, the documentary is a shining example of how that is done. For those who might say 'who cares?this happened 70-some years ago', all they must do is look at the impact this information has on the Finger heirs, and the 'who cares' question is answered in emotional fashion. All told, easily one of the best documentaries I have seen in a long, long time.