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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
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Nov 14, 2014 · A comedy drama film about a washed-up superhero actor who tries to revive his career on Broadway. Starring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who won four Oscars for this film.
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Birdman, stylized as BİRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), is a 2014 American dark comedy-drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Jan 16, 2015 · A film review site for the 2014 comedy-drama starring Michael Keaton as a former superhero actor. See critics' ratings, trailers, cast and plot details, and where to watch or buy the movie.
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Jul 31, 2014 · BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) -- famous for portraying an iconic superhero -- as...
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), American satiric film, released in 2014, that won four Academy Awards, including that for best picture. A complex and quirky movie, it was hailed as a masterpiece by many critics, though some viewers found it pretentious and puzzling.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) centres on Riggan Thomson (played by Michael Keaton), an actor who is famous for having played the superhero Birdman in a series of blockbuster films and who is now trying to burnish his credentials by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” The film draws viewers behind the scenes of the fraught production and into Thomson’s mind. The character of Birdman taunts Thomson whenever he is alone, and Thomson exhibits magical powers under Birdman’s influence, but it is not obvious whether these are delusions. He is unable to control the play’s cast members—his girlfriend, Laura (Andrea Riseborough), the unstable Lesley (Naomi Watts), and especially the top-notch yet insufferable actor Mike Shiner (Edward Norton). He does not get along with his daughter, Sam (Emma Stone), who has recently completed a drug rehabilitation program. To make matters worse, the theatre critic Tabitha (Lindsay Duncan) promises to pan the production before she has seen it. Achieving respect on any level seems out of Thomson’s reach. On opening night, Thomson substitutes a real gun for a prop gun, and in the play’s climactic scene he shoots his nose off, prompting a rave review from Tabitha. In the final scene, set in the hospital, Thomson exits through the window—but whether as a suicide or in flight is left to the viewer to decide.
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•Studios: New Regency Pictures, M Prods, Le Grisbi Productions, TSG Entertainment, and Worldview Entertainment
•Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
•Writers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo
•Music: Antonio Sanchez
•Michael Keaton (Riggan Thomson)
•Emma Stone (Sam)
•Naomi Watts (Lesley)
•Andrea Riseborough (Laura)
•Edward Norton (Mike Shiner)
•Lindsay Duncan (Tabitha)
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•Lead actor (Michael Keaton)
•Supporting actor (Edward Norton)
•Supporting actress (Emma Stone)
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Oct 17, 2014 · A film review of "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)", a 2014 comedy-drama starring Michael Keaton as a washed-up actor. The review praises the film's technical brilliance, Keaton's performance, and the meta-humor of the script.
