TCM Classic Film Festival Honors 50 years of Batman

Hollywood’s golden age of cinema was honoured over the weekend, at the annual Turner Classic Movies’ Classic Film Festival, bringing back cinematic “smell-o-vision” and commemorating the 50th anniversary of “Batman: The Movie”.
Smell-O-Vision, an old movie theatre technology that released aromas into the theatre so that audiences could “smell” certain things happening in the film, was brought back to live.
It occurred during a handful of screenings, such as “Holiday in Spain”.
Meanwhile, Adam West, who brought Batman to screens in 1966’s “Batman: The Movie” and subsequent TV series, spoke about the differences of his original work.
He compared the caped crusader, to the more recent interpretations by directors Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder.
“There are very talented people associated with them. The actors are great.
“However, they are dark knights, dark, introspective.
“I was the bright knight, for God’s sake.
“We just made people laugh,” West said.
Other highlights at the festival, which ran from April 28 through May 1, included a screening of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” with Christopher Lloyd and Danny DeVito. (Reuters/NAN)