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...Guinness Book of World Records as being the international star with the most screen credits. Such a high-caliber cast demonstrates the power of Tim Burton as a director to attract such talent even for bit parts, and the skill with which he is able to transform even well-known actors into barely recognizable characters...
Burton became a household name in 1989 with the release of Batman; before that, he was relatively well-known as the director of the 1988 hit Beetlejuice and 1985's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Since Batman, Burton has enjoyed the special type of freedom that comes with success, working with bigger budgets and studios willing to take a risk on his ideas. But despite being embraced by Hollywood, Burton has managed to retain his distinctive cinematic flavor as well to provide entertaining and memorable films...
...From the start, Burton's Batman promised to be a departure from the cardboard comic characterizations and situations found in the Superman films of the early '80s. First, Burton chose Beetlejuice star Keaton, known more as a comic actor than an action star, to play the title character--a move that sent comic book fans into an uproar. Burton also removed the Robin character, choosing instead to focus on the intense psychological make-up of Batman and his foe, the Joker (Jack Nicholson in one of his best roles). Once again, Burton's strong adherence to his own vision paid...
...acknowledges that Harvard is not generally known for encouraging students to go abroad...
...further evidence that perhaps dozens of others, including Sandia National Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Corp. or even the Navy, could be responsible. None of this comes as any surprise to critics of the FBI's handling of the case. "Those of us who've covered this have always known that information about the W-88 warhead was available in many corners and to many contractors," says TIME Justice Department correspondent Elaine Shannon. "It remains to be seen if the investigators can narrow the trail of that document enough to do anything useful...