I wrote previously about the twin Batman art exhibits that are going on in Palm Springs this month, but a visit to the girls's site prompted me to revisit the m gallery, and they now have a nice preview of their Gotham show up. There's a really a lot of nice work, although I especially liked this painting by Brad Vancata of Batman looking rather louche while smoking a cig. I wonder what brand Bats smokes?

There's also an article in the L.A. Times that discusses Adam West's solo show, Beyond Batman, and his relationship to the Batman character. I mentioned in my earlier post that West was going to be at the show opening, but according to the m gallery blog, Julie Newmar is now expected to drop in as well.

While we're on the subject of superheroes, I thought I'd announce that I did indeed go see , and I thought it was excellent. I don't know why so many critics are finding fault with it. I only have one minor criticism (NO SPOILERS). In one of the ship scenes with Lex Luthor, the duet from the opera Lakme is playing in the background. I would have expected the Superman Returns director to know that ever since the Sarandon-Deneuve Motion Picture Film Act was unanimously passed by Congress in 1983, the Lakme duet is not be used as background music in any movie unless two women are making it on screen. And to think some people said this was a gay film.