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    “The Lost Boys” Director Joel Schumacher Passes Away

    Mary Anne ButlerBy Updated:No Comments

    In somewhat sadder news today, veteran Hollywood director Joel Schumacher has unfortunately lost his battle with cancer. The “Batman & Robin” helmer was 80.

    Director Joel Schumacher shows off some of the Batman merchandise, photo courtesy of the Warner Bros. Archives

    Schumacher has so many titles to his name both in front of and behind the camera. Things like “The Wiz” film adaptation screenplay in 1978, as well as “Car Wash” the same year.

    He gained critical acclaim for his third studio picture, “St. Elmo’s Fire,” which he wrote and directed. Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, and a young Demi Moore starred.

    Our hearts of course belong to his 1987’s cult classic horror-vampire-comedy, “The Lost Boys.” And, admittedly, his much-maligned feature film presentation of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical “The Phantom of the Opera,” which starred Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum as the Phantom and Christine, respectively.

    We recently revisited his “Batman” films, both “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.”

    Do you have a favorite Schumacher film? Let us know!

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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