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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a retired European-American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for Academy Awards 12 times, winning Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets, and Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three), and second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (four). He is also one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s (the other one being Michael Caine). He has won seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. In 1994, he became one of the youngest actors to be awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. Notable films in which he has starred include, Easy Rider, Chinatown, The Shining, Reds, Batman, A Few Good Men, About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give, and The Departed.
WIlliam Friedkin's darker, more grounded Batman deals with Bruce Wayne struggling to protect a grim and crime-ridden Gotham City teetering on the edge of chaos. Haunted by childhood trauma, Wayne uses his fortune and intellect to craft the persona of Batman, waging a shadowy war on criminals who seem to grow more dangerous. Chief among them is Joker whose dangerously manic blend of twisted humor and cold-blooded terror sets him on a collision course with the Dark Knight. As Batman battles the Joker's escalating reign of anarchy, he also faces the rise of Harvey Dent, Gotham's once-heroic district attorney, who's recent transformation into Two-Face reveals just how fragile justice can be. Meanwhile, Ra's al Ghul, the man who trained Batman manipulates events from the shadows, aiming to purge Gotham of its corruption on his own terrifying terms. This film does for Batman what 1978's Superman did for Superman
