Batman, James Bond, teenage vampires and a team of superheroes helped propel domestic movie ticket sales in 2012 to a projected all-time high of $10.8 billion, reversing a slump that saw attendance drop to a 16-year low last year. Box-office receipts are likely to be up 6% compared with last year, as is attendance, which is on [...]
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Bespoke Giorgio Armani Suits
July 31, 2012 | Posted by
Christian Bale AKA Bruce Wayne’s most impressive gear wasn’t hidden down in the Bat Cave, but were the Giorgio Armani suits from his upstairs closet. The Dark Knight rises…in bespoke suits, it seems. Keep an eye out for the custom Giorgio Armani suits donned by Batman’s alter-ego Bruce Wayne in the latest and final installment [...]
Dark Knight Rising: Why So Many Kids in Midnight Showing of Violent Movie?
July 23, 2012 | Posted by
While last week’s senseless Dark Knight Rising massacre in a Colorado theater has everyone talking about gun control, mental illness and alleged shooter James Holmes’s failed educational exploits, I have to admit: I’m still a little stuck on how many babies were in the midnight showing that ended in mayhem and murder. First off, let [...]
Despite Tragic Start in Colorado, ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Still Has Good Weekend
July 21, 2012 | Posted by
Dark Knight Rises – It may seem callous to post about North American and worldwide box office this weekend after the Colorado movie theater tragedy. And of course our hearts go out to those killed and wounded. (I stayed up all Friday post-midnight/pre-dawn reporting on the shooting as the horrendous event unfolded.) But this is [...]
Critics Weigh In on ‘Dark Knight Rises,’ The Most Anticipated Movie of the Year
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
At long last, Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie has finally hit theaters. Set eight years after the gritty events that play out in the end of “The Dark Knight,” “The Dark Knight Rises” is said to be the final chapter in Nolan’s telling of Batman’s saga, and if all the Internet buzzing is to be [...]
Batman Shooter James Holmes Told Police He Was ‘The Joker’
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
James Holmes, the 24-year-old former Ph.D. student who shot 71 people in a Colorado movie theater during The Dark Knight Rises, told police that he was The Joker from the Batman movies. “It clearly looks like a deranged individual. He had his hair painted red, he said he was ‘The Joker,’ obviously the enemy of [...]
The Workplace Stress of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Director Christopher Nolan
July 17, 2012 | Posted by
Most people endure stress at the workplace. Director Christopher Nolan, however, took it to new heights — literally. Need proof? Well, there’s the day Nolan watched from a helicopter as four people in his employ dangled on thin cables from a transport plane over a turboprop for the action sequence that kick-starts “The Dark Knight [...]
Dark Knight Rises: New!! 13.5 Minute Behind The Scenes – Video
July 8, 2012 | Posted by
Less than two weeks to go until The Dark Knight Rises hits the big screen, and the anticipation could not be higher. Christopher Nolan’s epic conclusion to his and brother Jonathan Nolan’s Batman trilogy comes to an end this month, and following all of the brilliant things we’ve seen over the last year comes this [...]
