While the rumors are still flying as to what director Christopher Nolan might do for a follow up to his masterful The Dark Knight, one of the more interesting ideas I've read was to bring The Joker's moll-doll Harley Quinn into the mix. While I would love to see that relationship explored on the big screen, I don't see how this could happen in the wake of Heath Ledger's tragic death. Nolan is reportedly so heartbroken over the actor's demise, that many believe he will not return to the franchi...
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Since I already reviewed The Dark Knight back in July when it was released to theaters, and I essentially stand by that post, I will focus here on its home video incarnation.Or maybe I don't stand by that review anymore. While at the time I was slightly off-put by the dark and dour crime-drama take on this comic book staple (I still gave it a solid B+), upon watching it again, I must say the film improves with repeat viewings. On multiple levels, this is an incredible accomplishment -- quite p...
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Walking out of Denver's IMAX theater yesterday, literally on cinematic overload after watching The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's followup to 2005's groundbreaking Batman Begins, I was ... conflicted. Truth told, I still am. I think I'm going to be processing this movie for awhile. A long while. I will keep this review as spoiler-free as possible.Picking up about a year after the end of Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) and his manservant Alfred (the unflaggingly reliable Michael...
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The shiny new theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight has gone live, and you can watch it in high def by clicking riiiiiiiiiiiight ... here. As great as Batman Begins was (and it was), this one looks to surpass it on a number of levels.We see much more of Heath Ledger as the Joker here, and he is just flat out creepy. This is also our first glimpse of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent - is it just me or do we briefly see the Joker about to burn half of Harvey's face off, thereby creating Two Face? ...
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