Review: The Dark Knight

With the recent spate of comic book-based movies, we’re in a golden age. It is no longer just okay to throw characters onto the screen with poor dialogue and ludicrous scenarios. The bar has been raised every summer. And the bar is now sky high. Now comic book movies must face the dizzying heights achieved …

Close-Up: Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan is arguably one of the most interesting and talented directors to emerge in the past ten years. His films have received both commercial and critical praise, and his latest, ‘The Dark Knight,’ has been receiving so much praise, and is poised to be the biggest hit of the summer. Nolan, a graduate of …

‘Batman: Gotham Knight’ Trailer

The official trailer for the upcoming direct-to-DVD release of ‘Batman: Gotham Knight’ has hit the Internet. The film, comprised of 6 short, anime-style features, will be released on July 8th, 2008, about a week and a half before the theatrical release of ‘The Dark Knight.’ Is it me, or does Batman’s voice sound kind of …

Bale Talks Batman

Check out Entertainment Weekly’s talk with ‘The Dark Knight’ star Christian Bale at ShoWest. In the interview he discusses being Batman, the franchise, Ledger and even sounds jazzed for a 3rd go as the Caped Crusader. The bat-suit must be more comfortable now. Read the interview with Bale here.

The Lonely Reviewer: Episode 2

The Lonely Reviewers are back with Episode 2 of the Lonely Reviewer Show, this time, we’ve got actual opening titles. Vatche and Justin discuss the results of the Oscars, the next Bourne film, X-Files 2, Batman: Gotham Knight, and have their DVD pick of the week. Check out the new episode, and let us know …

WB Pushes ‘Justice’

Things are all ahead full on Justice League, set to be released in 2009. Production was set to begin prior to the strike, but was held off so the writers could give the script another polish (since when do studios make smart moves like that, which makes me wonder how bad the script really is). …

Batman: Gotham Knight Update

As a follow up to our previous article discussing the upcoming direct-to-DVD feature ‘Batman: Gotham Knight’, Warner Bros. Home Video has issued a press release with the details of the upcoming DVD, now officially slated for availability on July 8, 2008. The DVD will hit shelves about a week and a half before the theater …

Batman: Gotham Knight Preview

Preceding the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight this summer will come a direct-to-DVD titled, Batman: Gotham Knight. Very much in the vein of The Animatrix, Gotham Knight is a series of six animated shorts that take place between the events of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Each animated short was written by …