Oscar Buzz: Who's ahead in this year's key races?
There's a surprisingly gargantuan Internet faction dedicated to predicting who will be up for film's most coveted prize, the Academy Award. Publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times and New York Times all have Oscar blogs that obsessively trail the fluctuations in buzz amongst the year's top films. That's not to mention stand-alone sites like Awards Daily and In Contention, or well-known bloggers like Jeff Wells, Dave Poland and Anne Thompson. Even Roger Ebert has devoted a wealth of recent ink on the subject. But, the truth is, no matter how much someone knows, it's still... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VSigns of Life 2008: Best Film
Check out Paste's top 20 films of 2008... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesTurkish town called Batman wants to sue Christopher Nolan
This is special. The mayor of a Turkish town called Batman said he will explore legal options to sue Christopher Nolan, director The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, for using the town's name.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsChristopher Nolan says he's tentative on Dark Knight sequel
The blitz of sequel rumors that followed The Dark Knight’s release this summer have been silenced a number of times, mostly because director Christopher Nolan spent the second half of his summer off the coast of Florida with his family. And in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Nolan, back home, confirmed that he hasn’t decided on any direction for Batman—or if he wants to return to the franchise at all.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsScreenwriter says Dark Knight sequel rumors all false
Ever since The Dark Knight came out and started garnering positive reviews, earning lots of money and becoming IMDb's favorite movie of all time (it has since fallen to #4), rumors have been flying regarding various aspects of a possible sequel. They've already been put to rest once. Now we're here to confirm they're all being put to rest again.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Dark Knight returns to theaters in Jan. for Oscar push
You've already seen it six times, so what’s one more? Warner Bros. has announced it plans to re-release The Dark Knight in January on IMAX screens to solidify a push for Academy Awards consideration.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNew Dark Knight sequel rumors shot down almost instantly
Here we go again. It hasn't even been two months since The Dark Knight opened in theaters and it's already a chore to keep up with the hype on the sequel—which, by the way, hasn't even been confirmed yet. Who? When? How? Cher as Catwoman!? (Or is that Angelina Jolie?) ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFollowing The Dark Knight's success, what villain now?
It’s been a little over a month since The Dark Knight hit theaters. We’ve gone through record breaking sales, fanboy freakouts, and, of course, the obligatory backlash. So it only makes sense that the Batman sequel speculation has already begun. The Hollywood Reporter leaked recently that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are ready to greenlight a third Batman film, which isn’t too surprising considering that the film has made—and these are exact numbers, people—eleventy billion dollars.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Dark Knight video game is on the way
[Above: a screenshot from the Batman Begins video game]We hope it's not spoiling anything if we admit to squirming in our seats a bit while watching The Dark Knight last week. Perhaps you, too, felt there were a few decisions you might have changed, a few lives you might have tried to save. Or maybe you just want to try your hand with the new gadgets Christian Bale wielded in IMDb's new #1 movie.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsThe Dark Knight breaks records, voted #1 movie ever
Quick, what’s the best movie of all time? Is it The Godfather? The Shawshank Redemption? Pulp Fiction? Troll 2?According to Internet Movie Database (IMDb) users, the answer is none other than The Dark Knight, which has claimed the top spot on the site’s list of the top 250 movies of all time after just one weekend in theaters.... read more
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