Monthly Archives: July 2008

Too soon to start campaigning for Catwoman? Is there another villain more iconic? Any other opponent who could match the impact of the Joker? Who’s the female equivalent of Heath Ledger? And who could pull off this Kittensuit? Meow. ...

Why so cheerious? Smile now, kid. Rough roads ahead. (TMZ) ...

Lots of chatter this week about the possibility of multiple Oscar noms for The Dark Knight, but we’ve been overlooking another film award that’s nearly as prestigious without being quite as snooty about honoring action films. Last year British director Paul Greengrass earned a coveted BAFTA director’s nomination, while The Bourne Ultimatum was nominated...

One of the things that puzzles me about the popularity, both of Batman Begins and — we all know, the Dark Knight, it’s gonna be a hit, there’s no way around it — is that comic books, they are actually, they have a very logical visual structure, and it surprises me that comic book fans don’t demand more, visually — in terms of visual...

Remember when no toga & sandal movie ever triumphed at the Oscars… until Gladiator was nominated for 12, and won 5? Remember when no sword & sorcery movie had ever conjured up squat, until the Rings trilogy nabbed a grand total of 17 out of 30 nominations? No serial killer movie ever amounted to much until Silence of the Lambs crept up and shocked audiences...

If you can make a pretty little title with a curlicue Q sound rock hard and ready to wreak vengeance then, you sir, are Kublai Khan in the Kingdom of Kickass Kool. ...

Happy TDK Day! We’ll call this The Dark Knight Caf√©, and throw it open to general discussion and random reactions from AwardsDaily readers. Who saw the movie overnight? Who saw it in IMAX? Who’s seeing it with a big group of friends and who’s taking a TDK “sick day”? Let us know who plans to see it more than once this week, and who...