Hollywood.com Presents Batweek

hollywood.com presents, Batweek 2012

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Our Favorite Catwomen

10 Most Inaudible Movie Characters

'Dark Knight Rises' Premiere Fashion!

Hollywood's Best Threequels

Bane: 10 Alternative Roles

Save Us Please! 15 Sexy Superheroes

15 Villains We Like Better Than Heroes

Poor Bane! The 'Dark Knight Rises' Scene You Didn't See

'The Dark Knight Rises' Above 'Total Recall' in Box Office

Hans Zimmer Composes Tribute to Aurora Victims

'The Dark Knight Rises' Again at Box Office

National Association for Theater Owners Starts Charity for Aurora Shootings

'Dark Knight Rises' to Top Box Office Again

The Best 'Batman' Declaration Videos

'Dark Knight Rises' Boasts Third Biggest Opening of All Time

'Dark Knight Rises' Audience Reacts to Trailers

Anne Hathaway's 'Heart Aches and Breaks' Over Aurora Shooting

President Obama to Visit Victims of Aurora Shooting

Studios Hold Box Office Reports Through the Weekend

Police Disarm Most Dangerous Explosives in Suspect's Apartment

'Dark Knight Rises': A Fitting Franchise Finale?

Other Studios Join WB in Holding Grosses Until Monday

Warner Bros Delays Box Office Announcement Until Monday

AMC Theaters Ban Costumes at 'Dark Knight Rises' Screenings

'Dark Knight' Shooting Press Conference: 71 Shot, 12 Dead

Photo of Alleged Shooter, James Holmes, Released

President Obama Says Aurora Shooting is "Beyond Reason"

NYPD to Secure All Movie Theaters

Warner Bros. Responds to 'Dark Knight' Shooting

'The Dark Knight Rises': Can It Beat 'The Dark Knight'?

Rush Limbaugh Has a 'Dark Knight Rises' Conspiracy Theory

'The Dark Knight Rises' Nears Box Office Launch!

Negative 'Dark Knight Rises' Reviews Send Internet Commenters Off the Deep End

'Dark Knight Rises' Red Carpet: Watch It Here!

'Dark Knight Rises' Mash-Ups and Spoofs, Oh My!

David Letterman Spoils 'Dark Knight Rises' Ending?

New 'Dark Knight Rises' Clip... and Another Catwoman Spinoff?

New IMAX Poster, Starring Bane!

Is Batman a Modern-Day Dickens Character?

Could 'Dark Knight Rises' Win the Best Picture Oscar?

John Blake/Batman Connection? Production Notes Stoke Rumor

Catwoman Gets Her Close-Up! — VIDEO

Awesome 'Dark Knight Rises' Set Visit and Costume Close-Up — VIDEO

New 'Dark Knight Rises' Trailer: Possible Spoilers, But So Much Action — VIDEO

Batman Wants Back in the Game — VIDEO

Chris Nolan: No More Batman After 'Dark Knight Rises'

'Dark Knight Rises' at the MTV Movie Awards: All Hell Breaks Loose

Chris Nolan "Nervous" about Catwoman's Addition

'Dark Knight Rises': Proof That Everything Blows Up — VIDEO

New TV Spot: Fixing the 'Dark Knight' Problem — VIDEO

'Dark Knight Rises' Poster Frenzy Continues! — PIC

Batman, Bane, and Catwoman Rise as Rain Falls — PIC

Batman Stands Strong Against Batsplosions — PIC

New 'Dark Knight Rises' Trailer: "I Won't Bury You" — VIDEO

'Batman: The Animated Series' Awesomely Transforms Into 'Dark Knight Rises' — VIDEO

Here is the Plot for 'The Dark Knight Rises' (Maybe)

'Dark Knight Rises' Goes Viral, Files Arrest Warrant for 'The Batman' — PICS

Bane and Batman Face Off! — PICS

Over an Hour of Bane vs. Batman in IMAX

'Dark Knight Rises' News and 7 Things We Learned from CinemaCon

New 'Dark Knight Rises' Poster: The End of Batman?

'Los Angeles Times' Reveals 'Dark Knight Rises' Plot Spoiler

Bane's Secret Weapon: Incomprehensibility?

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'The Dark Knight Rises' Infographic: What's Batman Thinking?

Here's a testament to The Dark Knight Rises: Even one and a half weeks later, we're still thinking about it. Whether it's debating the blockbuster's crazy ending, juggling its political overtones, mulling over where the story goes now or predicting director Christopher Nolan's Oscar chances, TDKR is (and will probably be for the rest of 2012) a hot topic. Read more

'The Dark Knight Rises' Oscar Potential: Is It a Best Picture Contender?

In 2008, a Best Picture nomination for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight looked like a sure thing. Though "popcorn cinema" didn't have a track record for nabbing spots on the list — between 1999 and '08, only The Sixth Sense and the Lord of the Rings trilogy stood out as both "prestige" and blockbuster fare — many considered Nolan's second Batman movie to be the real deal. Amazing visuals, poignant themes, a standout performance by the late Heath Ledger, and rave reviews across the board were the perfect awards equation. Read more

Batman Schwag: The Coolest Toys, Clothes and Accessories From Fans

Batman, The Caped Crusader, The Dark Knight — it doesn't matter what name you use, this protector of Gotham City has dominated our television screens (and our checkbooks) for quite some time now. And now that The Dark Knight Rises has finally hit theaters, people are craving any kind of Batman memorabilia they can get their hands on — no matter what the cost. Read more

Politics of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’: Is Batman of the One Percent or the 99?

When Christopher Nolan decided to take the filming of his final Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, to downtown Manhattan in late 2011, he opened Pandora’s Box. At that moment, the location was synonymous with one of the biggest grassroots movements our country has seen in the last decade: Occupy Wall Street. Read more

Burt Ward on Robin: What It Takes to Bring Batman's Sidekick to Life

Actor Burt Ward loves his timeless superhero character Robin. But even more so, he loves the fans who love Robin. "People come up to me and they say, 'We like the Batman movies, but we like what you did with Batman much better.' And in fact, when Adam is speaking to the crowd, he says, 'You know, when you go the movie theaters you see the Dark Knight. But with Burt and me… we’re the Bright Knights.' Read more

Batman Beyond: 'Dark Knight Rises' and Rebooting the Caped Crusader

A surprising truth: Batman Begins, 2005's $150 million comic book reboot of the famed Caped Crusader, only grossed $205 million at the domestic box office. That's a meager amount in terms of Hollywood blockbusters — for comparison, the movie was eventually outgrossed by the likes of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Wedding Crashers. But director Christopher Nolan's visionary approach to the comic book property wowed the audiences who took it in, and the film earned more and more respect over time. Eventually, every franchise wanted to get the Batman Begins treatment. Read more

Casting the Batman Villains We Didn't See

We got a pretty good deal out of Christopher Nolan's Batman series. Fans were treated to some of The Dark Knight's most iconic villains: The Joker, Catwoman, Two-Face, Ra's al Ghul, The Scarecrow, and Bane. A good list. But not a complete list. Read more

'The Dark Knight Rises' Ending and When Fan Service Attacks

Fan service: the most delicate of comic book movie moments. When crafting an adaptation of a well-known property — be it a comic book, old film or anything remotely founded in pop culture knowledge — the balance between reinvention and homage is always tricky. Do you make the film for the invested fan base with the potential of leaving the uninitiated in the dust, or do you broaden the scope, scrap the geeky details that made it popular in the first place in hopes of hooking a larger audience? Read more

Why Anne Hathaway's Catwoman Is the Best One Yet

There’s no such thing as the purrrrfect Catwoman. The character’s background, dating back to her origins on television on the 1960s series Batman as well as her appearances in the comics run the gamut from wiley adversary to a whiney ex-lover who calls Bruce Wayne just to say “Bruce, I’m lonley” in Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Read more

Watching 'DKR' Before and After the Tragedy

If you caught a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises on July 20, odds are you were treated to a long-awaited conclusion to a culturally significant, critically acclaimed movie series. Something you've thought about and predicted the ending of for years. You might have loved the movie; you and your fellow theater-goers might have cheered on Bruce Wayne, booed at Bane. Read more

Midnight Screening Culture: What Happens Now?

This is not the story I was going to write this morning. Last night, I attended a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises — first as an eager fan, secondarily as a journalist — but I knew exactly what story I wanted to tell. Midnight premieres have changed. (Obviously, right?) It’s not just fanboys and she-geeks packing the seats anymore. Read more

After the 'DKR' Tragedy, Will Ticket Buyers Head to the Theater?

The Dark Knight Rises was the event film of the summer. It was a long-awaited, highly anticipated blockbuster which, days ago, was tracking to be one of the biggest movies of all time. The buzz was deafening, with fandom showing its face in mile-long comment threads, off-the-charts box office predictions, and $175 eBay ticket auctions. Last night, director Christopher Nolan's third installment of the Batman franchise was finally unveiled to anxious crowds who waited in lines for coveted spots at midnight screenings. Read more

Gunman Kills At Least 12 at 'Dark Knight Rises' Midnight Screening

Tragedy struck a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises Friday when a gunman opened fire in a Denver-area theater. According to NBC News, police had first told reporters that 14 people were killed in the incident at Aurora Town Center's Century 16 Movie Theaters while over 50 others were wounded. (Officials have since downgraded the number of those killed to 12 and upgraded those wounded to 59.) Read more

What Does Your Favorite Batman Say About You?

There are more Batmans in pop culture than there are names that start with K in the Kardashian dynasty. But, like snowflakes (and Kardashians), every one is a little bit different. Yes, depending on which version of the Caped Crusader you like the best, we can learn a lot about your personality. Look below for the Dark Knight that you like the best and I can tell you a thing or two about your deepest, darkest thoughts. Read more

'The Dark Knight Rises': Read Our Review!

Every story hinges on something to care about, and with larger-than-life comic book movies, that hook is even more important. Batman Begins delivers on a sweeping origin story — the first moments of a true hero. The Dark Knight downplayed its defender of justice to make way for a villain who struck true fear into our hearts, making us pray for someone could put an end to the unfiltered chaos. Read more

'DKR' Producer Michael Uslan & the Epic History of Batman on Film

It's hard to believe, but there was a time in Hollywood when no one thought a Batman movie was a good idea. Flashforward to 2012, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises is tracking to be one of the biggest opening weekends in box office history. Oh, how times of changed. Read more

Why the Best Batman Movies Go Direct to DVD

There's never been a better time to be a Batman fan. Alongside the work of director Christopher Nolan, who has brought Batman to life on the big screen for the last seven years all culminating with this week's The Dark Knight Rises, lives another equally impressive incarnation of the Caped Crusader. Read more

The Non-Geek's Guide to Batman

You don't know that The Dark Knight Rises comes out on Friday? Wait, you don't know who Batman is? What kind of cave have you been living in? Not a bat cave, obviously. Wow, you really need some help — not just psychologically, but knowing just what the heck the caped crusader is all about. We're going to answer all your questions below. Read more

The Evolution of the Batmobile

The Batmobile. Yep, pretty much the coolest concept car ever dreamed up. While that's a pretty bold statement, this superhero ride is so wildly popular that even real-life celebrities like Justin Bieber try to imitate the design with their everyday cruisers. But, while replicas play a big part in how the Batmobile makes its name around the world, the vehicle also enjoys an intriguing history. Read more

Matthew Modine Compares Christopher Nolan and Stanley Kubrick

In casual conversation, Matthew Modine happily slips into anecdotes involving his past collaborators. It's not name dropping — he's passionate about the people who helped shape him as an actor, who continue to shape him. When his casting in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises comes up, the actor points to the ideology of one his most respected directors. Read more

Required Reading For 'Dark Knight Rises'

If you're going to dare going to a midnight screening of the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, watching Christopher Nolan's first two films might not be enough preparation. You might have to do some reading as well. Read more

'Dark Knight Rises' Soundtrack Now Streaming — And We've Broken It Down

Much like the movies themselves, Hans Zimmer's scores for Christopher Nolan's Batman films have pushed the envelope of blockbuster standards. Grand, dynamic, and surprisingly minimalist, the tracks that fill Batman Begins and The Dark Knight range from comic book beat-'em-up thrill rides, to emotionally devastating dirges, to white noise symphonies (only the clout of Nolan could get away with the Joker's theme "Why So Serious?"). Read more

'Dark Knight Rises' = 'Rocky III'?

We don’t know exactly how the plot will play out in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming third Batman installment, but cobbling together the images from the trailers as well as what we know about the Knightfall storyline from which the film is seemingly drawing inspiration (entire scenes from that comic arc can be seen in the trailers) the prescience of Rocky III in this regard cannot be overlooked. Read more