Aug 5, 2008 | Insight News
The Dark Knight: Best comic book adaptation ever
The Dark Knight: Best comic book adaptation ever You heard it here first: the late Heath Ledger will win an Academy Award for his defining, spine-tingling performance as The Joker.
Parents must use better judgment on dark films
To the Editor: This is in regard to the article in last Thursday's Life section about The Dark Knight.
Ledger is only the latest to wear The Joker's sinister smile
The late Heath Ledger wasn't the first actor to wear the Joker's hideous grin. Having first appeared in 1940's ``Batman'' No.
No one dressing up as a giant bat could be said to be into disguise in the proper sense , and it must be said that Batman suffers a little from He-Man syndrome in the misdirection stakes.
No one dressing up as a giant bat could be said to be into disguise in the proper sense , and it must be said that Batman suffers a little from He-Man syndrome in the misdirection stakes.
Who is the baddest Batman villain of them all?
Ka-pow! Batman is smashing Hollywood box-office records this weekend with his new film, 'The Dark Knight'. But the real star is the psychotic Joker, played by Heath Ledger in his last role before his death from ...
Christian Bale returns as Batman, above, riding his Batpod to the rescue of Gotham City, which has fallen into the clutches of The Joker in The Dark Knight.
What would a superhero be without a supervillain? Liam Lacey goes through decades of Batman movies to spot the bad, the worse and the just plain weird among Gotham's bad guys and girls LIAM LACEY From Friday's ...
No, Jack Nicholson hasn't died . But I couldn't help but reminisce over his 1989 performance in Tim Burton's Batman this week, especially in lieu of the fact that Heath Ledger's performance as the Clown Prince ...
Heath Ledger's Joker fuels the trend toward more dangerous Batman villains
Batman may be the star of the show, but the villains often steal the scenes. Most of the buzz surrounding the new Batman flick, "The Dark Knight," which opens Friday, has focused on Heath Ledger.
Cary Clack: The colossal battle against gigantic snake
I don't have many fears other than being unemployed, homeless, friendless, rejected by my family, covered with honey and tied to a bed of fire ants, the flying monkeys from "The Wizard of Oz," squash, computer ...
Batman, Eastwood lead parade of new Blu-ray releases
"Holy technology, Batman! We're on Blu-ray!" You have to figure that's what Robin would shout if he found out that "Batman: The Movie" will be available Tuesday in that sterling DVD high-definition format.
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Holy Blu-Ray, Batman! Adam West and Burt Ward - ' the original TV Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder - ' finally make it to HD in this unbearably embarrassing ode to Bops! Biffs! and Bad Ideas! The first and, ...
Before Tim Burton made him a franchise, Adam West made Batman a legend in 1966's 'Batman: The Movie'
YOU JUST CAN'T GET RID OF A BOMB: Batman and Robin reprise their television roles in a race against time to save the United Nations from the combined craziness of Joker , Catwoman , Riddler and Penguin .
Film buffs ready for action at extravaganza of vintage fare
The weekend of movie madness will feature film screenings, including one of The Thief.
Ledger's final role as Joker may be his best
The Joker's madness varies in intensity from comics, to television, to film. Cesar Romero's light-hearted performance in the original television series gave way to Jack Nicholson's more mental, but still fairly ... via Northern Star
“Ain't that a kick in the head...”
Implausible yet wholly unforgettable, Ocean's Eleven is as much fun as it is a misogynistic relic of a bygone era. via FilmCritic
Considering that Batman has been fighting crime throughout Gotham Cit with high-tech gadgets for the last several decades, it's only fair that he do so in high-definition. So prepared to be WHAM'd and POW'd as ... via IGN DVD
Batman: The Movie (1966) (Us BD) in July
Fox Home Entertainment have announced the US Region A Blu-ray Disc release of Batman: The Movie on 1st July 2008 priced at $39.98 SRP. via DVD Times
Dark mark on - The Dark Knight'
Heath Ledger's last complete movie, "The Dark Knight," should draw large crowds to theaters when it opens this summer. via Valley Morning Star