After the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida, the title for this weekend’s new alien-invasion comedy starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn was changed from Neighborhood Watch to The Watch. This isn’t the first (and won’t be the last time) real life has intervened and changed certain aspects of movies. Here are some of the biggest examples.
Many of us wish Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot would arrive faster than a speeding bullet, but we can at least be momentarily satisfied by two teaser trailers which were released along with The Dark Knight Rises last Friday and aptly showcase the new look of the Man of Steel.
Here are a few different thoughts and angles to consider now that the prospect of making a great new Batman movie seems even more daunting than after the boondoggle that was Batman & Robin. First, we’ll explore the many possibilities of rebooting the Caped Crusader, then we’ll discuss the options for a slightly more direct sequel to the trilogy.
This week on The Plot Hole, the gang – Sam, Kieran, Simon and Steven – talk everything The Dark Knight Rises in a two-parter nearly as epic as the film itself.
Fans of Batman will be all in this weekend – all in the theater that is – as The Dark Knight Rises concludes Christopher Nolan’s brooding trilogy. How it will all go down has been kept a tight mystery, but we’re setting the odds for some of the most common predictions.
As The Dark Knight Rises looms over the world, promising an epic end to seven years of pop culture reverence, we take a look back (and a glance forward) at the main players involved in Nolan’s epic and how they relate to their comic roots. At least as best as two film freaks (with limited comic knowledge) can.
As The Dark Knight Rises looms over the world, promising an epic end to seven years of pop culture reverence, we take a look back (and a glance forward) at the main players involved in Nolan’s epic and how they relate to their comic roots.
Will Anne Hathaway be a revelation in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, or will she be the weak link? With that question in mind, here are the most iconic portrayals of Catwoman in the Batman universe: what went right, what went wrong, and what about Hathaway?
Comic-Con 2012 has come and gone, but the annual gathering of geeks has left plenty of footage in its wake. Right before the convention began, the first trailer for director Sam Raimi’s upcoming fantasy adventure Oz: The Great and Powerful hit, promising plenty of visual splendor. As shooting wraps for sci-fi thriller After Earth – starring Will Smith and his son Jaden – Columbia Pictures has released a viral video that serves as a setup and back story to this dystopian tale that finds Earth in ruin (again).
It’s worth examining Nolan’s Batman series with a true critic’s cap on because, as hyped as these films might get you, they are, in fact, imperfect. Here are the three worst things about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Bet you didn’t see that coming.
