Christian Bale has paid his respects to the victims of last weekends shooting in Aurora. Bale and his wife Sibi Blazic laid flowers at the makeshift memorial close to the venue where the shooting took place.
I saw the film last night and reviewed it in the "Last Film Seen" thread. . .what I want to do here is ask a question of all you have seen the movie. There was a huge continuity error in the movie, and I want to know if this is something that somehow got past the film's editor, or if the dips at my local movie house somehow got the reels mixed up. So here's what happened:
In the last act of the movie, Gordon and Miranda are brought before Dr. Crane's "court." Bane sees Miranda and tells one of his underlings to bring her to him. Then, a scene or so later, Bruce Wayne is brought by Catwoman/Selina to where Lucius Fox is hiding. Standing right next to him is Miranda, and Bruce gives instructions to have her taken to safety.
The Dark Knight Rises composer Hans Zimmer has recorded a benefit song for victims of the cinema shooting in Colorado. Writing on his Facebook page, "Aurora is dedicated to those who lost their lives and were affected by the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. I recorded this song in London... as a heartfelt tribute." The eight-and-a-half minute song is being sold for donations from 10 cents to $2,500 (£1,593).
I saw the film last night and reviewed it in the "Last Film Seen" thread. . .what I want to do here is ask a question of all you have seen the movie. There was a huge continuity error in the movie, and I want to know if this is something that somehow got past the film's editor, or if the dips at my local movie house somehow got the reels mixed up. So here's what happened:
In the last act of the movie, Gordon and Miranda are brought before Dr. Crane's "court." Bane sees Miranda and tells one of his underlings to bring her to him. Then, a scene or so later, Bruce Wayne is brought by Catwoman/Selina to where Lucius Fox is hiding. Standing right next to him is Miranda, and Bruce gives instructions to have her taken to safety.
So. . .is the sequence everyone else saw?
Gordon and co in the court happens after Bruce is brought in by Selina. Bruce then leaves with Lucius Fox, telling Miranda "I'll come back for you", or something to that effect. Then Bane takes Miranda while Gordon gets sentenced to death by exile.
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.” - Carl Jung
If you want to see a good Batman story, forget about this drivel that Christopher Nolan has been peddling for the last couple of months (it has about as much in common with a real Batman story as spaghetti & meatballs have with real Italian food) and grab a copy of the outstanding animated movie The Dark Knight Returns - Part I.
Based on Frank Miller's seminal 1986 four part miniseries which basically rewrote the book on superheroes, The Dark Knight Returns tells the story of a 55 year old Bruce Wayne who comes out of retirement to once again don the cape and cowl when Gotham City is threatened by a new enemy (and an old one). This DVD/BluRay adapts the first two books in the story, showing us what happens when Batman squares off against a seemingly reformed Two-Face and a vicious gang that call themselves the Mutants who threaten to shake Gotham to its very foundations.
At first blush, the plot may sound similar to this summer's bloated Bat epic but whereas Nolan's movie presents a bunch of characters who have little more in common with their comics counterparts than their names (and in some cases not even that) Dark Knight Returns is a wonderfully faithful adaptation that presents characters who are very true to the nature of the comics that birthed them and isn't afraid to actually embrace its source material.
The presentation nicely streamlines the dense story that inspired it, jettisoning the internal monologues that Miller liked to wallow in while still touching on all the story beats and showing us what makes this Bruce Wayne, who here is every bit as unhinged and psychotic as the villains he battles, tick. Visually, the animation style straddles the line between Miller's sketchy designs and the classic Bruce Timm animated style.
I continue to marvel at how fans of the Batman comics continue to chirp about how Nolan has created the ultimate Batman saga. Nolan's films, especially his last one, ARE NOTHING like the books that supposedly inspired them. If you want to see one good Batman story this year, check out The Dark Knight Returns.
Part II, which concludes the saga and features the return of the Joker in all his mad glory and an apocalyptic battle between Batman and Superman, will be released early next year and you can be sure that Wayne Manor won't be turned into an orphanage and no one will be retiring to the French Riviera by the time the story is done.
The Batmobile used in the original 1960's TV series has been sold for $4.2 million dollars at a US auction. The car was bought by Rick Champagne, a logistics company owner from Phoenix, who said it "was a dream come true". It was the first time the car had come up for public sale since it was bought in 1965 by car-customiser George Barris, who transformed it in 15 days, at the cost of $15,000, into the superhero's famous vehicle.
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Video - Batman star pays respects to Colorado shooting victims
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18979581
So. . .is the sequence everyone else saw?
Batman composer Hans Zimmer records tribute song
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19045214
Based on Frank Miller's seminal 1986 four part miniseries which basically rewrote the book on superheroes, The Dark Knight Returns tells the story of a 55 year old Bruce Wayne who comes out of retirement to once again don the cape and cowl when Gotham City is threatened by a new enemy (and an old one). This DVD/BluRay adapts the first two books in the story, showing us what happens when Batman squares off against a seemingly reformed Two-Face and a vicious gang that call themselves the Mutants who threaten to shake Gotham to its very foundations.
At first blush, the plot may sound similar to this summer's bloated Bat epic but whereas Nolan's movie presents a bunch of characters who have little more in common with their comics counterparts than their names (and in some cases not even that) Dark Knight Returns is a wonderfully faithful adaptation that presents characters who are very true to the nature of the comics that birthed them and isn't afraid to actually embrace its source material.
The presentation nicely streamlines the dense story that inspired it, jettisoning the internal monologues that Miller liked to wallow in while still touching on all the story beats and showing us what makes this Bruce Wayne, who here is every bit as unhinged and psychotic as the villains he battles, tick. Visually, the animation style straddles the line between Miller's sketchy designs and the classic Bruce Timm animated style.
I continue to marvel at how fans of the Batman comics continue to chirp about how Nolan has created the ultimate Batman saga. Nolan's films, especially his last one, ARE NOTHING like the books that supposedly inspired them. If you want to see one good Batman story this year, check out The Dark Knight Returns.
Part II, which concludes the saga and features the return of the Joker in all his mad glory and an apocalyptic battle between Batman and Superman, will be released early next year and you can be sure that Wayne Manor won't be turned into an orphanage and no one will be retiring to the French Riviera by the time the story is done.
Original Batmobile sold for $4.2m at US auction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21107631