The Dark Knight Rises

Don’t be surprised if someone tells you they shed a few tears while watching The Dark Knight Rises. The final chapter of Christopher Nolan’s remarkable Batman trilogy ends with a strong emotional punch; it’s not an exaggeration to call the film’s climax an applause-worthy triumph.

TDKR is a bold, ambitious and engrossing epic. Nolan’s interpretation of the Batman myth and Batman’s relationship to the people of Gotham City is spectacularly deep and layered, and TDKR explores those depths and layers for all their worth. [Click to continue and comment]

Batman made a cameo at the MTV Movie Awards tonight. MTV aired some new The Dark Knight Rises footage at the end of the “awards” show. The ninety-second clip features Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, aka a very dour Anne Hathaway (Why so glum, Princess?) chatting with Joseph Gordon-Levitt about Tom Hardy’s muzzled baddie, Bane.

Check out the clip below. [Click to continue and comment]