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New Batman:Arkham Asylum Screens
Check out the new screen shots for the Batman: Arkham Asylum game.
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The Joker action figure
Normally, I copy and paste some crap off the site.
Sometimes I add hilarious* comments at the end.
This time I'll just tell you, visit the site.
Oh and no, they are not actually ledger, they are action figures.
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The Batman Curse?
The Dark Knight, the latest in a new series of films based on the popular DC Comics character Batman, has had the good fortune of grossing almost $400 million dollars through this past weekend. That good fortune has not rang true for some of its actors.
The Dark Knight received much fanfare months before its release due to the tragic death of Heath Ledger, who plays the latest incarnation of the Joker in the film. Many critiques have noted that this was Ledger's best work in an illustrious, albiet sadly cut short acting career.
Ledger was found unconscious in his apartment,in New York City on January 22, 2008. Emergency crews arrived soon after but were unable to revive him. His death occurred while The Dark Knight was in post production.
The Dark Knight was released on July 18, 2008 in North America and grossed $67,165,092 on its opening day, beating the previous record of $59.8 million held by Spider-Man 3(2007). Through this past weekend it has grossed over $397 million dollars.
On July 22, 2008, Christian Bale, who reprises his role as Batman appeared at a London police station by and was arrested in connection with an alleged verbal assault on his mother and sister. After being held for more than four hours, he was released on bail, pending further investigation. He has denied these allegations.
In the latest incident, Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was injured in a car accident late Sunday night scene in Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi Delta. He is currently in a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He is listed in serious condition.
These incidents are obviously not linked, but we as a society like the intrigue of curses and I must feed the fire some. It should also be noted the the film is dedicated in part to Ledger and to technician Conway Wickliffe who was killed during a car accident while preparing one of the film's stunts. The Dark Knight, the latest in a new series of films based on the popular DC Comics character Batman, has had the good fortune of gros... more -
Joker lookalike attempts theatre robbery
This guy gives me the creeps. I haven't seen the movie as yet, but from what I hear, Heath Ledger puts in a far more convincing performance than this buffoon. This guy gives me the creeps. I haven't seen the movie as yet, but from what I hear, Heath Ledger puts in a far more convincing p... more
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Joker busted
Well someone dressed like him. Apparently 20 year-old Spencer Taylor from Michigan was arrested for stealing Batman posters and other collectibles from a theater showing the "Dark Knight."
The coolest thing: He had to pose for his mugshots in and out of character. Well someone dressed like him. Apparently 20 year-old Spencer Taylor from Michigan was arrested for stealing Batman posters and othe... more -
Fresh Prince of Gotham
Joker meets Fresh Prince. The first verse is the best.
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It's A Dark Knight World
Batman: The Dark Knight has been ultra-hyped online where it seems like everyone wants to post a video about the movie. Here's our top five Dark Knight viral videos to tide you over until you get out to the theater.
To watch the full versions of all five videos just click on the links in the comments section below. Batman: The Dark Knight has been ultra-hyped online where it seems like everyone wants to post a video about the movie. Here's ou... more -
Let's put a SMILE on that face!
Why so serious Judge Miley? It looks as if Batmania has either spread to Las Vegas, or the Joker is in Sin City looking to get lucky. Judge Stefany Miley, a candidate for Las Vegas District Court 23 had a campaign sign covered in paint and the judge's face was altered with a bright red "joker smile."
Miley's name was transformed to "Smiley" and at one point the word "judge" had been replaced with "joker." Why so serious Judge Miley? It looks as if Batmania has either spread to Las Vegas, or the Joker is in Sin City looking to get lucky.... more -
The Dark Night’s Insane Joker: Heath Ledger Touted for Oscar
Handsome is as handsome doesn't in "The Dark Knight." Of the three male actors who have major roles the movie, Heath Ledger with his face hidden behind twisted clown makeup, whose perfect features and fair brow are never seen, has proven to be the most memorable one.
Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in "The Dark Knight" is both a demonic creation and a three-ring circus of one. Ledger's performance is so intense and lasting in part because, despite his insane mask, it's a subtle and nuanced performance that is so powerful it almost erases all memories of the handsome Australian actor behind the Joker's mask.
The makeup seems to have liberated Ledger. Ledger's body movements are flexibly agile, he's expressive using only his eyes and his voice has astonishing oscillating surges of irony, mockery and psychopathology in it.
While the Academy Awards are more than six months away, the late Heath Ledger already is being touted for an Oscar nomination for his demonic and terrifying portrayal of the Joker. His stunning performance is pure magnetic charisma.
This article also presents photographs and three videos about "The Dark Night" (including an interview with Heath Ledger). Handsome is as handsome doesn't in "The Dark Knight." Of the three male actors who have major roles the movie, Heath L... more -
'The Dark Knight' Pierces The Heart Of Darkness : NPR
"Ledger's Joker is every bit as disturbing as he is disturbed — tongue-flickingly reptilian, and yet disarmingly common-sensical in the way he relies on the dark side of human nature to aid him in wreaking havoc. He uses crowd psychology to endanger crowds, subverts legal niceties (wait till you see what he does with that one phone call he's allowed when arrested), and greets the perpetually self-doubting Batman as a fellow damaged soul. It's a heart-stoppingly unpredictable performance, haunted by the audience's knowledge of Ledger's death earlier this year, and rendering even darker what has to be as dark a superhero fantasy as Hollywood's likely to produce any time soon." "Ledger's Joker is every bit as disturbing as he is disturbed — tongue-flickingly reptilian, and yet disarmingly common-sens... more
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Exclusive clip: Heath Ledger as The Joker
July 9, 2008 10:00 AM
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid980795811...
The word tragic is possibly the most over-used in the English media, but that's the only way to describe Heath Ledger's death at 28 at the beginning of this year.
The Australian actor had already completed his role as The Joker in Christopher Nolan's sequel to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and here's a first, world exclusive look (barring the bravura but blurry five-minute clip of the opening sequence which keeps popping up online before being unceremoniously felled by the relevant authorities) at this most menacing of performances.
Hard to tell whether talk of an Oscar nod is appropriate from this short segment, which centres on the unwelcome arrival of the super-villain and his henchmen at a black tie dinner, but I love the hunched, feral intensity of Ledger's Joker. The facially scarred, heavily made-up criminal is looking for Harvey Dent, Gotham's new district attorney, and a man who (at the start of the film at least) has cleaned up the city's streets so effectively that Batman wonders if it might be time to hang up his Batcape for good.
Many wondered whether Ledger, a relative ingenue compared to Jack Nicholson, could match the veteran's famous turn in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman, but in my opinion this visceral new take on the character makes his predecessor's look like a hammy pantomime act.
The Dark Knight hits cinemas here on July 25. We'd love to get your views on this one. July 9, 2008 10:00 AM ... more
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