Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo Hardcover
Jim Aparo was quite simply The Batman Artist. No one can pretend to be a connoisseur of comics or even a marginally informed Batman fan without knowing the name. At a time when DC Comics is struggling to prove it values and appreciates its own history, is struggling to redeem itself in the eyes of alienated fans, what better way than to assemble a hardcover that will both reach out to those fans and educate the new generation that have been sadly bamboozled by the overhyped sensations of the moment.
Pre-ordering now at Amazon.com for April 10 release.
Jim Aparo was one of the premier Batman artists of the 1970s, working primarily on the Batman team-up title THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD. Now, DC collects Aparo’s run on the series in hardcover for the first time from the beginning. Aparo portrayed Batman as a detective who operated in shadow, yet captured the action and thrills of the Caped Crusader.
These stories feature appearances by numerous DC heroes (and villains) including Robin, Green Arrow, Black Canary, The Teen Titans, Deadman, Wonder Woman, The Demon, The Joker, Aquaman, The Atom and many others.
Amazon.com: Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo Vol. 1 (9781401233754): Jim Aparo: Books.
It’s official: Tim Burton’s Catwoman is Iconic – Michelle Pfeiffer to receive Cinema Icon Award on the eve of a new Burton outing
Back when everybody knew Catwman was supposed to be sexy and it never would have occurred to anyone to toss around words like “practical” as if it were a good thing, a generation of boys became men watching Michelle Pfeiffer’s whip-wielding Selina Kyle in 1992′s Batman Returns. Iconic does not begin to do her performance justice, but the Cinema Icon award is a start.
Michelle Pfeiffer to receive Cinema Icon Award on the eve of a new Tim Burton outing: Dark Shadows
MICHELLE PFEIFFER TO RECEIVE “2012 CINEMA ICON AWARD”
WARNER BROS. PICTURES TO RELEASE “DARK SHADOWS” ON MAY 11, 2012
WASHINGTON D.C. (April 4, 2012) — Golden Globe Award-winning and three-time Academy Award®-nominated actress Michelle Pfeiffer will receive the “2012 Cinema Icon Award,” it was announced today by CinemaCon’s managing director, Mitch Neuhauser. CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), the largest and most important gathering of cinema owners and operators from around the world, will be held April 23 — 26, 2012 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Pfeiffer will be presented with this special honor at the “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony to take place on Thursday evening, April 26, in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The Coca-Cola Company, the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon, will host the final night gala awards program.
“Michelle Pfeiffer is truly one of the film industry’s great leading ladies,” noted Neuhauser. “In a remarkable career spanning more than three decades and encompassing dozens of extraordinarily diverse films, she has proven time and time again that she can tackle any role and make it her own. We could not be more thrilled to take this opportunity to honor her with the very first ‘Cinema Icon Award.’”
Pfeiffer will next be seen in Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures’ gothic comedy “Dark Shadows,” when director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series to the big screen. Opening on May 11, 2012, the film features an all-star cast, including Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and ”CinemaCon Female Star of Tomorrow” Chloë Grace Moretz. Pfeiffer stars as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the matriarch of the mysterious Collins family.
Since her haunting portrayal of Tony Montana’s wife in “Scarface,” Michelle Pfeiffer has gone on to star in a wide array of films. She received Academy Award® nominations for her performances in “Love Field,” “The Fabulous Baker Boys” and “Dangerous Liaisons.” Additionally, she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” and also received Golden Globe nominations for her work in “The Age of Innocence,” “Love Field,” ”Frankie and Johnny,” “The Russia House” and “Married to the Mob.” Her many additional film credits include “Dangerous Minds,” “Batman Returns,” “I am Sam,” “White Oleander” and “Hairspray.” Most recently, Pfeiffer joined the ensemble cast of Garry Marshall’s “New Year’s Eve.” She can also be seen later this year in the Alex Kurtzman drama “People Like Us.”
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About CinemaCon
CinemaCon will attract upwards of 5,000 motion picture professionals from all facets of the industry –from exhibition and distribution, to the equipment and concession areas — all on hand to celebrate the moviegoing experience and the cinema industry. From exclusive Hollywood product presentations highlighting a slate of upcoming films, to must-see premiere feature screenings, to the biggest stars, producers and directors, CinemaCon will help jumpstart the excitement and buzz that surrounds the summer season at the box office. CinemaCon 2012 will be held from April 23-26, 2012 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. In returning to Caesars Palace, CinemaCon is able to offer its delegates a modern and upscale conference facility and a one-of-a-kind moviegoing experience in The Colosseum, the 4,200 seat theatre and crown jewel of Caesars Palace.
CinemaCon is delighted to have both the International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA) and National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) as its tradeshow partners. Cinemacon is also delighted to have as its official presenting sponsor, The Coca-Cola Company, one of the industry’s greatest and highly regarded and respected partners in the world of the movies. Additional information on CinemaCon, the Official Convention of NATO, can be found at www.cinemacon.com.
Batman Humor: Nope, not one word
When we started this blog to sift through all the Batman material trending on the Internet, it never really dawned on us that we’d need to make a special category for Batman humor. It seemed like the kind of thing that would pop up right after Arkham City came out, right around the time of The Dark Knight Rises trailer release, and then once the film opened. Little did we know. It’s April, been 4 months since the trailer came out and it’s still 3 months until opening weekend. And yet…
The TDKR Catwoman Spoiler hidden in plain sight
After all the sturm und drang about Catwoman’s costume, none of us paid as much attention as we should have to those set pictures of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle. Just look what she’s reading in this candid shot.
The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s third and final installment of his Batman trilogy, starring Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle/Catwoman), Tom Hardy (Bane), Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and other Nolan alums Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard, to be released by Warner Bros. July 2012
Top Posts of the Week
Yesterday, Today and probably through to July, it’s Batman, Catwoman and Bane – Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy – in the #1, 2 and 3 spots. The only question for a month has been which particular story or picture will light up the net this week. Not surprisingly, it’s Mr. Bale looking oh so suave in character as Bruce Wayne, and Ms Hathaway out of character in a see-through blouse. Mr. Hardy is more popular on set, in the photos from last summer’s location shooting in Pittsburgh, than in any of the officially released studio stills.
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- The Dark Knight Rises Set Photos: Bane
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- Batman and Catwoman Cosplay: The Best of Dragon Con
- Arkham City Epic Fail on Catwoman Costume
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Liam Neeson “confirmed” in The Dark Knight Rises – kinda
Officially Confirmed? Or is he?
The enthusiasm to be found on fan sites is a joy of this business, but it can create all kinds of confusion because fans and bloggers love to use journalist words when they “break a story” but they don’t really know how to use them the way journalists do. Consider the news that Liam Neeson has been “officially confirmed” as returning as Ra’s al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises.
In June of 2011, Variety reported that he was would be: Liam Neeson back for ‘Dark Knight Rises’ but Warner Bros. wouldn’t comment. It was enough to put him on the Internet Movie Database page as “rumored.” When he was spotted near the location shooting in England, the rumors got a little more interesting, since it was at a location where, let’s say, Ra’s al Ghul should not be. We began to suspect maybe Mr. Nolan was playing a deeper game than the fans are giving him credit for. (Considering the number of them that still haven’t figured out Inception, we hold to our belief that none of the leaked facts and images fit together in the way they think.)
In January, it got interesting. Neeson Liam told something called “showbizspy.com”
“I can tell you nothing about Dark Knight Rises, seriously. I was on set for maybe an hour-and-a-half and the director didn’t tell me anything of what it’s about. So, I’m being very honest when I say I have no idea what’s going to happen.”
Now, translating that, he confirmed it was him on the set, which considering he was talking to some outfit called “showbizspy.com” was very big of him. At this point, we at Gotham Trending still wouldn’t discount the possibility that he was just invited to lunch by his old friend Nolan, just to mess with us.
But wait, now he is starring in Wrath of the Titans and the good chaps over at ComicBookMovies.com are all a-twitter because it says in the promotion materials:
“Neeson next appears in Peter Berg’s actioner Battleship, and he also will be seen in Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated action thriller “The Dark Knight Rises.”
which they interpret as “official confirmation” that he “will be reprising his role as Ra’s al Ghul.”
We hate to throw cold water in anyone’s faces, but to a studio, the mere use of his voice in the first trailer covers that. This is Hollywood, there’s a union, there are rules. They use his voice from the first film, Warner Bros. cuts a check, and he’s in the credits, he’s in the film. Alas, we know nothing more than we did before. (Or, happily we know no more than we did before, because some of us really feel seeing the movie the first time is better that way.)
One thing is certain, we’ll only really find out in July.
The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s third and final installment of his Batman trilogy, starring Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle/Catwoman), Tom Hardy (Bane), Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and other Nolan alums Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard, to be released by Warner Bros. July 2012
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Liam Neeson Officially Confirmed For THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
Batmobile Race: 89 v 66 which would win?
All serious Bat-fans know the eye-sore bat-tank introduced in Batman Begins is no proper Batmobile, so it didn’t even make the running for the Race of The Batmobiles. The contenders were the 1989 version from the Tim Burton movie and the convertible of the 1966-67 Adam West movie and TV series. If the new millenium Batman would like to take on the winner, we suggest Bruce Wayne lend Batman his Lamborghini.
The Dark Knight Rises in Lego Form
There have been a number of spoofs and parodies of The Dark Knight Rises trailer since it was released in December, some well done, some not. Some putting a unique spin on the material, some… well, we never quite got the point of that thing with the cat-heads or all the footage from The Lion King. Lego Batman, however, that we get. Enjoy:
The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s third and final installment of his Batman trilogy, starring Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle/Catwoman), Tom Hardy (Bane), Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and other Nolan alums Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard, to be released by Warner Bros. July 2012
Batman of Maryland’s Batmobile Bust A Real Hero | NPR
"Eventually, it sinks in and you become him. It feels like I have a responsibility that's beyond a normal person. And that responsibility is to be there for the kids, to be strong for them, and to make them smile as much as I can.'
This week saw a fascinating story of a Maryland man pulled over in a Lamborghini dressed like Batman. Since Bruce Wayne in the Christopher Nolan movies drives a Lambo, the story got a lot of social network traction, a few discussing the story but most using it as a jumping off point to refer back to The Dark Knight and hopes for The Dark Knight Rises.
Let’s face it, the Lamborghini is more of a Batmobile that that retarded Bat-tank. -reddit
Luckily, the good people at NPR were among those who actually read the details of why the driver, Lenny B. Robinson, was dressed as Batman in the first place. Turns out this rich Lambo-driving Batman is also quite a hero:
After the news broke that police in Montgomery County, Md., last week stopped Batman for not having the correct plates on his Batmobile, many naturally wanted to know more about the man behind that mask.
The Washington Post today profiles the mysterious Caped Crusader, and it turns out that he does seem to be something of a real life hero to sick children around Washington, D.C.
Lenny B. Robinson is a “self-made success” in the business world who is giving back some of his good fortune by donning his disguise and then heading to local hospitals to see sick kids and deliver presents “to up-and-coming superheros who first need to beat cancer and other wretched diseases.”
The Post’s Mike Rosenwald, who knows Robinson, went along on one of the hospital visits. His report is one of the feel-good stories of the day. Robinson, Rosenwald says, has taken on some of the mythical crime fighter’s attitude:
” ‘Eventually, it sinks in and you become him,’ Batman told me. ‘It feels like I have a responsibility that’s beyond a normal person. And that responsibility is to be there for the kids, to be strong for them, and to make them smile as much as I can.’ He understands that might sound corny, but he doesn’t care.”
Maryland’s Batman Looks Like A Real Hero : The Two-Way : NPR.
The Dark Knight Rises T Shirt Design Contest
Every t-shirt has a journey…
Wait, that’s not right. But it could be! Check out this awesome contest on a website with an even awesomer name and some really awesome shirts. It’s no wonder they are hosting a design contest for The Dark Knight Rises. Final judging by Christopher Nolan himself. Sounds great and we can’t wait to see, and hopefullly buy, the best entries.
This exclusive contest is your rare opportunity to produce artwork for one of the most renowned movie entities on the planet and have a chance to get your design seen by the Art Department at Warner Bros. and The Dark Knight Rises filmmakers.
From the top 10 finalists selected, the top 3 winners will be chosen by The Dark Knight Rises Director/Writer/Producer Christopher Nolan and Producer Emma Thomas. Collectively, finalists will have the opportunity to win up to $12,500 in prize money for their winning t-shirt design, with the top prize being $3,500. The contest starts now and we will be accepting submissions until April 11th at midnight. The contest is free to enter, but you must follow the guidelines and accept the terms below.
via The Dark Knight Rises T Shirt Design Contest – $13,000 In Prizes.
The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s third and final installment of his Batman trilogy, starring Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle/Catwoman), Tom Hardy (Bane), Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and other Nolan alums Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard, to be released by Warner Bros. July 2012
New Dark Knight Rises Toys revealed and ready for preorder from Mattel, it’s John Blake and Alfred Figures
We at Gotham Trending are old enough to remember Robert Wuhl on a talk show promoting the Tim Burton Batman in 1989. Talking about his cut of the merchandise, any action figures that depicted the image of his character Alexander Knox he said “Oh yeah, I’m sure every kid is going to want The Reporter Doll.” Times may have changed. IGN is reporting the newest action figures announced by Mattel and available for pre-order.
Mattel has just revealed two more The Dark Knight Rises action figures from their Movie Masters toy line. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Gotham City cop John Blake and Michael Caine’s Alfred Pennyworth will be joining the company’s Batman, Bane and Catwoman figures.
- Mattel
The toys are now available for pre-order at BigBadToyStore.com.
via Mattel Reveals TDKR’s John Blake & Alfred Figures – Comics News at IGN.
The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s third and final installment of his Batman trilogy, starring Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle/Catwoman), Tom Hardy (Bane), Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and other Nolan alums Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard, to be released by Warner Bros. July 2012
TDKR’s Christian Bale to Present at 84th Academy Awards
The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale will present at 84th Academy Awards® alog with Colin Firth, Melissa Leo and Natalie Portman.
Academy Award Winner and Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale will present at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Beverly Hills, CA — The four Oscar®-winning actors from the 83rd Academy Awards — Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo and Natalie Portman — will present at the 84th Academy Awards, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today.
Both Bale and Leo received Oscars® for their supporting roles in “The Fighter.” It was Bale’s first nomination and Leo’s second. Two-time nominees Firth and Portman took home Academy Awards for their lead performances in “The King’s Speech” and “Black Swan,” respectively.
Bale, Firth, Leo and Portman join a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters, including Halle Berry, Rose Byrne, Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Michael Douglas, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Zach Galifianakis, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Milla Jovovich, Ellie Kemper, Jennifer Lopez, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Kristen Wiig.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, from the Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
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ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards-in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners-the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.
TDKR’s Tom Hardy in This Means War
Did anybody know Tom Hardy had another movie coming out? Compared to his last release The Warrior, not to mention his Dark Knight Rises costars Anne Hathaway in One Day, Marion Cotillard in Contagion and Gary Oldman in Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows, Part II and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hardy’s newest called This Means War from 20th Century Fox is basically in stealth release.
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Internet Movie Database Synopsis: Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.
The low profile is perhaps understandable, as the survey of reviews from metacritic are pretty dismal:
Nearly totally laugh-, chemistry- and coherence-free, this fiasco from the director of “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” has a script whose sensible parts would fit on a napkin with enough room left over for the Gettysburg Address.
–New York Post
Top posts of the week: Batman and Catwoman finally defeat Bane
For the first time since the public location shooting began in Pittsburgh, Tom Hardy’s Bane was not in the top five search terms, which this week is dominated by Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne) and Catwoman in two forms: Anne Hathaway/Selina Kyle in the Dark Knight Rises, and the Arkham City Catwoman, with an emphasis on player dissatisfaction with her costume and portrayal in the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum.
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- Hot New Location Photos: Not Bruce and Selina this time. It’s Batman and Catwoman IN FULL COSTUME (or is it?)
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The Dark Knight Rises Gary Oldman’s “Out of Character” portrait as Oscar Nominee
Oscar®-Nominated Actors Step "Out of Character" for Academy Portrait Exhibition
All the Oscar nominees for an acting Academy Award were captured by legendary Hollywood photographer Douglas Kirkland, including The Dark Knight Rises‘ own Commissioner Gordon, Gary Oldman, nominated for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. While figures such as George Clooney and Brad Pitt seem very much their usual selves, others like Oldman are revealed in a truly new light in the aptly named portrait exhibition “Out of Character.”
Oscar®-Nominated Actors Step “Out of Character” for Academy Portrait Exhibition
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Out of Character,” a new exhibition featuring portraits of this year’s acting nominees by photographer Douglas Kirkland. The exclusive new photos of 2011′s Oscar-nominated performers will be on display starting Saturday, February 11, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery in Beverly Hills.
Kirkland photographed all 20 of the Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress nominees in the two weeks since the January 24 nominations announcement. His distinctive, large-format portraits will be on display through March 18. An online gallery of these portraits, along with behind the scenes shots, will be spotlighted at www.oscar.com beginning today.
Following the exhibition, the portraits will become part of the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library photograph collection.
Kirkland has been capturing iconic images of motion picture luminaries for more than five decades, revealing as well as immortalizing such legends as Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles, Audrey Hepburn and Paul Newman. Also well known as a set photographer, he has worked on more than 100 films, including “The Sound of Music,” “Out of Africa,” “Titanic” and “Moulin Rouge.” He recently traveled to Australia to serve as special set photographer on Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby,” scheduled for release in 2012.
“Out of Character” will be open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from noon to 6 p.m. Admission is free. The Grand Lobby Gallery is located at the Academy’s headquarters at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
Academy Awards® for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
Oldman has played James Gordon in the two previous Christopher Nolan Batman movies (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight) was well as the upcoming Dark Knight Rises, which is indicative of the actor’s ability to go from starring roles like Tinker, Tailor to supporting ones like those in the Batman and Harry Potter series.
