Dark Knight Rises

[MasterKiller]

I'm psyched for this.

Christopher Nolan reveals title of third Batman film and that ‘it won’t be the Riddler’

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/27/christopher-nolan-reveals-title-of-third-batman-film-and-that-it-wont-be-the-riddler/

[sanjuro_ronin]

Thank God no 3D !!!

[KC Elbows]

Thank God no 3D !!!

Yes, two hours of paying to make myself feel like I'm developing lazy eye doesn't appeal to me, either.

[sanjuro_ronin]

I've been looking forward to part 3 and to the "rework" for the new Superman movie too.
Curious to see who the people are gonna be.

[Jimbo]

I can hardly wait for this to come out! I never cared much for Batman at all until the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.

[MasterKiller]

MEEEEEEEEEEOW!

http://carlochong.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/anne-hathaway.jpg

[sanjuro_ronin]

She is getting naughtier and naughtier...:D

[MasterKiller]

She is getting naughtier and naughtier...:D

Rent "Havoc" sometime to see her ta-tas.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Rent "Havoc" sometime to see her ta-tas.

That the one where she gives her kitty a nice rub-down?
:D

[@PLUGO]

http://blog.newsarama.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/annehathaway.jpg
Oh and Tom Hardy will play (http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/19/anne-hathaway-will-be-catwoman-in-the-dark-knight-rises/) BANE.

[Hebrew Hammer]

Disappointing, methinks she is sooo not sexy. Even in a cat suit.

[Lucas]

batman fighting bane will be so sick.

[sanjuro_ronin]

batman fighting bane will be so sick.

Keysi VS WWE !!
LMAO !!


As for Anne...
http://hotcelebtgp.com/thumbs/BabylonXMUhRbnH3.jpg

[Lucas]

nice :eek:

okay so i cant wait to see bruce wayne wrestle selina kyle :D

[sanjuro_ronin]

A sexy catwoman?
Perhaps...
http://kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/06/catwoman_render_tmk_01.jpg

http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/e/ef/Catwoman72.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs26/i/2008/156/8/3/SELINA_KYLE__CATWOMAN_by_josephcaesarsd.jpg

[Lucas]

You know it. I hope they keep her completely insane. Something about a dangerously violent insane woman in skin tight leather with a thing for dressing like kitty cats.....

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/uploads/catwoman%20tits.jpg

[Jimbo]

I think this will be very interesting.

However, I still think the sexiest Catwoman up to now was Michelle Pfeiffer about 20 years ago.

[Lucas]

I think this will be very interesting.

However, I still think the sexiest Catwoman up to now was Michelle Pfeiffer about 20 years ago.

i agree with you. i also really liked how her suit was stiched together with white

[GeneChing]

classic catwoman.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/attachments/books-literature/194522d1281533693-batman-graphic-novels-julie-newmar-catwoman.jpg

[MasterKiller]

uh...SJ....you might want to delete those NIPPLE pics.

[goju]

bah bring back halle berry

[Zenshiite]

You know it. I hope they keep her completely insane. Something about a dangerously violent insane woman in skin tight leather with a thing for dressing like kitty cats.....

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/uploads/catwoman%20tits.jpg


Dude, Catwoman is NOT insane. She's a perfectly sane thief and some time hero who fights at Batman's side.

[sanjuro_ronin]

uh...SJ....you might want to delete those NIPPLE pics.

Dude, I got them from a public entertainment website from a "safe" google images search... but if you think I should, ok.

[GeneChing]

...that's what I meant by Julie. ummm...yeah. No nipple shots. :o

:(

[Lucas]

Dude, Catwoman is NOT insane. She's a perfectly sane thief and some time hero who fights at Batman's side.

that completely depends on the origin story you like. its a comic, and as such there have been many artists renditions. anyhow i was refering to bro and mines like of michelle as the sexiest. and like it or not that selina kyle was NUTS. go watch it again if you forgot.

[Zenshiite]

I contend that she had the name "Selina Kyle" and the alter-ego, but she barely resembled her comic book counterpart. In the 40s she was a socialite turned jewel thief... in the 80s to today he origins are as a prostitute turned thief and sometime ally of Batman.

Considering how heavily Christopher Nolan's movies have drawn upon Frank Miller(Batman: Year One... features Selina as a prostitute inspired by Batman to don a Cat-costume) and Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale(The Long Halloween and Dark Victory... in which Selina has now become a socialite, hob-nobbing and romancing Bruce Wayne and moonlighting as Catwoman stealing from and pestering the Falcone crime family and flirting with Batman)... I have my doubts that he'll go with the Batman Returns mental-case, possibly supernaturally given life through some kind of cat metaphysical thing that ultimately gave birth to the Halle Barry Catwoman crap fest.. And the Pfieffer Catwoman was used as the model for the Batman The Animated Series Catwoman.. in which they left out the insanity because Catwoman is not insane!

[mickey]

Greetings,

That is not Julie Newmar, Gene.

Her name is Lee Meriwether. She was the second catwoman.

mickey

[doug maverick]

I contend that she had the name "Selina Kyle" and the alter-ego, but she barely resembled her comic book counterpart. In the 40s she was a socialite turned jewel thief... in the 80s to today he origins are as a prostitute turned thief and sometime ally of Batman.

Considering how heavily Christopher Nolan's movies have drawn upon Frank Miller(Batman: Year One... features Selina as a prostitute inspired by Batman to don a Cat-costume) and Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale(The Long Halloween and Dark Victory... in which Selina has now become a socialite, hob-nobbing and romancing Bruce Wayne and moonlighting as Catwoman stealing from and pestering the Falcone crime family and flirting with Batman)... I have my doubts that he'll go with the Batman Returns mental-case, possibly supernaturally given life through some kind of cat metaphysical thing that ultimately gave birth to the Halle Barry Catwoman crap fest.. And the Pfieffer Catwoman was used as the model for the Batman The Animated Series Catwoman.. in which they left out the insanity because Catwoman is not insane!
in the jeph loeb tim sale version she was also falcone's ******* child i do believe.

[Zenshiite]

^That sounds right. But she's still in the continuity of Year One as well, which means she was an outcast from the family and a prostitute.

[TenTigers]

Greetings,

That is not Julie Newmar, Gene.

Her name is Lee Meriwether. She was the second catwoman.

mickey

dunno-looks more like Newmar to me.

[mickey]

Hi TenTigers,

That is definitely Lee Meriwether.

Newmar's relpacement was so seamless, hardly anybody noticed. Lee made Newmar look like an anorexic version of herself. The was similarly done with the actors who played Darren in the show "Bewitched". It was hard to tell the difference between the two.


mickey

[GeneChing]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2675098373_d2aab2e736.jpg

http://www.oqdiamondm.com/actresess/catwoman.jpg
Know your catwomen.

[mickey]

Gene and TenTigers,

I stand corrected (kneels, raises arms up, and bows down).



mickey

[@PLUGO]

I got to met Julie Newmar a few years back. A very dignified lady who considers her role as catwoman an acting honor. She also did a hilarious imitation of Michelle Pfieffer's catwoman.

But we would be remiss to not mention Eartha Kitt
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2kjisMm3M9Y/SVRjy0zqPRI/AAAAAAAAHbQ/YuL4PpAcZlo/s400/Eartha+Kitt+1966+Catwoman+4.jpg
who played the role after Julie Newmar. She was replace with Lee Meriwether for the BATMAN movie when she spoke out against the Vietnam war AT A WHITE HOUSE LUNCHEON.

"You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot. The children of America are not rebelling for no reason. They are not hippies for no reason at all. We don’t have what we have on Sunset Blvd. for no reason. They are rebelling against something. There are so many things burning the people of this country, particularly mothers. They feel they are going to raise sons—and I know what it’s like, and you have children of your own, Mrs. Johnson—we raise children and send them to war.”

As for Selina Kyle's Origin, some interesting tid-bits:
As an orphan girl she survived an attempt on her life that involved her being trapped in a bag and thrown into a river.
Returning to the orphanage she steals all records of her existence but leaves behind enough evidence to have the orphanage shut down and its managers arrested.

From there she spends time on the streets until BATMAN: Year One. Her catwoman antics allow her to buy her way into high society as Selina Kyle.

[@PLUGO]

"She's going to be marvelous," Newmar said (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/01/catching-up-with-the-original-catwoman-julie-newmar.html), even as I questioned Hathaway's sex appeal. Now Newmar, she understood sex appeal. She made her own Catwoman costume, and was especially keen to have the belt at her hips, instead of her waist, to highlight her hourglass figure, she said. (The costume is now in the Smithsonian Institute).

[GeneChing]

Follow DS's link.

Julie = Catwoman.

Looks like she has a new book coming out. Check out her official site (http://julienewmar.com/).
http://julienewmar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Catwoman-02.jpg

[@PLUGO]

And we thought Gotham City was tough, who knew the Dark Knight would face defeat (http://youtu.be/OKv3b9Oi4xA)in the City of Sin; Las Vegas.

[sanjuro_ronin]

LMAO !!!
Only in Vegas !!!

[Lucas]

so what you're saying is that for training we should don the cape and cowl and head to down town las vegas?

[@PLUGO]

so what you're saying is that for training we should don the cape and cowl and head to down town las vegas?

I wouldn't presume to offer advice on anyone's training. But if you do this, make sure Robin is filming.

[Lucas]

hmmm, i forgot about lil robin...ill make cat woman film cuz robin has to take the brunt of the damage so i can look good cleaning up his mess. :p

[wenshu]

batman-arrested-on-roof-in-michigan (http://jalopnik.com/5800808/batman-arrested-on-roof-in-michigan)

Posted so I can repost this from the comments section. . .

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/12/2011/05/870a18124c30465a0d4bd555082acf6d/340x.jpg

[Lucas]

Hahahahahahahah

[GeneChing]

Batman Tai Chi - 蝙蝠侠太极拳 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37w2ygy6c34)

[wenshu]

http://content9.flixster.com/rtmovie/77/18/77187_gal.jpg

[JamesC]

I wonder where Tom Hardy got his HGH...

[doug maverick]

I wonder where Tom Hardy got his HGH...

lol i doubt he needed hgh to get that big, tom is still young. chicken breast and a five day a week work out would do it.

[sanjuro_ronin]

HGH is the "secret" ingredient in celebrity workouts nowadays.
For those that have the coin, the transformation is quite spectacular.

[MasterKiller]

He was pretty big in Bronson.

[sanjuro_ronin]

He was pretty big in Bronson.

Getting big is easy Bro, getting Big AND ripped AND working 10-12 hour ****s as is done on a movie stage typically, that is something else.

Nothing wrong if he did some HGH, it's not illegal or banned.
Under the care of a physician, like Stallone and few others have done, it works really well and with minimal side effects and no adverse ones ( supposedly).

[JamesC]

I'm also going off a pretty obscure picture atm. Provided the picture isn't photoshopped or there isn't some other type of makeup involved, his back looks fookin' enormous.

[goju]

I'm also going off a pretty obscure picture atm. Provided the picture isn't photoshopped or there isn't some other type of makeup involved, his back looks fookin' enormous.

Its the angle of it that makes him look bigger than he is

id say hes about the same size he was in bronson

[wenshu]

it works really well and with minimal side effects and no adverse ones ( supposedly).

Except for HGH gut.

[doug maverick]

I'm also going off a pretty obscure picture atm. Provided the picture isn't photoshopped or there isn't some other type of makeup involved, his back looks fookin' enormous.

ofcourse he is wearing makeup and the picture is photoshopped. you will never see a picture in a magazine or press release about a movie that isnt Photoshopped. still looks sick as hell thou.

[wenshu]

I don't know if this is going to work out. . .
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/ht_anne_hathaway_catwoman_jef_ss_110805_ssh.jpg


I think these are her double.
http://www.spoilertv.co.uk/images/Movies/Batman%203%20-%20The%20Dark%20Knight%20Rises/Set%20Photos/5th%20August%202011/
http://www.spoilertv.co.uk/images/cache/Movies/Batman%203%20-%20The%20Dark%20Knight%20Rises/Set%20Photos/5th%20August%202011/preview%20(2)_595.jpg

[sanjuro_ronin]

Enjoy:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3119422489/

[enoajnin]

That's the old trailer. Where's the new one? I want it now.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Picky *******, LOL !

[Zenshiite]

I got tickets to the early screening of the 6 min prologue for TDKR on Tuesday at the Franklin Institute IMAX in Philly. It was part of a viral campaign launched Friday. About 70 cities with actual 70 mm IMAX film projectors. First come first serve, if I get in it will be glorious! I hope to be in line an hour or two early.

Also, new poster is amazing.

[wenshu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GokKUqLcvD8&hd=1

Ok so, I think that The Dark Knight (and Christopher Nolan) is really overrated but I can't help geeking out over this.

[Lucas]

http://www.moviesonline.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/darkknightrises-bane-590x835.jpg

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/306067/THE-DARK-KNIGHT-RISES.jpg

http://www.moviesonline.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/darkknight-vis-590x873.jpg

[doug maverick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GokKUqLcvD8&hd=1

Ok so, I think that The Dark Knight (and Christopher Nolan) is really overrated but I can't help geeking out over this.

why do you think they are overated? batman begins was eh...but the dark knight was amazing..and as for nolan he is always on point, a maticulous director who like to do as much in camera effects as possible before going to cgi, like he did in inception. a guy like that you cant call overated...he's on the money.

[wenshu]

why do you think they are overated? batman begins was eh...but the dark knight was amazing..and as for nolan he is always on point, a maticulous director who like to do as much in camera effects as possible before going to cgi, like he did in inception. a guy like that you cant call overated...he's on the money.

If it hadn't been for Heath Ledger's performance The Dark Knight would have been completely unwatchable.

This guy breaks it down. http://vimeo.com/28792404

Don't even get me started with Inception. Nolan is over hyped to the point of cringe worthiness.

[doug maverick]

If it hadn't been for Heath Ledger's performance The Dark Knight would have been completely unwatchable.

This guy breaks it down. http://vimeo.com/28792404

Don't even get me started with Inception. Nolan is over hyped to the point of cringe worthiness.

youre entitled to your opinion...but i didnt ask for someone elses opinion i asked yours..lol

[sanjuro_ronin]

I am not a fan of the Keysi fighting crap, that's for sure.

[Lucas]

I am not a fan of the Keysi fighting crap, that's for sure.

same. :mad:

[dirtyrat]

the dark knight was poorly edited.

and i agree it was really overrated.

like most Batman movies, it was more about the batsuit and not enough about the man behind the suit (World's Greatest Detective). and the fighting style should also reflect that.

[doug maverick]

I am not a fan of the Keysi fighting crap, that's for sure.

agreed. and i think i mentioned this and someone else did as well..youll never get a batman movie that is as cerebral as the comics are...just wont happened...i think thats what i like about the sherlock holmes movies. its what batman should be.

[dirtyrat]

agreed. and i think i mentioned this and someone else did as well..youll never get a batman movie that is as cerebral as the comics are...just wont happened...i think thats what i like about the sherlock holmes movies. its what batman should be.

no need to make it too cerebral, there's subtle methods a writer or director can use to showcase Batman's genius and cunning.

[wenshu]

youre entitled to your opinion...but i didnt ask for someone elses opinion i asked yours..lol

Fair enough. It was lazy of me. Nevertheless it is a very good illustration of a lot of what is wrong visually with Nolan's set pieces that explains far more than I ever could.

Look at Inception. The first 2/3rds of the entire movie is spent just explaining the rules to set up a jumbled incoherent mess of set pieces. Oh, now we're in the snow, oh wait the van is falling into the river, Oh now we're back in the snow, what's with the ****ing snow? Do I even care enough to remember why they were doing all this stuff in the first place? No.

Not only does Nolan not respect his audience enough to let them figure it out he can't be trusted to maintain any sense of continuity, visually in his set pieces as demonstrated in the video I posted and narratively. It's not that it was hard to figure out it is just so poorly done that I don't care about any of the characters and just feel condescended to with an eye strain headache.

By comparison Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris employs a similar metaphysical dream/time travel mechanic except he doesn't tell you the rules. Allen respects his audience enough to figure it out, also the structure of the plot is such that the mechanic works without needing reams of expository dialogue to prop up the audience's suspension of disbelief. It is just as complicated but far less intrusive and used to great comedic effect (it sets up a killer punch line towards the end of the movie). Owen Wilson notwithstanding it's a great flick.

Traffic is another good comparison. There were 4 or 5 branching storylines and no matter what you always knew exactly where you were. Even though Soderburgh is cutting back and forth between all these characters you never have to stop and ask "wait, what? who is this guy and what does he want?"

I think Nolan aspires to all these things and fails miserably. But I'll always give him points for biting (and giving credit to) Micheal Mann. Mann's the man. All the best shots in The Dark Knight are the second unit shots that are meant as homages to Michael Mann.

Speaking of The Dark Knight. The ferry scene. Jarringly incongruous and added a superfluous 20 odd minutes of throw away characters that all of the sudden we're supposed to care about?

It serves as the act of redemption in the movie, but redemption should probably involve one of the characters whose arc we've actually been following for the last 90 minutes not a bunch of random people thrust into the middle of the narrative out of nowhere.

Points for blowing up Maggie Gyllenhal though.

[dirtyrat]

If it hadn't been for Heath Ledger's performance The Dark Knight would have been completely unwatchable.

This guy breaks it down. http://vimeo.com/28792404

Don't even get me started with Inception. Nolan is over hyped to the point of cringe worthiness.

finally took time to watch the video. now i understand why subconsciously i thought there was something wrong with the action sequence.

thanks for posting this!

[doug maverick]

no need to make it too cerebral, there's subtle methods a writer or director can use to showcase Batman's genius and cunning.

it wont happen...trust me...theyve tried it and warners has rejected those scripts everytime...however sherlock holmes is a game changer it shows that you can show all the cool detective work...all the forensics and still have kick ass action and the batmobile. so lets see what happens.

[doug maverick]

Fair enough. It was lazy of me. Nevertheless it is a very good illustration of a lot of what is wrong visually with Nolan's set pieces that explains far more than I ever could.

Look at Inception. The first 2/3rds of the entire movie is spent just explaining the rules to set up a jumbled incoherent mess of set pieces. Oh, now we're in the snow, oh wait the van is falling into the river, Oh now we're back in the snow, what's with the ****ing snow? Do I even care enough to remember why they were doing all this stuff in the first place? No.

Not only does Nolan not respect his audience enough to let them figure it out he can't be trusted to maintain any sense of continuity, visually in his set pieces as demonstrated in the video I posted and narratively. It's not that it was hard to figure out it is just so poorly done that I don't care about any of the characters and just feel condescended to with an eye strain headache.

By comparison Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris employs a similar metaphysical dream/time travel mechanic except he doesn't tell you the rules. Allen respects his audience enough to figure it out, also the structure of the plot is such that the mechanic works without needing reams of expository dialogue to prop up the audience's suspension of disbelief. It is just as complicated but far less intrusive and used to great comedic effect (it sets up a killer punch line towards the end of the movie). Owen Wilson notwithstanding it's a great flick.

Traffic is another good comparison. There were 4 or 5 branching storylines and no matter what you always knew exactly where you were. Even though Soderburgh is cutting back and forth between all these characters you never have to stop and ask "wait, what? who is this guy and what does he want?"

I think Nolan aspires to all these things and fails miserably. But I'll always give him points for biting (and giving credit to) Micheal Mann. Mann's the man. All the best shots in The Dark Knight are the second unit shots that are meant as homages to Michael Mann.

Speaking of The Dark Knight. The ferry scene. Jarringly incongruous and added a superfluous 20 odd minutes of throw away characters that all of the sudden we're supposed to care about?

It serves as the act of redemption in the movie, but redemption should probably involve one of the characters whose arc we've actually been following for the last 90 minutes not a bunch of random people thrust into the middle of the narrative out of nowhere.

Points for blowing up Maggie Gyllenhal though.

decent analysis i disagree...but thats my opinion....not on the batman thing...but on inception...to me the first 20 minutes of that movie was never topped. which sucks but those twenty minutes alone make it worth my money. you mentioned michael mann all i could think is what if they shot heat with 70mm prints how amazing would that have been....see with inception i applaud the work, the visual the not relying heavily on special effects to achieve your visual...to sit back and just enjoy the ****ing movie...without being a fanboy about it. im a filmmaker, i do it for a living...nothing else just this, and some photography work here and there. im not a movie critic i dont sit and analyze a film and dissect it... i enjoy the work. with batman with inception the work was well done. inception explained alot? hmmm,.,.. then why was it called one of the most confusing films of the year? people saying they had to watch it twice... rule number 1 of filmmaking KISS. keep it simple, stupid. yes he explained alot of what was going on. its a 100million dollar block buster that was playing for more then a snobby film crowd but in malls in middle america where all they want to see is **** blow up...movies like that are made for the masses...now you take woody allens film a smaller film smaller budget, meant for the snobby high brow crowd of suedo cinephiles who consider themselves above it all, so you can throw stuff like reference to F. scott fitzgerald and a bunch of other stuff that the average person has no freaking idea what youre talking about.

[wenshu]

decent analysis i disagree...but thats my opinion....not on the batman thing...but on inception...to me the first 20 minutes of that movie was never topped. which sucks but those twenty minutes alone make it worth my money. you mentioned michael mann all i could think is what if they shot heat with 70mm prints how amazing would that have been....see with inception i applaud the work, the visual the not relying heavily on special effects to achieve your visual...to sit back and just enjoy the ****ing movie...without being a fanboy about it. im a filmmaker, i do it for a living...nothing else just this, and some photography work here and there. im not a movie critic i dont sit and analyze a film and dissect it... i enjoy the work. with batman with inception the work was well done. inception explained alot? hmmm,.,.. then why was it called one of the most confusing films of the year? people saying they had to watch it twice... rule number 1 of filmmaking KISS. keep it simple, stupid. yes he explained alot of what was going on. its a 100million dollar block buster that was playing for more then a snobby film crowd but in malls in middle america where all they want to see is **** blow up...movies like that are made for the masses...now you take woody allens film a smaller film smaller budget, meant for the snobby high brow crowd of suedo cinephiles who consider themselves above it all, so you can throw stuff like reference to F. scott fitzgerald and a bunch of other stuff that the average person has no freaking idea what youre talking about.

After the opening action sequence until well into the second half of the film when they enter Cillian Murphy's character's dream is about an hour of just DiCaprio explaining all the rules. That's not good storytelling.

I didn't mean the ability to understand the literary references (to your point, those ARE explained in the movie; "Oh My God You're Ernest Hemmingway!") I meant the underlying mechanics of the plot gimmick that the movies hinged on.

People thought Inception was confusing because of Nolan's inability to form a coherent continuity between all the different action that happens simultaneously. This goes back to the chase scene in The Dark Knight.

You make a good point about dumbing it down; Nolan is basically a glorified Micheal Bay. Not that there is anything wrong with that, Micheal Bay can be quite entertaining. Maybe Nolan could learn a thing or two from him about how to stage and cut an action sequence.

[sanjuro_ronin]

agreed. and i think i mentioned this and someone else did as well..youll never get a batman movie that is as cerebral as the comics are...just wont happened...i think thats what i like about the sherlock holmes movies. its what batman should be.

I can see that analogy.

[doug maverick]

After the opening action sequence until well into the second half of the film when they enter Cillian Murphy's character's dream is about an hour of just DiCaprio explaining all the rules. That's not good storytelling.

I didn't mean the ability to understand the literary references (to your point, those ARE explained in the movie; "Oh My God You're Ernest Hemmingway!") I meant the underlying mechanics of the plot gimmick that the movies hinged on.

People thought Inception was confusing because of Nolan's inability to form a coherent continuity between all the different action that happens simultaneously. This goes back to the chase scene in The Dark Knight.

You make a good point about dumbing it down; Nolan is basically a glorified Micheal Bay. Not that there is anything wrong with that, Micheal Bay can be quite entertaining. Maybe Nolan could learn a thing or two from him about how to stage and cut an action sequence.

well going so far as comparing him to michael bay is just trifling....i smell a hater.... first you say he took all this time explaining the film, and it was unnecessary, then after i dismember that with the fact that a 100million dollar movie isnt made for "the film club of america" but for the masses around the world. you say he had an inability at doing it. i actually didnt have a problem with the film at all..like i said i enjoyed the work the effort..the technique... its not dumbing it down its making it accessible...you ever watch a french film called "le samourai? was directed by a filmmaker called jean peirre melville...its a brilliant film, so brilliant that elements from it can be seen in almost every action film, and it wasnt technically an action film, it was film noir. there was a film that was simple, minimalist is the word used, but brilliant. inception was something different from the normal hollywood block buster, the techniques employed especially the explosion scene shot in france, which wasnt done digitally but using compressed air, was nothing short of brilliant. nolan had to explain to people what exactly was going on, the assault of information was going to undoubtedly confuse people and i would go so far as to say it was purposely done. same thing with batman he did something different, the he took a franchise which was basically in place so that warners could make billions from the merchandising and turn it on its ear completely revamping it and bringing it into a sorta neo-realism. give the man his credit! dont hate appreciate.

[wenshu]

agreed. and i think i mentioned this and someone else did as well..youll never get a batman movie that is as cerebral as the comics are...just wont happened...i think thats what i like about the sherlock holmes movies. its what batman should be.

Sherlock Holmes also handles the mental illness aspect of it. The Bat movies always seem to gloss over the fact that Wayne is mentally ill.

[wenshu]

first you say he took all this time explaining the film, and it was unnecessary, then after i dismember that with the fact that a 100million dollar movie isnt made for "the film club of america" but for the masses around the world. you say he had an inability at doing it.

Where exactly did I say that?

Call me a hater cause I think that he is overrated, I'll call you a slobbering fanboy cause your riding his dick. It's not "dismember", it's "his member".

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6250359/inception-characters-dont-understand-inception

However overrated I think he may be, I'm still going to watch the **** out of The Dark Knight Rises and probably any other movie he makes.

[doug maverick]

Where exactly did I say that?

Call me a hater cause I think that he is overrated, I'll call you a slobbering fanboy cause your riding his dick. It's not "dismember", it's "his member".

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6250359/inception-characters-dont-understand-inception

However overrated I think he may be, I'm still going to watch the **** out of The Dark Knight Rises and probably any other movie he makes.

im actually not a slobbering fanboy..nor am i **** riding...but you are calling someone overrated, who i believe isnt...is he the second coming no...but he is a good director plain and simple. lets not degrade ourselves to name calling. film like all art is a matter of opinion and you are entitled to yours however snobbish it maybe. but next time you decide if someone is overrated ask yourself if you could do better, truly ask yourself...the answer will be NO! you cant. i personally think most people who get into over analyzing a movies flaws are people who dont have the balls to do it themselves...go out there write a script and make a film, and after you see how hard it is, how much work goes into it. then come back.

[BakShaolinEC]

here's my 2 cents.

i didn't see anything wrong with inception. the explaining how the dream works was part of the story because he hired the new girl with no experience. if you couldn't understand the dream layers, you must be an idiot. the film made you think but i don't think it was hard to understand. i saw it multiple times in the theater because i thought it was awesome. not because i was looking for meaning and that B.S.

i don't see anything incoherent about the dark knight. movie was awesome. would have been awesome if someone else played the joker too. i actually had issues with the way ledger played the joker. but then again actors are allowed to do their artistic interpretation on things and it worked for the film.

want to talk about inconsistent, lets talk transformers 3. going from d.c. to Chicago in minutes. no sense of time in that thing. but who cares its an action film and it entertained the hell out of me.

[wenshu]

i personally think most people who get into over analyzing a movies flaws are people who dont have the balls to do it themselves...go out there write a script and make a film, and after you see how hard it is, how much work goes into it. then come back.

I personally think people who refuse to accept criticism of things they admire attack the taste, motivation and background of the critic rather than address the actual short comings.

[doug maverick]

i havent refused anything...nor have i said you were wrong...you stated your opinion i offered my counter opinion...are you the type of person who believes that everyone who doesnt agree with them are morons and fanboys? no i dont think you are. we all have our opinions..lets try not to knock each other for it.like i said you had your points, i just disagreed.

[wenshu]

Fair enough.

[Lokhopkuen]

...that's what I meant by Julie. ummm...yeah. No nipple shots. :o

:(

This is racist! Racist I say!!!! LMAO:D

[Hebrew Hammer]

agreed. and i think i mentioned this and someone else did as well..youll never get a batman movie that is as cerebral as the comics are...just wont happened...i think thats what i like about the sherlock holmes movies. its what batman should be.

I'm going to agree wholeheartedly with Douglas on this one. Sherlock Holmes is much more cleverly written, the dialogue to match the action and the acting makes it superior. Hollywood kills most of the dialogue and character development in favor of special effects and action. Even the Iron Man movies are superior in this respect as well.

Don't get me wrong I likes me some Batman, the Micheal Keaton and Christian Bale ones were great...in fact, the Christian Bale one could have even been better...loved the whole Tibetan theme.

Sherlock Holmes is actually the first American Made movie that I'll go see in the theaters...90% of the shows I watch are either foreign flicks or something original series on Shotime/HBO/AMC etc...

[sanjuro_ronin]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2012/07/20/20007941.html

Gunman kills 12 at 'Dark Knight' premiere
By Keith Coffman and Stephanie Simon, Reuters

AURORA, Colo. - A masked gunman killed 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early on Friday, sparking pandemonium when he hurled a gas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers.

About 50 others including children were hurt in the attack on the showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in a mall in the Aurora suburb, some of whom were treated for the effects of tear gas, hospital officials said.

“This is one of the most horrific nights I’ve ever had to work,” said Comilla Sasson, an emergency doctor at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora where 22 patients ranging in age from three months to 45 years arrived in private cars, police cars and ambulances.

Police took the suspect into custody in the parking lot behind the theatre, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates told a news conference.

Multiple media outlets named the suspect as James Eagan Holmes, 24, though Reuters could not independently confirm his identity.

The gunman appeared at the front of the theatre during the movie and released a canister which let out a hissing sound before gunfire erupted, police said.


Dozens of police were at the scene, and the authorities evacuated the area while they checked for any explosive devices. They said there was no evidence of a second gunman.

Police also searched the suspect’s apartment building, breaking into a second-floor window after officers had been lifted in a crane, looking for explosives after the suspect made statements about explosives in his home. Police and sheriff’s deputies from several jurisdictions swarmed the scene with heavy weaponry trucks from the bomb squad.

“When we got out of the theatre it was just chaos. There was this one who guy was on all fours crawling. There was this girl spitting up blood,” witness Donovan Tate told KCNC television. “There were bullet holes in some people’s backs, some people’s arms. There was this one guy who was stripped down to just his boxers. It looked like he was shot in the back or something. It was crazy.”

Confusion reigned as shooting broke out during an action scene in the summer blockbuster, one of more highly anticipated films of the year. He may have blended in with other movie-goers who wore costumes as heroes and villains.

“He looked like he was in the military or like he was a SWAT person so he just kind of blended in with the chaos of the crowd. People thought he was probably like a cop or something,” witness Jennifer Seeger told NBC’s Today.

“He came in and threw in the gas can and then I knew it was real. He shot the ceiling and right after he shot the ceiling he pointed the gun right at me. At that point I dove into the aisle. And I got lucky because he didn’t shoot me,” she said.

President Barack Obama, who was notified of the shooting early on Friday morning by his homeland security adviser, John Brennan, urged Americans to “stand together” with the people of Aurora in the hours and days to come.

“Michelle and I are shocked and saddened by the horrific and tragic shooting in Colorado. Federal and local law enforcement are still responding, and my administration will do everything that we can to support the people of Aurora in this extraordinarily difficult time,” Obama said in a statement.

“As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family,” he added.

MEMORIES OF COLUMBINE

Colorado has suffered mass killings in the past. In 1999, two students opened fire at Columbine High School in the suburb of Littleton, also near Denver, killing 12 students and a teacher.

Aurora Police spokesman Frank Fania said the suspect was carrying a knife, a rifle and a handgun when arrested, and one other gun was recovered from the theatre. The gunman was also wearing a bulletproof vest.

“He did not resist, he did not put up a fight,” Fania said.

Chandler Brannon, 25, who had been watching the movie with his girlfriend, said that about 20 minutes into the movie he saw a smoke bomb go off and heard what sounded like fireworks. He later realized they were a rapid volley of gunshots.

“I told my girlfriend to just play dead,” he told Reuters, adding that he never got a full view of the gunman. “All I could see was a silhouette.”

One man told an NBC affiliate he was in the adjacent theatre watching another screening of the Batman movie when he heard gunshots and the theatre filled with thick, choking smoke.

He saw bullets holes in the wall, and some people in his theatre were wounded. “I heard moaning ... they were in pain.”

Fania said police received the first call about the shooting at 12:39 a.m. local time (06:39 GMT) and responded within “a minute or two.”

Local hospitals were alerted to a “mass casualty incident.” Fania told NBC News that 10 of the victims died in the theatre and two died in the hospital.

SECURITY PRECAUTIONS

In New York, police will deploy officers at screenings of “The Dark Knight Rises” throughout the city “as a precaution against copycats,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said in a statement.

Time Warner-owned Warner Bros., the studio behind the film, cancelled its premiere in Paris.

“Warner Bros. is deeply saddened to learn about this shocking incident. We extend our sincere sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims at this tragic time,” spokeswoman Jessica Zacholl said.

The film, with a budget of $250 million US, opened on 4,404 screens, the second widest release ever behind Twilight: Eclipse, and industry analysts had said it stood a good chance of matching or beating the opening weekend box office record of $207 million set by Disney’s Avengers in May.

The prior release in the Batman series, The Dark Knight, has grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office since its release in 2008.

(Additional reporting by Stephanie Simon and Cynthia Johnston; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Vicki Allen)

[David Jamieson]

psychopaths. They are everywhere. But in America, they can get guns easier.

[sanjuro_ronin]

psychopaths. They are everywhere. But in America, they can get guns easier.

You forget that shooting we had here this week too...

[GeneChing]

Anyone going this weekend?

Local Veterans, Martial Arts Performer Play Mercenaries In Batman Movie (http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/07/19/local-veterans-martial-arts-performer-play-mercenaries-in-batman-movie/)
July 19, 2012 8:24 PM
Reporting Dave Crawley

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — During the filming of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Pittsburgh last year, a call went out for military veterans and martial arts specialists.

They were needed to play the roles of villain Bane’s elite corps of mercenaries.

Filming took place on very hot days in Oakland, and in Heinz Field.

“Ninety degree weather, 90 degree humidity,” says Navy veteran Ryan Stolar. “You’re sweating like crazy. But it’s such a rush doing it, you really don’t think about all that.”

Army vet Richard Dudzik says his military training helped.

“Working with the weaponry and the martial arts and hand-to-hand combat puts us in the mindset to know exactly what time to work and what time to play,” said Dudzik.

Martial arts performer Matt Friday says they also know how to pull their punches.

“In my martial arts training, we were trained very well at self-control,” Friday said. “You know, to come practically close to hitting someone without actually hitting them.”

However, Army veteran Mike Vanno admits it didn’t always work out that way.

“But there are some times that people did get punched and bled and all that fun stuff,” he said. “It’s just inevitable, it’s going to happen.”

The “mercenaries” from Pittsburgh did so well that New York casting directors invited them to take part in the penultimate battle on Wall Street.

[GeneChing]

This is horrible


Gunman kills 12 in Colorado movie theater (http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/colorado-theater-shooting/index.html)
By Michael Pearson, CNN
updated 12:14 PM EDT, Fri July 20, 2012

(CNN) -- A heavily armed gunman attacked an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater early Friday, tossing tear gas before opening fire on the terrified audience and killing 12 and wounding 38, authorities said. The theater was showing the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises."

One of the injured was just 3 months old, hospital workers said.

The shooting unfolded inside a darkened theater packed with Batman fans, some in costume for the movie's premiere. Screaming, panicked moviegoers scrambled to escape from the black-clad gunman, who wore a gas mask and randomly shot as he walked up the theater's steps, witnesses said.

Police officers swarming to the theater encountered bloody, groaning victims streaming out of the theater. Others remained inside, many with gruesome injuries, according to recordings of emergency calls with dispatchers.

Victims flooded overwhelmed hospitals.

"I don't know how else to explain it, it's horrific," said Tracy Lauzon, director of EMS and trauma services at Aurora Medical Center.

The shooter was identified by two federal law enforcement officers as James Holmes, 24, of Aurora. He had at least four guns -- an "AK type" rifle, a shotgun and two handguns, a federal law enforcement official told CNN. The official also said the shooter used tear gas.

After the suspect told police there was a bomb at his apartment, officers went there and found a "very sophisticated" booby trap inside, Aurora police Chief Dan Oates told reporters.

Police arrested the man shortly after the shooting ended in a rear parking lot of the theater, Frank Fania, a police spokesman, told CNN.

"He did not resist. He did not put up a fight," Fania said. Police seized a rifle and a handgun from the suspect, and another gun was found in the theater, he said. It was unclear where law enforcement found a second handgun.

The suspect was tentatively scheduled to appear in a Colorado courtroom on Monday, although no formal charges have been filed, according to the Colorado Office of the State Court Administrator.

Oates said there was no evidence of a second gunman, and FBI spokesman Jason Pack said it did not appear the incident was related to terrorism.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper issued a statement saying the shooting was "not only an act of extreme violence, it is also an act of depravity."

"It is beyond the power of words to fully express our sorrow this morning," he said.

President Barack Obama canceled campaign events Friday, telling supporters at what had been scheduled as a rally in Forty Myers, Florida, that "there will be other days for politics."

"This will be a day for prayer and reflection," he said, calling for the country to unite as one and support the victims.

"Such violence, such evil is senseless. It is beyond reason," he said before ending the event to return to Washington.

Chaos broke out during the showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" at the Century Aurora 16 theater when the shooting began, police and witnesses said.

The gunman went to the rear door of the theater and propped it open, then tossed a canister before starting to shoot, according to a federal law enforcement source involved in the investigation.

A federal law enforcement official told CNN the man used tear gas.

One moviegoer, who was not identified, told KUSA the gunman was wearing a gas mask.

Some people in the audience thought the thick smoke and gunfire were a special effect accompanying the movie, police and witnesses said.

The smoke smelled like a Fourth of July firework, said CNN iReporter Adam Witt. It took a few gunshots before he figured out what was going on.

"I hit the floor and hid behind the seats in front of me, pulling my wife down to hide with me," Witt said. "It was the longest minute of my life. The gunshots just kept coming. I knew it could be over any second. I knew my wife could be gone any second. It was absolutely surreal. I felt something hit my left arm, and my first thought was, 'At least it's just my arm.'"

"There were so many people running," he said. "I didn't look back. I just remember getting up from the floor and shouting, 'We have to run.'"

Witt said he held his wife's hand as they rushed out of the theater.

"There was a moment where I lost her hand, but I grabbed her shirt," he said. "We didn't let go of each other."

Quentin Caldwell, who was attending a screening in the adjacent theater, said he wasn't sure at first what was going on, despite hearing a "pop, pop, pop, pop" sound.

"We really didn't know something was happening until someone came from the left entrance and said we should not go outside because somebody with a gun was out there," he said.

Armed guards appeared at the theater exit and demanded audience members raise their arms to ensure they were not carrying weapons, then told them to run, Caldwell said.

"Outside was chaos. There was wounded everywhere," he said.

Cell phone video taken by someone at the theater showed scores of people screaming and fleeing the building. Some had blood on their clothes.

A police officer carried a girl believed to be about 9 with gunshot wounds to her back out of the theater, a witness said. "She wasn't moving."

Officers rushed many of the wounded to hospitals in their patrol cars.

Authorities also evacuated the suspect's Aurora apartment building after he made a statement about explosives in his unit, Oates said.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents went to his home to search for explosives, agency spokesman Tom Mangan said.

Law enforcement officers who searched the suspect's apartment found "items of interest," a federal law enforcement source involved in the investigation told HLN. He did not elaborate.

A woman who lives across the street from where the suspect is believed to live said police evacuated her building around 4 a.m.

"They told us there was a bomb or bomb material located in the house across the street from us." Rebecca Bradshaw said.

In addition to looking into the possibility of explosives, ATF agents also are conducting emergency traces on the weapons to see how they were obtained, Mangan said.

Authorities also searched the suspect's car in the parking lot of the movie theater.

Police initially said 14 people had died -- 10 in the theater and four at area hospitals -- but revised the death toll to 12 later Friday morning, according to Aurora Police Lt. Jad Lanigan.

Several people remained in critical condition at area hospitals.

Of the wounded, at least 20 were being treated at the University of Colorado Hospital, said spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery. All of the wounded suffered from gunshot wounds, which ranged from minor to critical, she said.

"They're arriving by police, by ambulance. Some are walking in," she said.

The victims being treated there ranged in age from 3 months to 45, the hospital said.

Denver Health Center had six patients from the shooting, one in critical condition and five in fair condition, said Shelly Davis, house supervisor.

Swedish Health Center spokeswoman Nicole Williams said her hospital was treating three people, two of them in critical condition and one in fair condition. A fourth patient with minor injuries was treated and released, she said.

Parker Adventist Hospital was treating two people for minor injuries, according to a spokeswoman.

Hundreds of police officers descended on the theater, and the FBI has joined the investigation.

[Lucas]

u was been sooped by the ronin

GENE GOT SCOOPED (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64116) again

[GeneChing]

That's what the merge function is for...

[Lucas]

That's what the merge function is for...

I just couldn't resist a chance to give you a hard time.

[GeneChing]

Payback is a beyotch. ;)

What a tragic turn of affairs for Dark Knight. I used to work at a movie theater. It was one of those ghetto 3rd run houses where all of us ushers carried 6D maglites and were mace-certified. There were always fights, but nothing like this, not even close.

[Lucas]

Ya its pretty horrible. I'm curious to know his motive.

[Brule]

Ya its pretty horrible. I'm curious to know his motive.

Wouldn't surprise me to hear he wanted to be famous, like the guy here in Canada who filmed himself killing another guy and doing sick ass things to the corpse, posting the video online then fleeing to Europe, then sending some body parts to political party offices. I read some articles in that he spent years trying to be famous and eventually thought this was a great way to do it when all else wasn't working.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Ya its pretty horrible. I'm curious to know his motive.

To quote Michael Cain as Alfred in 'The Dark Knight", some people just liek to watch the world burn.
The stories I could tell you bro...

[bawang]

i have prayed for the people of the denver shooting. usually i dont care, but this sounded cruel.

[Lucas]

latest count 72 injured 12 dead. :(

[Brule]

And he was planning for more, seeing as how he booby trapped his apartment.

[bawang]

this guy deserves a good old ling chi. i think colorado has death penalty, so hopefully vengeance will be dealt to him.

[GeneChing]

Never mind not permitting fake weapons in their buildings. It's the real ones.

AMC Banning Moviegoers In Costume As Security Beefs Up Nationwide (http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/colorado-shooting-batman-theaters-police-security/)
By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday July 20, 2012 @ 12:45pm

AMC Security Shooting Dark Knight RisesAMC Theatres said it is reinforcing its security procedures in the wake of today’s shooting in Colorado during a midnight screening of Warner Bros‘ The Dark Knight Rises. The company will not allow any guests into theaters “in costumes that make other guests feel uncomfortable and we will not permit face-covering masks or fake weapons inside our buildings”. Said the chain: “We’re reinforcing our security procedures with our theatre teams, which we cannot discuss in detail for obvious, safety reasons. Local law enforcement agencies, our landlords and their and our local security teams are stepping up nationwide to ensure we provide the safest environment possible for our guests. We couldn’t be more grateful for their collective support”. AMC said it is not amending any of the circuit’s screening schedules for The Dark Knight Rises but it will exchange or refund tickets for the movie.

Expect to see a lot of blue shirts out tonight at theaters showing The Dark Knight Rises. Police and theater chains nationwide are tightening security in the aftermath of the shooting. “We will be beefing up patrols units in areas around movie theaters and we will have undercover officers out there too,” an LAPD spokesperson told Deadline today. Officers in the Hollywood Division of the LAPD will be checking theaters’ perimeters and emergency exits as well as being stationed in the front of some cinemas. The Colorado gunman came in through an emergency exit at the theater in Aurora. “We intend to be a visible presence,” one officer said to Deadline.

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly earlier told NBCNewYork.com that the NYPD will provide coverage at theaters where The Dark Knight Rises is playing in the five boroughs “as a precaution against copycats and to raise the comfort levels among movie patrons in the wake of the horrendous shooting in Colorado”. Nassau County police said they would have “intensive” additional patrols around movie theaters showing Dark Knight Rises, according to NBCNewYork.com. Emergency service units, K-9 teams and special operations units will join the patrols. The daytime manager at United Artists/Regal Cinema in Brooklyn told NBC 4 New York that the NYPD has been in contact with her and planned patrols in the area.

Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Araz Alali told Deadline, “We will ensure that our officers are paying close attention to the theaters throughout the weekend”. Alali would not discuss tactical procedures or specific security plans. At the Regal Gallery Place multiplex in downtown Washington, employees searched patrons’ bags and purses while taking tickets at an 11 AM showing of Dark Knight Rises. Moviegoers seemed unfazed. ”I’m believing that it’s not related so much to the movie,” Steve Glaude, a 57-year-old federal employee, told The Associated Press. “The movie may have been a trigger. It may not have been. We don’t know. I don’t think it was hero or villain emulation.”

The Chicago Police Department said in a statement to Deadline that it “extends its sincere condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the tragic incident in Colorado. We are in contact with our law enforcement partners investigating this incident. We will remain vigilant in our enforcement efforts and give special attention to movie theaters throughout the City”.

One manager at the Regal Kendall Village Stadium 16 and RPX in Miami told NBCMiami.com that the theater would have police officers patrolling the lobby starting at 7 PM for additional security. The manager, who did not give her name, did not comment further and referred comment to Regal Entertainment.

While they would not provide any “operational details” about increased security, Houston Police say they are working with theater owners in the area. Some employees at a Houston movie theater said security is normally beefed up for big premieres because of the larger crowds expected, according to click2houston.com. They said there is a police and security presence 24 hours a day.

Executives of St. Louis-based Wehrenberg Theatres had discussions before dawn with managers of its 15 cinemas in Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota and Iowa, spokeswoman Kelly Hoskins told The Asssociated Press. She said the company feels comfortable with security already in place and plans no changes. She told the AP she hopes other theater chains don’t panic and cancel showings.

[Lucas]

He claimed he was the joker... (http://www.nbcnews.com/)

[GeneChing]

Jackie claimed a near-miss on that one too. Then again, it's Chinese press, which is notorious for such shenanigans.


Jackie Chan Allegedly Missed Being In Aurora Theater (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/07/jackie-chan-allegedly-missed-being-in-aurora-theater/)
Eric Jou July 23, 2012 3:30 AM

Sometimes when something tragic happens in the United States, Chinese media (including Taiwan and Hong Kong) will jump at the chance to somehow relate it to something happening in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Despite the gravity and the horror of what happened last Friday in Colorado, the Chinese media have done it again, this time linking Chinese movie star Jackie Chan to the tragedy.

According to Hong Kong’s Oriental Daily, Jackie Chan has going the rounds talking about how he escaped a near death experience in Aurora. Oriental Daily reports that Chan was allegedly invited to for the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado but work obligations got in the way and he had to return to Beijing.
Taiwan’s China Times reported that while Chan expressed grief and shock over the incident he seemed to be more worried about how the upgraded security will affect the premiere of his own upcoming movie Chinese Zodiac .

Now if any of this is to be believed, it would make Jackie Chan a really big loser for trying to gain exposure of his live-action Jackie Chan Adventures movie, however please keep in mind that Jackie Chan isn’t exactly the well loved action hero he seems to be.



成龍受邀"蝙蝠俠"首映未成行 逃過一劫 (http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/gangao/2012-07/23/c_123455398.htm)
2012年07月23日 12:05:51
來源： 中國新聞網

　　據臺灣“中國時報”援引香港“東方日報”報導，消息指成龍原獲邀出席、美國丹佛市奧洛拉槍擊事件的《蝙 蝠俠3》首映會，因工作必須提前到北京，逃過一劫，據悉，他獲知不幸事件非常震驚，譴責槍手的冷血暴行，對 死傷家屬表達慰問之意。

　　成龍也開始擔心新片《十二生肖》即將在美國首映的情形，他說，將與有關單位開會，不排除要求美國中央情 報局，屆時派人保護所有明星的安全，並讓安檢做到滴水不漏。這也是現在好萊塢人心惶惶的處境，首映或任何典 禮，安保一概提升至猶如遭遇恐怖分子的等級。

[GeneChing]

I've been waiting for some reaction from him.

Jul 24, 2012 5:02pm
Christian Bale Visits Aurora, Colo., Shooting Victims (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/07/christian-bale-visits-aurora-colo-shooting-victims/)

Christian Bale, who plays the hero, Batman, in “The Dark Knight Rises,” today visited victims of a massacre that occurred early Friday at a screening of the film, allegedly by a man who fashioned himself as Batman’s comic book arch-enemy, the Joker.

Bale spent about two-and-a-half hours at the Medical Center of Aurora, Bill Voloch, the interim president of the facility, told the Denver Post, adding that he met with five people being treated there and two others brought in from another hospital.

“It was good for the patients,” Voloch told the Post. “We hope it was therapeutic for them, and all the staff really appreciated him coming.”

Petitions asking the actor to visit Aurora were posted on Change.org following Friday’s shooting.

Over the weekend, Bale released a statement regarding the massacre, saying “Words cannot express the horror that I feel. I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them.”

Christopher Nolan, who directed Bale in the latest Batman trilogy, released a statement Friday expressing his “profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy” that happened in Aurora.

Anne Hathaway, who stars alongside Bale in “The Dark Knight Rises,” echoed their sentiments, saying, “My heart aches and breaks for the lives taken and altered by this unfathomably senseless act.”

[mickey]

Greetings,

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-GkQihKYvM&feature=fvwbrel


mickey

[Bacon]

I peed myself laughing

[GeneChing]

Catwoman’s stunt double to open martial arts school (http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/bexhill-news/catwoman-s-stunt-double-to-open-martial-arts-school-1-4214259)
Published on Friday 31 August 2012 12:00
http://www.bexhillobserver.net/webimage/1.4214258.1346401671!image/3442117770.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_595/3442117770.jpg
THE OPENING of a new martial arts school in Bexhill promises to be the cat’s whiskers as internationally acclaimed stunt woman Maxine Whittaker will kick off the event on Tuesday.

The Martial Arts Centre - Bexhill, located at Bexhill High School, Gunter’s Lane, will teach the traditional Korean art of Kuk Sool Won - recently featured on ITV’s Let’s Get Gold programme. It will be run under the guidance of chief instructor Robin Holmes, fourth degree black belt.

The new club will be opened on September 4 by Robin’s long-term training partner and third degree black belt, and Hollywood stuntwoman, Maxine Whittaker.

Ms Whittaker has a number of big movie titles to her name including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One and Two and Clash of the Titans, along with her latest role in Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, as Catwoman’s stunt double. Maxine was also personal trainer to Ann Hathaway (who plays Catwoman in the movie).

Robin and Maxine achieved their first degree black belts together in 2000, second degrees in 2003 and third degrees in 2006.

Robin went on to achieve his fourth degree in 2010. Maxine had to choose between her love for Kuk Sool and her professional work.

On this occasion, Hollywood won.

Robin said Kuk Sool Won is a very comprehensive martial arts system. “As well as offering a superb physical fitness programme, and includes all the usual hand and kick strikes, throwing and falling techniques, forms and sparring, as well as a systematic study of the oriental pressure point system.

“It also has a vast array of weapons techniques, which include long and short sword, long and short staff, spear, cane and fan to name a few!”

Robin has a number of distinctions to his name winning at least one gold medal at every Kuk Sool Won tournament he has entered, from white belt through to black belt. At the black belt level, he became the overall UK and European first and second degree Grand Champion, before retiring from competition. Robin also won gold medals at the Kuk Sool World Championships both in the USA in 1996/2001 and in South Korea in 2002.

Whilst living, training and teaching in South Korea, Robin took part in several public displays and featured on South Korean TV.

Bexhill’s new martial arts school will run junior and adult beginner’s classes.

Throughout September it is offering free introductory lessons, along with a free suit to the first 30 students joining the class.

Anyone joining on the first evening will also get a 50 per cent discount membership discount and free training during September.

The opening night, will see a number of free events including a display of Kuk Sool with high-ranking black belts performing.

For those aged five to 65 who want to experience Kuk Sool for themselves there will be a ‘try it and see’ session. And to round off the evening, Maxine will conduct a Catwoman body conditioning class.

Doors open at 6.30pm. For further information call 01323 416634 or 07540 179194 or visit the website at: www.martialartsbexhill.com Wonder if they meow or kiai... :rolleyes: