"Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person?

Good luck."

- Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. THE DARK KNIGHT

(Yes, it's on cable. Again.)

Though possibly irrational, I've taken the position that THE READER received the Best Picture nomination that should have rightly gone to THE DARK KNIGHT. I've seen THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, FROST/NIXON, and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. I understood why those movies were nominated. I have yet to see MILK, though I very much want to, but it has ( Read more... )

From Box Office Mojo: Billion Dollar BatmanTHE DARK KNIGHT has grossed $1 BILLION worldwide, putting into that rarified list which includes TITANIC, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING and (for reasons that still elude me) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST ( Read more... )

No, not a major influx of cold hard cash, but something almost as cool ( Read more... )

Anyone who cares has probably seen this, but since I've been on the clock all day I'm just getting around to it, myself: Oscar nominations came out Thursday morning ( Read more... )

The only downside of playing BATMAN BEGINS while working is that now I really want to go see THE DARK KNIGHT in IMAX one more time.

In other news... If I went out often enough to have a favorite club, The Edison would be that club. Pricey drinks, but a fabulous decor. Hit it up with a cohort last night and had a fun time. Tip for those looking ( Read more... )

I will probably see THE DARK KNIGHT at least one more time before posting further thoughts. I can say it's an entirely worthy successor to BATMAN BEGINS and that I thoroughly enjoyed Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker.

Another interesting tidbit, following up on elessa's WATCHMEN goodies, is that WATCHMEN is also getting an IMAX release. They ran ( Read more... )