Tag: The Dark Knight
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The Greatest Batman Actor Ever, According To /Film Readers [Exclusive Survey]
Of all the big questions that we as a species face in the 21st century, surely one of the most pressing is this: who is the greatest Batman actor ever? Even as existential threats loom on all fronts and AI threatens to reduce art as we know it to a mechanical process of imitation, this…
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Jonathan Majors’ Kang The Conqueror Was Inspired By Napoleon In Exile [Exclusive]
Jonathan Majors is aiming high with his portrayal of Kang the Conqueror in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” For months now, Marvel Studios has been hyping up Kang as the next big thing, an antagonist who can “rewrite existence and shatter timelines.” As the overarching villain of The Multiverse Saga, he’s already got a future…
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Jonathan Majors Says Heath Ledger’s Joker In ‘The Dark Knight’ Inspired Him To Become An Actor: “I Went, ‘I’m Coming For That. I’m Inspired.’”
Is 2023 the year Jonathan Majors becomes a household name? With “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania” and “Creed III” in theaters soon and “Magazine Dreams” doing well with critics at Sundance last month, it sure looks that way. And for Majors, it’s the fruition of a dream whose inspiration comes from a seminal moment as…
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Angela Bassett Redefined Marvel Movie Performances in Wakanda Forever
The Oscars have slowly, but surely, warmed up to the changing trends of pop culture. Especially when it comes to the superhero movie. The Academy moved to expand the list of Best Picture nominees in the wake of The Dark Knight‘s success, and at the 2019 ceremony Black Panther was up for multiple nominations —…
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Steven Spielberg Thinks ‘The Dark Knight’ Should Have Earned A Best Picture Oscar Nom & Is “Encouraged” By Blockbusters Getting Noms
You can’t really talk about the history of blockbuster filmmaking without mentioning Steven Spielberg. You could argue the summer blockbuster was created by his film, “Jaws,” decades ago. Now, with films such as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” not just earning huge money at cinemas but also…
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The MCU’s Behind the Scenes Drama Is More Interesting Than the Movies
It’s incredible how much popular media culture has radically changed since the release of The Avengers a decade ago. Comic book films had certainly been popular before Joss Whedon’s comic book crossover event, as the Spider-Man, X-Men, and The Dark Knight franchises had all been cultural events and box office sensations. However, it seemed like…
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Alfred Hitchcock Was Christopher Nolan’s Guiding Light While Directing Dunkirk
In the opening scene of “Dunkirk,” a small group of Allied soldiers is enveloped by a flurry of flyers sent in from unseen German troops, detailing how they have the allies surrounded on all sides. Before they can even process their predicament, the invisible bullets start flying. What starts as six survivors is quickly whittled…
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10 Iconic Movie Scores That Belong on Your Workout Playlist
Need something epic and cinematic to accompany a gym session? Movie scores could be the answer. Some people prefer to have music from their favorite movies when they exercise. John Boyega confessed in an issue of Men’s Health that he does not listen to music with lyrics at the gym. Instead, he listens to film…
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What’s New on Hulu in December 2022
Hulu has plenty of great new titles coming this December right in time for the holidays. Riele Downs (Henry Danger) and Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) will star in the supernatural teen comedy Darby and the Dead while It’s A Wonderful Binge will bring the return of Eduardo Franco (Stranger Things) and Dexter Darden (The Maze Runner)…
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Composer Henry Jackman Praises A Key Moment In John Williams’ Empire Strikes Back Score [Exclusive]
Few composers have shaped the soundscape of Hollywood cinema for the past 30 years quite like Hans Zimmer. From “The Lion King” to “The Thin Red Line,” “Gladiator,” “Dune: Part One,” and his work on Christopher Nolan’s films, Zimmer’s best soundtracks are capable of telling gripping stories all on their own. Just as impressive, in…