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20 Greatest SF Movies Of The Past Decade
The past decade has seen a lot of bloated special-effects brain-sucks... but it's also seen some of the best science-fiction films ever. Superhero films came of age, apocalypses ruled, and interstellar adventures came back. Here are the decade's 20 greatest. More »Gotham Goes To Hell In Arkham Sequel
The brand new teaser trailer for videogame Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 shows that Gotham City has gone to the dogs since the first game. Where's the Caped Crusader when you need him? Click through to see for yourself. More »Was This The Decade Of The Reboot?
Looking back at the fictional stories that defined the last decade, you might think of things like The Dark Knight, Battlestar Galactica, or failures like Bionic Woman and Speed Racer. Was this the decade we ran out of original ideas? More »The Existential Loneliness That Unites Batman and the Joker
A university lecturer in philosophy suggests that Gotham's hero and its worst villain share an unwilling awareness of society's fragility — and a profound isolation from others as a result. We're pretty sure we knew this, but validation is nice. More »Cinema Is Doomed: New Moon Most Successful Opening Ever
The reign of The Dark Knight is over: The Twilight Saga: New Moon is now officially the movie with the most successful opening day of all time, easily beating Batman's 2008 record. But what about the opening weekend total? More »The Greatest Velvet Paintings Of Science-Fiction Icons!
Our love for science fiction is so vivid and soars so far into space, regular art just won't convey it. To display our favorite science-fiction characters and creatures properly, you need something special. You need... the black velvet painting. Behold! More »Batman's Vanishing Act is Only Impressive When It Works
Sure, Batman's "vanishing silently into the shadows" routine is impressive and unnerving 99% of the time. But what about those rare occasions when he doesn't pull it off? College Humor reveals what happens when the Dark Knight's mystique fails. More »Dark Knight's Goyer To Run FlashForward Solo
ABC's FlashForward recent full season order from the network came with an interesting addendum, it seems. Producer and co-showrunner Marc Guggenheim is leaving the show, and co-creator David Goyer will be stepping up to take things over. More »The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
The 2009 summer movie season ended, with a record-breaking box office. But 2009 will also go down as the year with the most movies that cost $200 million or more. We've compiled the most expensive movies of the past decade. More »Inception Script Review: Real Or Headfake? Plus Awesome Surrogates Footage!
Refresh yourself with spoilers! A script review of Nolan's Inception is shocking and possibly accurate. There's thrilling Surrogates footage, and a revealing FlashForward clip. Smallville gets zanier. Plus: Batman 3, Jennifer's Body, Supernatural, Fringe, Warehouse and Heroes spoilers. More »So What Happened To All Those Dark Knight Imitators?
Your Blurry First Look At Dark Knight Director's Inception
Bootlegged versions of the trailer for The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan's new movie, Inception have started leaking out onto the web following its first appearance in theaters yesterday. Click through for your first glimpse of Leonardo DiCaprio going Matrix. More »This Is The Batman We Want
Never mind crime-fighting and detecting the truth behind dastardly crimes; Brazilian cartoonist Eduardo Medeiros has shown us the truth behind Batman in a wonderful five-page silent strip, including how he really feels about the Man of Steel. More »Pulp's Science Detective Meets Comics' Dark Knight Detective
Doc Savage - the pulp character created in 1933 who inspired the creation of Superman - is being resurrected by DC Comics in an all-new special hitting stores this November. Are you ready to meet the Man of Bronze? More »Miley Cyrus In Dark Knight Sequel? Do Not Want.
Call it the news that Comic-Con thankfully drowned out, but we're stunned to discover the rumor that Hannah Montana herself, Miley Cyrus, could play Batgirl in Chris Nolan's follow-up to The Dark Knight. It can't be true... right? More »Are You Ready For Dark Knight Voltron?
It had to happen: Voltron is getting a live-action big-budget remake, courtesy of the producers who brought you Get Smart, Wanted and The Dark Knight — with a focus on being Transformers, but with added human spirit. Be very afraid. More »Is Dressing Up In Bale's Batman Cycle Armor Just Asking To Be Sideswiped?
Wasn't this exactly what Bruce Wayne didn't want? A bunch of fake Batmen running around getting themselves into trouble? And yet "official" Dark Knight motorcycle armor is being released — forearm fins and all. More »Is Superman Really Damaged Goods?
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Will Harry Potter 6 Be The Biggest Movie Ever?
You may scoff, but advance ticket sales are suggesting that Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince may have the biggest opening in US box office history. It's always the quiet, lightning-scarred ones you have to look out for. More »Will Transformers 2 Have The Biggest Opening Ever?
As Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen continues to steamroller everything else in its wake at the box office, it's time to face the possibility that it just might break The Dark Knight's 5-day opening record by the end of today. More »