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the dark knight

The Dark Knight More Successful Than Ever

Proving that American audiences just wanted a little more chaos in their movies, The Dark Knight is on track to have the highest non-holiday opening weekend in box office history after a historic estimated $67 million dollars on its first day. It's also taken the record for box office gross on midnight showings. But just how successful is it compared with former Batman movies? We'll tell you under the jump. More »

1:00 PM on Sun Jul 20 2008
By Graeme McMillan
29,291 views, 71 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: @chumleyex: It's supposed to feel _plausible_, and kevlar, BTW, does nothing to lessen the impact of a bullet if it's not combined with a rigid ablative armor. Kevlar body armor includes metal or ceramic plates that help spread the force more »

the dark knight

Where Is Batman In The Dark Knight?

Don't get me wrong; I know that Batman is as much about the gadgets as he is the whole parents-getting-killed-so-he-fights-crime thing. But the last two posters to be released promoting The Dark Knight have both focused much more on the Batcycle than they have the caped crusader; all you can see is his head, on both posters. Holy guano, Batfans; why are Warner Bros hiding the dark knight? More »

2:00 PM on Sat Jun 28 2008
By Graeme McMillan
5,680 views, 34 comments

Latest by n/a: @Annalee Newitz: I liked it too! I found it funny! I bloody love io9, and apologise if my ill-structured, long-time-brewing rant didn't make that clear enough! more »

ridiculous plot twists

...And Then WHAT Happened? The Silliest Scifi Plot Twists

Science fiction thrives on suspension of disbelief. When you watch a movie or read a book about space battles and time travel, you're actively cooperating with the story to make it hold up. But when the story takes a sudden, nonsensical swerve, your suspsension of disbelief can turn into a savage retaliation. Here's our guide to the weirdest and least sensible plot twists (Ape Lincoln?!) from scifi books, movies, TV and comics. Major spoilers ahead, naturally. More »

4:30 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
14,858 views, 92 comments

Latest by HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak: @Jack: Don't forget Highlander 5: There can be only one, but wait, there's four, and it turns out that The Prize is just an end to the winner's immortal impotence, and oh god this movie sucks so bad it's not more »

found footage

The Only Minute Of Burton's Apes You Need To See

The best parts of Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes remake are like a simian version of 300 . The giant ape army looks totally badass, and the "running apes" special effect still looks cutting-edge. Few films since then have used CGI to create such a convincing non-human society. And the explosion, with the apes raining from the sky, is priceless. Too bad the rest of 2001's POTA was so boring we ended up grooming ourselves for long stretches.

11:30 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By charliejane
49 views, Comment

daily newsotainment

Apocalyptic Weather Hits LA, Movie Producers Take Credit


The producers of The Mist claimed credit for a "dense foggy mist" that swamped Los Angeles on Monday evening. The fog shut down one of two arrival runways at LAX, forcing the cancellation of a dozen flights. Police blamed one traffic fatality on the freak weather. So it may not have been the best plan for the Weinstein Company to claim responsibility. More »

5:30 AM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By charliejane
28 views, Comment