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What do you name an adorable two-faced kitten? Meet Harvey Dent

Lauren Davis — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:30:00 PST

There's a new two-faced character in the world, and he's a lot cuddlier than Aaron Eckhart. Newborn Janus cat Harvey Dent has four eyes, two noses, two mouths, and one appropriate name. More »

10 Ways of Looking at The Dark Knight

Annalee Newitz — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:44:54 PDT

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Widely recognized as one of the best superhero movies of the past decade, Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is also much more than an action movie. It's a brooding allegory about power, personal responsibility, and the politics of urban life. More »

What If Batman's Villains Considered Economic Theory?

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:30:00 PDT

What would happen if the Joker studied macroeconomics to decide whether to team up with Two-Face or go it alone? An economist known only as ShadowBanker has posted an analysis of the merits and drawbacks of supervillain team-ups, with charts. More »

The Dark Knight Sequel We'll Never See

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:00:06 PDT

Click to viewAs soon as Christopher Nolan decided to put the Joker in a nurse's uniform in The Dark Knight, the countdown to this image had started. But the artist behind it, Ponderosa, doesn't just focus on Joker/Two-Face slash. She's also done similar portraits of the stars of Supernatural, Iron Man, and... somewhat disconcertingly, Simon and River from Firefly. Under the jump, however, more Dark Knight images, one of which is NSFW. More »

Witness The Costumed Awesome Of Comic-Con

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:23:53 PDT

We tried our best to bring you the highs, lows and news from last week's Comic-Con, but there was one essential part of the experience that we've kept from you... until now. Under the jump, some of the best costumes from the show, courtesy of Maximum PC's "Ultimate Geek Gallery." More »

Just Call Harvey Dent The Comeback Kid

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:30:00 PDT

Don't give up on Harvey Dent! Gotham City's crusading district attorney wouldn't give up on you, so why shouldn't you have faith in his comeback chops? Actor Aaron Eckhart is ready — eager, even — to reprise the "white knight" role from The Dark Knight in a third Batman movie. Spoilers ahead, kiddies. More »

The Dark Knight Twice As Long As It Should Be

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PDT

After all the hype and buzz, The Dark Knight turns out to be a taut, morally ambiguous crime drama that shies away for superhero schtick in favor of something more understated and suspenseful. As long as you leave the movie somewhere around the halfway point. If you stay for the whole thing, then be prepared to put up with a movie that gets so carried away with its own cleverness and supposed daring that it manages to make even Heath Ledger's compelling performance as the Joker seem boring. Plenty of spoilers under the jump, so be warned. More »

Look Who Nurse Joker Is Coming To Visit

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:57:00 PDT

So that shocking Harvey Dent image we ran in this morning's spoiler round up? The one I was pretty sure was a fake? It's looking more like it might be real. Spoiler TV's movie blog posted a bunch of screencaps from The Dark Knight, including a better version of that image. And it does look as though Nurse Joker is going to the hospital to visit a very special patient. Click through for spoilery images. More »

First Clip Of Dark Knight's Secret Villain: He Walks, He Talks, He Drinks Your Whiskey

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:20:00 PDT

You wouldn't want to get on Harvey Dent's bad side, judging from this new video clip released by Warner Brothers on the Dark Knight viral website. I'm guessing the clip comes from the very end of the movie, and it's actually the first viral marketing that has made me genuinely excited for this movie. Aaron Eckhart was brilliantly cast in this role, and just hearing a second of his dark side talking got me jazzed. Spoilers ahead. More »

Journey To The Heart Of The Dark Knight's New Villain

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:20:00 PDT

The new Dark Knight trailer is finally up for the masses in HD. As we reported, this trailer gives you the first glimpse of the new Batman bad boy, in all his alarming, grisly greatness. And we have some images of this villain's previous appearances, for comparison purposes. More »

Dark Knight Trailer Reveals New Bat-Villain

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:30:00 PDT

Here's a cameraphone copy of the Batman: The Dark Knight trailer which showed in New York yesterday and then popped up on YouTube. I joined the Clown Gang in New York for a rendezvous, which led to a trailer screening. Blink and you'll miss the first appearance of a major new Bat-villain. Minor spoilers ahead. More »