Batman Auditions for Voice Over Work

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The Dark Knight Meets Superman

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“Hey Bat-Bro. While you were talking I went ahead and stopped crime. Like, all of it”. LOL!
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Politician Cameos in Film

Spoutblog has another great list: 10 Great Film Cameos from Politicians.
Here's two of my favorites: Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, a huge Batman fan, even got one line in the Joker crashing the party scene in Dark Knight.


And of course, John McCain appeared as himself in Wedding Crashers:

See the rest of the list here at Spoutblog.

Dark Knight Toy Story Trailer mashup

I can't get enough of these creative edits. This one is a gem. Hat tip: The Movie Blog

Requiem for a cheeky 'Batman'

Lorenzo Semple Jr. is the award-winning screenwriter of such films as "The Parallax View," "Three Days of the Condor" and "Papillon." I've enjoyed his movie reviews on YouTube as part of the duo ReelGeezers (watch their review of Dark Knight here.)
But Lorenzo also wrote the original Batman TV show in the 60's. He's written a fascinating article in Variety about the TV show's creation.

From the very beginning, Bill Dozier and I had seen millionaire Bruce Wayne and his Bat regalia as classy comedy, hopefully appealing to kids as an absurdly jolly action piece and to grown-ups for its deadpan satire, entirely nonfraught with psychological issues. I mean, golly gee! How else can one view a character who enters a nightclub in full Batgarb and mask, accompanied by a gorgeous chick, and when greeted by the maitre d' with an obsequious "Good evening, Batman! A table for two?" gravely replies, "Yes, thank you. But please, not too near the music -- I wouldn't want to appear conspicuous.""

Read the rest.

The Dark Knight vs. Hellboy Trailer mashup

Kevin Smith Raves about Dark Knight

Director Kevin Smith (Clerks) has seen an advance screening of Dark Knight and raves about it on his blog:

Without giving anything away, this is an epic film (and trust me: based on the sheer size and scope of the visuals and storytelling, that's not an overstatement). It's the "Godfather II" of comic book films and three times more earnest than "Batman Begins" (and fuck, was that an earnest film). Easily the most adult comic book film ever made. Heath Ledger didn't so much give a performance as he disappeared completely into the role; I know I'm not the first to suggest this, but he'll likely get at least an Oscar nod (if not the win) for Best Supporting Actor. Fucking flick's nearly three hours long and only leaves you wanting more (in a great way). I can't imagine anyone being disappointed by it. Nolan and crew have created something close to a masterpiece.

Dark Knight showings selling out already!

Perez reports:

Not only is Oscar buzz already growing about Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker, but….

Reports are coming in that the pre-sales for the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, are selling out. Fast!

Theaters are having to add extra screenings at night just to accommodate. Fandango is also reporting that dozens of showtimes for the film have already been sold out.

The movie isn't even set to open until Friday July 18th!

Several movie theaters will be showing the movie at 12:01am on Thursday/Friday night. Many have even added 3:00am showings due to consumer demand.

Ledger honored in Dark Knight credits -- Oscar Talk Starts

Huffington Post:

Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight."

The end credits of the "Batman Begins" sequel include a farewell note to Ledger, who died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs; and to special-effects technician Conway Wickliffe, who was killed last September in a stunt-car accident.

"In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Conway Wickliffe," reads the tribute included in the credits.

Rolling Stone's Peter Travers has started the Oscar talk in his review of the film:

I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker. Miles from Jack Nicholson's broadly funny take on the role in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman, Ledger takes the role to the shadows, where even what's comic is hardly a relief. ...If there's a movement to get him the first posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch won for 1976's Network, sign me up. Ledger's Joker has no gray areas -- he's all rampaging id.