The Dark Knight Rises officially opens internationally (including not-so-sunny South Africa) this coming weekend, marking the end of an epic journey that began 7 years ago. While most of us wait with bated breath to finally feast our eyeballs on the last installment in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, there have been quite a few people (those lucky enough to …

Upfront, let’s get a few important questions out the way about The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. 1) Will I be able to understand masked villain Bane? Yes, most of the time. With concentration. 2) Is Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman bland? In combat yes. As a character, definitely not. 3) Is there an after-credits …

In about 5 hours time I’ll be watching The Dark Knight Rises; the final chapter in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman magnum opus, a sprawling epic that began blowing our minds all the way back in 2005. And what a journey it has been. I didn’t choose the word “chapter” earlier by accident, as what Nolan has appeared to do is really craft …

The next 3 weeks until the release of The Dark Knight Rises, are going to be hell. With all the press screenings and subsequent write-ups that should be out soon, I am strongly considering becoming a nun until then, just to avoid the potential spoilers (Hey, it worked for Robbie Coltraine and Eric Idle). Next up on the list of Batman …

We’re just a couple weeks away from director Chris Nolan’s final installment in his Batman trilogy. Just calling it one of the most anticipated films of the year, is a gross understatement. And the guys over at Warner Bros, know exactly how hungry we are for this film which is why they’ve been feeding us a steady diet of promo …

Back at the beginning of the year we profiled the 25 most interesting and eagerly anticipated movie releases from the first 6 months of 2012. Now it’s time to consider the treats in store for cinemagoers in the second half of the year. The Dictator: The latest no holds barred, politically incorrect comedy from Borat and Ali G star Sacha …

I am am unabashed Hans Zimmer fanboy. The man is a musical deity who regularly turns this butch and bearded man into a blubbering mess with just a single note of a shakuhachi (The Last Samurai) or transforms even the most mundane of activities into an edge of your seat thriller (Inception). And he has certainly not disappointed in his other …

Well riddle me this and riddle me that, who was originally going to face the big bad Bat? Well according to the latest Bat-centric issue of  popular magazine Empire, there was a chance that all those post-Dark Knight rumours about The Riddler actually had some merit to it, and that Warner Bros wanted a very popular actor to sport the green fedora and …