Morbid Humor

How The Dark Knight Became the Biggest Movie In the History of Ever [The Cinema] (Gawker)

21 Jul 2008

So it may have been marketed and hyped to a near-exhausting degree, but people were undaunted in seeing The Dark Knight in theaters this weekend, making it the highest-grossing first weekend for a...

A grunt's-eye-view of war's snafus (Miami Herald)

16 Jul 2008

Generation Kill, 9-10:15 p.m. Sunday, HBO Two bedraggled enlisted men, exhausted after days of dodging snipers and artillery barrages, are awakened to search for a captain who went to a latrine outside the perimeter and got lost in the desert. 'Bleepin' officers will be the death of us yet,'' grumbles one as they resignedly head off into the night.

Review: 'Dark Knight' draws winning hand with Joker (Contra Costa Times)

16 Jul 2008

The "Batman Begins" sequel tops its predecessor in darkness and story. And Heath Ledger's brilliant portrayal as The Joker takes it to a whole new level. Vote: Why do you want to see it? l Our 'Dark Knight' special section l Showtimes, midnight screenings