And in fact I'm not putting this up because I think it's funny or because I have some kind of oldest sibling camaraderie, I'm putting it up to draw attention to the problem of older brothers, and also the objective... CONTINUE READING WE DO NOT CONDONE BATMAN-RELATED SIBLING-ON-SIBLING VIOLENCE»
Posted on August 4, 2008 in SNAP!, Vlogging (3 comments)
Tags: Batman
A child is in jail. From the AP: THREE RIVERS, Mich. - Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while... CONTINUE READING KIDS DRESS UP AND COMMIT CRIMES THE DARNDEST THINGS»
Posted on July 29, 2008 in Bad Idea Jeans (3 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Crime |
Justice |
The Dark Knight
Now this is how you do Citizen Marketing. A Las Vegas judge has had her campaign sign JOKERIZED! From KVBC: Vandals might think they're funny, but Judge Stefany Miley isn't laughing. The candidate for District Court 23 became the target... CONTINUE READING HAVE YOU EVER RUN FOR A JUDGESHIP IN THE PALE MOON LIGHT?»
Posted on July 23, 2008 in Free Advertising (3 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Graffitti |
The Dark Knight
As Lindsay pointed out in last week's Friday Fight, I love any movie with fighting in it. This is mostly true. Movie fights are great, and it's surprising how few good ones there are. Hollywood, more fights please. They make... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE TOP 6 FIGHT SCENES OF THE PAST 6 YEARS»
Posted on July 22, 2008 in The Ultimate Argument Settler (15 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Eminem |
Jason Bourne |
Stephen Chow |
Tony Jaa
gabe: who would win in a fight, batman or iron man? lindsay: I'm not really sure what Batman would do to iron man. Clink his sword up against him? lindsay: Have a staring contest? gabe: i think that it would... CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: BATMAN VS EVERYONE»
Posted on July 18, 2008 in Friday Fight (4 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Christian Bale |
The Dark Knight
Batman rubbed lotion on the Joker's tense shoulders. The Joker closed his eyes in either ecstasy or insanity, it was hard to tell. Lavender scented candles fluttered in the night breeze that blew through the French windows, kissing the napes... CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: BATMAN AND THE JOKER HAVE SEX WITH EACH OTHER»
Posted on July 17, 2008 in You Can Make It Up (10 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Sex |
The Dark Knight
OK. The Dark Knight vs. Hellboy: (movie-moron via /Film) The reason this video works is because it's one of the classic narrative structures. Man vs. ManMan vs. NatureMan vs. HimselfBatman vs. BatmanBatman vs. HellboyBatman vs. Nature Classic.... CONTINUE READING BATMAN VS. HELLBOY 101»
Posted on July 2, 2008 in Viral Video (3 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Hellboy |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
The Dark Knight
I saw a window poster for this last night and actually laughed out loud, by myself, on the street. I can't find a picture of that poster, but here's a picture of what that poster was advertising (via flickr): After... CONTINUE READING BATMAN LIKES HIS REVENGE COLD AND HIS PIZZA TERRIBLE»
Posted on July 1, 2008 in Free Advertising (2 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Domino's Pizza |
The Dark Knight
Has Batman ever danced with the Batman in the pale moon light? I like the part when Batman is like "Take that, Batman," and Batman is like "Nooooo!" And then Batman is like "That's right," and Batman cries while Batman... CONTINUE READING WHERE DOES HE GET SUCH WONDERFUL VIRAL VIDEOS?»
Posted on June 30, 2008 in Viral Video (1 comments)
Tags: Batman
There's a new teaser clip from Dark Knight going around via WhySoSerious that gives you an exciting (not exciting) glimpse of the back of Harvey Dent-turned-Two Face's head. The crowds for Dark Knight are going to be nuts, but I'm... CONTINUE READING WHY SO ENOUGH ALREADY?»
Posted on June 17, 2008 in Wait For It... (1 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Christian Bale |
Harvey Dent |
The Dark Knight
If you live in New York, then you're under the tyrannical thumb of Time Warner or DirectTV for your programming options. But other parts of the country are served by Comcast, who are currently offering two new Dark Knight videos... CONTINUE READING WHICH EXIT RAMP DO I TAKE TO GET TO THE BATCAVE?»
Posted on June 13, 2008 in Viral Marketing (2 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Christian Bale |
Harvey Dent |
Heath Ledger |
The Dark Knight
Last week I foolishly claimed to have found the new "Why Must I Cry?" While an intoxicated man wearing a Batman mask and singing Guns N' Roses' "Patience" out on the train tracks behind his favorite bar is the whole... CONTINUE READING THE REAL NEW "WHY MUST I CRY?"»
Posted on June 2, 2008 in Music Related Content, Viral Video (0 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Pixar |
Reh Dogg
If you don't have the personal experience and depth of human emotion to create a heart-crushing tune like Reh Dogg's "Why Must I Cry?" but you still want to demolish it musically, what do you do? You put on a... CONTINUE READING THE NEW "WHY MUST I CRY?"»
Posted on May 29, 2008 in Viral Video (2 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Reh Dogg
We've all seen the exciting Dark Knight trailers when we went to the theater for Spiderwick Chronicles opening weekend, but here's the first TV spot: Nothing too much new here, but it's nice to know that there are going to... CONTINUE READING DARK KNIGHT TV SPOT WOULD LOVE TO COME TO YOUR DINNER PARTY»
Posted on May 12, 2008 in Trailer (0 comments)
Tags: Aaron Eckhardt |
Batman |
Christian Bale |
Gary Oldman |
Heath Ledger |
Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Michael Caine |
Morgan Freeman |
The Dark Knight
The big Dark Knight news this week is how the new trailer features much more Harvey Dent and hints of his transformation into the infamous villain Two Face. Two Face usually looks kind of silly. But Christopher Nolan has proven... CONTINUE READING BREAKING: HARVEY DENT AS TWO FACE»
Posted on May 7, 2008 in Wait For It... (1 comments)
Tags: Aaron Eckhardt |
Batman |
Christian Bale |
Christopher Nolan |
Harvey Dent |
Heath Ledger |
Maggie Gyllenhaal |
The Dark Knight |
The Joker |
Two Face
Oh, I'm sorry, am I interrupting you? New Dark Knight trailer: This is great, but I think the first trailer was better. It was more concise, and that shot of the Joker in jail was nuts. This one is a... CONTINUE READING NEW DARK KNIGHT TRAILER NOT TAPED OFF CELL PHONE CAMERA»
Posted on May 5, 2008 in Trailer (1 comments)
Tags: Aaron Eckhardt |
Batman |
Christopher Bale |
Heath Ledger |
Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Michael Caine |
The Dark Knight
lindsay: The first time I saw the trailer for Iron Man I thought it was a joke gabe: hahahah lindsay: I thought iron man was going to be like 3 kings lindsay: I thought it was about the war gabe:... CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: IRON MAN VS. SEX AND THE CITY»
Posted on May 2, 2008 in Friday Fight (19 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Iron Man |
My Best Friend's Wedding |
Robert Downey Jr. |
Romantic Comedies |
Sarah Jessica Parker |
Sex And The City |
Superheroes |
The Break-Up
There is a new poster for The Dark Knight via AICN: Whoa. Nice try Cloverfield. Batman is going to smoke the Joker out of his cave. Batman is fighting the Joker over there so that we don't have to fight... CONTINUE READING BATMAN VS. 9/11»
Posted on April 25, 2008 in What America Wants (2 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Terrorism |
The Dark Knight |
The Joker
It's easy to imagine the boardroom meeting at Warner Brothers at which the idea for this new "viral" video for The Dark Knightcame about. Someone said "We need a viral video to promote our movie" and someone else said "let's... CONTINUE READING NEW DARK KNIGHT VIRAL VIDEO COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE MORE BORING»
Posted on April 7, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Batman |
Harvey Dent |
Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Rachel Dawes |
The Dark Knight
Speaking of Hillary Clinton, what's up with this Jack Nicholson campaign ad that's going around today? Seriously? I'm not sure which is the more powerful endorsement, Jack Nicholson as a homicidal sociopath in Tim Burton clown makeup, Jack Nicholson as... CONTINUE READING HILLARY CLINTON HAS DANCED WITH THE DEVIL IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT»
Posted on March 3, 2008 in Politics (0 comments)
Tags: A Few Good Men |
Batman |
Chinatown |
Election 2008 |
Hillary Clinton |
Jack Nicholson
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