When it comes to stardom, Clooney has smarts

In post-studio Hollywood, any number of leading men have seen their career trajectory go south after a series of bad choices — and those choices almost always involved picking projects that paid well but were utter drivel.

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From Little League to bigs, bayou batman connects

Mark Teixeira took a healthy swing and ... crack!

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Review: `Arkham Asylum' is Batman at his best

The video-game industry has defeated more superheroes than Lex Luthor could ever dream of. Superman, Aquaman, Iron Man, X-Men: All rendered lifeless by forces more focused on making a buck than on delivering thrills.

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Fla. man sued over Batman character figurines

It's enough to make Batman retreat to the Batcave.

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The stars may leave, but sequels keep coming

When Arnold Schwarzenegger made his ascent into elected office, many no doubt assumed that his retirement from show business meant the end of the “Terminator” series with which he will be forever associated.

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To regain populist footing, Oscars need a hero

The Oscars are at a crossroads and Batman is standing right in the middle of the road.

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No Joke! Ledger’s role is truly Oscar-worthy

People get Oscar nominations for all sorts of reasons, from surviving a lengthy showbiz career of good service to mounting a savvy marketing campaign to, you know, giving a good performance. So the idea of whether or not Heath Ledger “deserves” a nomination for his portrayal of the chaotically evil Joker in “The Dark Knight” assumes that merit ever has anything to do with the Academy Awards.

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Monday Movie Buzz: Bale's Batman voice too much?

Though "The Dark Knight" has been a bona fide cultural event, boasting rave reviews and boffo box office, it hasn't been immune to criticism. Some have quibbled with its political undercurrents, and others have criticized a muddled theme.

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‘The Dark Knight’ ups the ante

Does “The Dark Knight,” director Christopher Nolan’s second take on the Batman legend, radically subvert the paradigm of the superhero movie? Not really. Does it shake up that paradigm with a smart script, consistently strong performances and a dazzling visual style?

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Ledger helps make ‘Knight’ a Can't Miss film

Naturally, it will be unsettling to see the late Heath Ledger on the big screen once again, especially in the role of a psychopath. But when he appears as The Joker in the new Batman sequel, “The Dark Knight,” it will provide an opportunity to remember what a unique and passionate talent he was. Directed with gusto and imagination by Christopher Nolan, this installment again stars Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader. This time he has to try and thwart the Joker, who has stolen all the money in town and tries to use it to unite all the criminals in an effort to eliminate Batman once and for all. Goodbye, Heath, but perhaps, hello Oscar. (Warner Brothers, opens Friday)

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Ledger's Passing Stokes Joker Mania

Heath Ledger's frenzied reinvention of the Joker had fans and colleagues buzzing. His dreadful clown face was seen online by millions, and stood as the goosebump-raising image upon which nearly all early marketing of "The Dark Knight" hinged.

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Ledger's Joker Makes Dramatic Entrance

This time out, there's no vat of chemicals to explain how Batman's greatest enemy came to be the twisted sociopath known as the Joker.

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5Top: Most anticipated 2008 movies

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

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Batman Asks Hong Kong to Keep Lights On

Batman was in the spotlight again in Hong Kong as the movie's producers came under fire for asking tenants along a waterfront to keep their lights on all night for a week to better show off the city's glass and steel skyline.

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Collector Buys Coveted Batman Comic

Holy collectibles, Batman! A near-mint copy of Detective Comics 27, a pre-World War II comic featuring Batman's debut, was recently found in an attic and sold to a local collector.

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Sen. Leahy Lands Role in Batman Movie

Holy Beltway, Batman! Sen. Patrick Leahy has a part in the next Batman movie.

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Prison Break's Fichtner joins cast of Batman Begins sequel

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Batman Sighting Puts Schools on Lockdown

To an Arizona middle school, Batman! Three schools in the north Phoenix suburb of Cave Creek were on lockdown for about 45 minutes Wednesday morning after a student at Desert Arroyo Middle School reported seeing a person dressed as Batman run across campus, jump a fence and disappear into the desert, Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark said.

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Batman Wants to Sell the Batmobile

Batman has been cruising the streets of South Florida, but he's not looking for the Joker. He's trying to sell the Batmobile.

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Woman Sues Over 1960s 'Batman' Series

A New Mexico woman is suing 20th Century Fox Film Corporation alleging she was defrauded out of $4.4 million she was entitled to receive for the popular 1960s "Batman" television series.

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Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman Go Postal

Faster than a speeding bullet, comic book superheroes are coming to a post office near you. Batman and Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and a half dozen other superheroes will star on new postage stamps being released Thursday.

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'And this time around the superheroine's alter ego, Kathy Kane, is a red-headed lesbian. Billed as a "lesbian socialite by night and a crime-fighter by later in the night", the new Batwoman is clad in a figure-hugging black outfit with knee-high red stiletto boots.

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This is an interesting read regarding Heath Ledger's Joker in the Dark Knight. It's a pretty old article, but well worth reading. Also, make sure you get through the whole thing before making comments.

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Turtle /tortoise like animal found in a stream is scaring local villagers. Creature is aggressive enough to attack and rip branches.

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For years, Batman fans have been waiting for a video game worthy of their beloved super hero in the cape and cowl. The wait is over.

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Megan Fox will have to claw her way into another role. The sexy starlet, next seen in the thriller Jennifer's Body, has not been cast as Catwoman by Warner Bros., PEOPLE confirms.

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But like the denizens of Gotham he's sworn to protect, fans of the Caped Crusader have stood by their man, patiently waiting for a game maker to step up and embrace Batman as the perfect video game hero. Looks like that patience finally paid off. Big time.

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MEGAN FOX has signed up to play Catwoman in the next Batman movie. And I have a strong feline she is the purrfect choice for the part - and thanks to a spot of computer wizardry here's how she might look.

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YouTube user tully712 has posted a great little video showing off the scaled-down Batmobile he built from a go-kart.

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CLERMONT - Clermont police have interviewed one suspect who is admitting to putting up the dozens of posters pasted around the city depicting President Obama as the Joker character from the Batman film The Dark Knight, city officials confirmed.

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Between Jack Nicholson's 1989 portrayal of the Joker in "Batman" and Heath Ledger's 2008 characterization in "The Dark Knight," something sinister happened to the villain's iconic makeup.

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Pictures of the poster in Los Angeles, California depicting Obama as the Joker from the Batman franchise.

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The cartoonist Darwyn Cooke is an extraordinary talent.

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Call it the news that Comic-Con thankfully drowned out, but we're stunned to discover the rumor that Hannah Montana herself, Miley Cyrus, could play Batgirl in Chris Nolan's follow-up to The Dark Knight. It can't be true... right?

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Always knew Lion King was a rip-off of Japan's Kimba the White Lion! Never understood why Marvel kept the name 'Brotherhood of Evil Mutants'!

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About a month and a half ago, New York City closed a section of Times Square to traffic -- partly to create a more kid-friendly environment.

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Superman and Batman took on New York's Finest last night in an epic Crossroads of the World battle that left the Caped Crusader in cuffs. Stunned Times Square tourists and office workers watched agog as cops struggled to subdue Clark Kent's alter ego without kryptonite.

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The 99, who personify the 99 attributes of Allah, are a creation of Teshkeel Comics in Kuwait, and will soon be appearing in a new mini-series collaborating with Justice League characters from DC comics.

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Bruce Wayne is dead (or is he?), but the Batman franchise is back in full swing after three months of the meandering Battle for the Cowl. But with seven different Bat-related titles released in June alone, which are the must-reads?

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Most Batman fans would probably tell you that Christian Bale is the best on-screen Batman we've ever had.

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It was 20 years ago this week that Tim Burton's Batman was released, changing the face of summer blockbusters, superhero movies and even breakfast cereal forever (Okay, maybe not that last one). Perhaps it's time to relive some Batmania...?

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With Transformers starlet Megan Fox calling her "lame" and the most successful writer in the American comic industry joking that she's "a walking STD farm," it's time to ask: Why doesn't Wonder Woman get the respect she deserves?

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Sony has a billboard up in Home announcing that you can play as Joker only in the PS3 version of Batman: Arkham Asylum.

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Three things I want for Nolan's Third Batman Film.

In all honesty, this is just a very rough draft of some of my ideas and would like some feed back. Thank you. [1] Talia al Ghul.

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A rare copy of the first Superman comic, dating from 1938, has sold at auction for $317,200 (£227,000). The online auction started two weeks ago and attracted 89 bidders. Neither the buyer nor the seller were named.

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A man dressed as Batman villain the Joker has been shot dead by police in America after pointing a loaded shotgun at them.

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