Christian Bale says rant 'inexcusable'

Christian Bale says he acted like a "punk" and that his profane tongue-lashing on the set of "Terminator Salvation" was inexcusable.

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Oscar `Knight'? Batman rises to serious contender

As the box-office bankroll climbed for "The Dark Knight" last summer, the Hollywood consensus was that a posthumous nomination for Heath Ledger was the Batman blockbuster's best Academy Awards hope.

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'Dark Knight' swings past $500 million mark

Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros.

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`Dark Knight' shoots to $400M mark in record time

Add another entry for "The Dark Knight" in Hollywood's record books: The Batman sequel has climbed past $400 million at the box office in just 18 days, the fastest pace ever, a studio executive said Tuesday.

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'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M

Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday.

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'Dark Knight' credits pay tribute to Ledger

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.

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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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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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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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"Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."

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Predictions for the 81st Annual Academy Awards

The clock is winding down for the 81st time in history that the Academy Awards will be handed out honoring the best in motion picture achievements for the past year. Here are my predictions for what will happen on Sunday night as well as what should happen on Sunday night.

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Predictions for the 2009 Academy Award Nominations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is prepared to reveal their nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards in less than 10 hours, honoring the best achievements in motion pictures for the 2008 calendar year.

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I just watched the Dark Night last night. Reminded me of an unusal review:

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CC2K takes a look at the most comic book accurate performances of key players in the Superman-verse in it's history in film and television.

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'The Dark Knight' soared away with every trophy it was nominated for on Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony.

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A video discusses this years box office incomes and Heath Ledger's role in the Dark Knight impacting it's success.

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The Dark Knight was a huge theatrical release, and Warner Bros. is hoping it's just as large a success on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Some comic book movies are cool. Take The Dark Knight: pretty awesome, right? It would be hard these days to find someone who would be willing to endure the beating that they would get from saying anything less. Others, not so much.

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CC2K's Danny Lewis takes a look back at Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's already-classic All-Star Superman run!

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Batman wants an Oscar. More literally, Warner Bros. wants a statuette -- or 10 -- for "The Dark Knight." So the studio plans to rerelease its blockbuster Batman sequel in January, the height of Academy Awards voting season.

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Mark Oakley at Den of Geek says, in no uncertain terms, that it's high time for theaters to start catering to their adult customers by offering no-kids-allowed shows. What do you think? Until recently, I'd have said it wasn't necessary.

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"America did not get Superman from our greatest legends, but because a boy lost his father," Meltzer says. "Superman came not out of our strength but out of our vulnerability."

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Looks like The Joker is running free in upstate New York. /Film reader Rob H came across this vandalized real estate billboard on Route 9 in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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Is Selena Kyle a thing of the past for the Nolan era of Batman?

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Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman was listed in "serious" condition at a Memphis hospital Monday following a late-night car crash in rural Mississippi.

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Is the new Dark Knight movie cursed? A recent trend of accidents seems to indicate yes.

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The "Dark Knight" star was in a one-car crash about 11:30 p.m., according to celebrity Web site TMZ. The accident happened in the vicinity of Batesville, Miss.

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Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has been injured in what was called a "serious car accident" in Mississippi last night.

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The Dark Knight, praised by critics for its somber themes and grand ambitions, has proven to be a mighty box office force in a summer already dominated by superheroes of various kinds.

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