Batman Begins | Returns to Cinemas

After 20 years, Batman Begins will return to select cinemas in limited markets. It’s been in the news for almost a week now, and this won’t be considered news by now. But in one of those regional markets, the Philippines will have a special screening of the said film, as discovered through Ayala Cinema in their Sure Seats ticketing website, which is just older than the Batman Begins itself. It is not often that Ayala Cinemas has ever had this type of special screening. Most of the past films that get a limited re-release in cinemas are hosted by competing rivals like SM Cinemas, which has screened several classics like E.T., Jurassic Park, and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Superman ’78, as prime examples of what they have done in the last five years. But this December, Ayala Cinemas is getting theirs with Batman Begins, celebrating 20 years, which is also the launch of the directorial career of Christopher Nolan to a wider audience that grounded the Dark Knight in a relatable character.

DVD on Rewind: Batman, Are You Ready To Begin?

07.25.2012 – Following a successful run of The Dark Knight Rises we look back to start with Batman Begins. We have seen it so many times that some of you might have memorized some popular lines from the film. The acknowledgement of this film deserves more than just a review and we’re sure some have not seen this film entirely.



Last week Warner TV Asia (check you cable listings) showed Batman Begins on July 15, 20, and 21 to promote the release of The Dark Knight Rises which was shown in the Philippines on July 19, 2012 and had a special press media premiere at the IMAX Theater in the SM Mall of Asia on July 18, 2012.

The Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan says farewell to The Batman

Currently playing in theaters and ushering in the final chapter of the Dark Knight Trilogy to fans and viewers worldwide, The Dark Knight Rises also marks the last time Christopher Nolan will direct Bruce Wayne's journey in the Big Screen. That being said, the recently released book The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy contains a foreword from the British-American director himself as he bids goodbye to the Batman film franchise he helped restore to prominence.


Here is the foreword below, courtesy of Superherohype and its forums.

Spoiler-Free Review: The Dark Knight Rises.

It shows today, and true enough, Christopher Nolan delivers the epic finish to the Dark Knight trilogy. I have a spoiler-filled review via my other movie site, but here's the short and sweet non-spoiler version for the public to note, featuring non-spoiler excerpts from the other detailed review. It opens today in cinemas in the Philippines, both in IMAX and conventional theaters. Thanks again goes to Warner Bros. Philippines and SM Cinema for the premiere!

Rumor: Is this the "Man of Steel" Teaser Poster?

Like Comic Book Movie, I'm adding this to the rumor mill.

What you see here is what's being claimed to be THE "teaser poster" for Warner Bros. next Superman reboot flick, tentatively titled "Man of Steel". After weeks of big news highlights from the Zack Snyder directed film that includes Laurence Fishburne being cast as Perry White and the first official photo of Henry Cavill as Superman, this "teaser" shows up and is making the rounds in the interwebz. Despite the somewhat convincing layout and Batman Begins inspired set up, I'm not 100% about this at all. Judge for yourselves whether the "Grounded" inspired shot works as an official tease. For more, visit the source post at Comic Book Movie!

"Man of Steel" won't fly into theaters worldwide until June 14, 2013!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

The Dark Knight Rises Update: Vehicles sighted! The Tumblr returns!

It appears that some scoopers hot on the trail of shooting locations for Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick "The Dark Knight Rises" have struck gold in their findings, and via Superherohype, we get our first look at the vehicles set to appear in the next sequel. In addition to a SWAT vehicle for the Gotham City Police Department, Batman's own arsenal of vehicles we captured being loaded to the set, and besides a covered up Batpod being spotted, it appears that the Dark Knight's original ride, The Tumbler, has returned!

That's right folks, your eyes don't deceive you! The Batmobile will be making its presence known yet again in the third Batfilm, but wasn't it destroyed and converted in the Batpod in The Dark Knight back in 2008? The answer is both yes and no. If you remember the scene in Batman Begins where Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox tested out a non-black colored Tumbler, Mr. Fox did mention that "two" were made to serve as bridging vehicles for combat and military application purposes. With the first car destroyed, it only makes sense for Bruce to go and get the other one. After all, that was one sweet and massive ride to begin with, hehe. For more info, check out the source posts at Superherohype and Slash Film!

The Dark Knight Rises will premiere in theaters worldwide come July 20, 2012!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

The Dark Knight Rises Update: Josh Pence cast in the movie

News continues to trickle down for Christopher Nolan's next epic Bat-flick "The Dark Knight Rises", and now a report from The Hollywood Reporter, which was posted in Screen Rant and Slash Film as well, suggests that a relatively new face has joined the cast to play a very familiar role in a flashback that will tie the new film to that of the first, "Batman Begins".

According to the article, Josh Pence from "The Social Network" has been cast as a younger Ra's Al Ghul, the role that legendary actor Liam Neeson played in a surprisingly awesome capacity in the first film by disguising himself as Ducard and misleading Bruce Wayne into thinking Ken Watanabe was Ra's until the final parts of the movie. While the end of Batman Begins suggests that Ra's perished in the climactic battle for the fate of Gotham City, his character will be making a return via flashbacks set some 30 years earlier to what takes place in "The Dark Knight Rises". Many rumors suggest that Inception actress Marion Cotillard may play Talia Al Ghul, the daughter of Ra's, but that hasn't been confirmed yet, nor is the other rumor that Neeson may return to reprise his role as Bat's greatest mentor/ enemy. We'll just have to wait and see how this fans out in the coming months. The movie starts shooting in May, so we'll probably get more news by then. For more on the story, visit the source posts at THR, Slash Film, and Screen Rant.

The Dark Knight Rises appears in theaters July 20, 2012.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Movie Review: Inception

Yo Guys! Timzster here to share a review from my blog of one of the hottest and most anticipated movies of this year - INCEPTION!

"Your Mind Is The Scene Of The Crime..."

Movie: Inception

That tagline echoed deep within the recesses of my own head whenever I thought of Inception – Christopher Nolan’s next film project after his epic Batman movie sequel that was “The Dark Knight”. In all fairness, I’ll be the first to admit that the ideas that the British director presents to the Hollywood table sound totally wild and daring, but he has a certain kind of air about him that makes you, the viewer, believe that he can make the impossible possible, and since my introduction to his directing style and work with the film “Memento”, I’ve been a big Chris Nolan believer and fan through and through. My faith in the man only increased when he was commissioned by Warner Bros. to do the Batman reboot, and we all know how that turned out.

Pretty much the rest was history after his stint there, and Chris has been on a role lately. With Inception officially launching in theaters by the end of this week, there’s no doubt in my mind people are going to be talking about this movie left and right. How do I know this? I’ve seen it of course!