TheRetroCritic

   

I talk The Dark Knight Rises and Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy in general.

New artwork by Paul Shipper .

Dumbest video ever... and I made it! :D  Beware: SPOILERS and extreme silliness.

Master piss-taker Axis Of Ornament contributes his geniusely tacky take on The Dark Knight Rises with a poster you'll never forget. Click on the image below to see it! Also check out his loltastic mini Bat-comic . Thanks for the contribution!

Catwoman is a character we've seen being interpreted in very different ways over the years. Whether she's an anti-hero, a misunderstood crime-fighter or a straight-up villain, there's no denying she's one of the best Batman characters out there so through this little homage, lets take a look at some of the main Catwomen out there and see who truly nailed the part. JULIE NEWMAR Batman: The TV Series (1966) Easily my favourite Catwoman from the TV series, Julie Newmar had it all: sexy, beautiful, manipulative, ever-so-slightly crazy, adorable... perfect. Poor old Adam West, having to resist such devilish cat-charm every single time. Mostly, this Catwoman just wanted to toy with The Bat, Newmar was having fun with it and it shows. She made the character quirky and a lot of fun to watch, giving the show one of its best, less stupid, most entertaining villains. The coolest 60's cat out there. Meow Rating: 4/5 EARTHA KITT Batman: The TV Series (

Courtesy of Empire , you can now listen to the soundtrack for The Dark Knight Rises . Wow, sounds awesome.

Yes, The Dark Knight Rises sure comes with its share of rumors. From day one we've had every villain under the sun suspected to appear, we've had every character suspected to be more than who they claim to be, we've had unfounded plot-points thrown out there, you name it: it's been rumored. But now, as the film's release draws nearer (f***in' finally!), I thought I'd take a look back at those rumors I particularly recall hearing about over the past couple of years. I'll start with the unlikeliest and make my way to those possible spoilerrific ones! 10 JOHNNY DEPP IS THE RIDDLER?! Come on, you remember that one. REALLY early on. I totally believed that shit for a while! In retrospect though, I should have known better. When has Christopher Nolan ever gone for what's obvious and popular rather than what's actually more sensible and serious? Maybe if Tim Burton was still directing Batman movies that casting choice would have made sens

More posters! I like the Bane one. That's some Tarantino shit right there...

Weird one... but why not. Yes it IS a manhole cover. And yes Bane has Bat-eyes. Deal with it.

Well, we're like 10 trailers in and although I'm getting more and more excited about The Dark Knight Rises , I'm still thinkin' all these teasers are hiding a hell of a lot from us. Still don't know whether Anne Hathaway's Catwoman will work at all, we'll see I guess... Anyway: This first trailer brings together some brief new footage with familiar stuff but the addition of a bombastic score and some nifty fast-paced editing just makes it all that little bit more epic. "Mr Wayne..." This TV spot also brings in some short bursts of new stuff including: Whatever's happening here... Bat pod jump... Bat plane... Gotta love that Bat plane... And Batmanuel... Can't wait :)

Holy new footage Batman! Bat-jump your way to Empire Magazine to check it out: good stuff.

The Bat. The Cat. The Poster.

Yet more Batmaney goodness...

Ok, I'm rising... I've risen: chill. Ok I'm risin', I'm risin'! Jeez...

Ooh, fire! Mmmm fiery...

More Catwoman, more of Bane sounding like Sean Connery, more Bat-Plane!

It's HERE ! Finally!

So by now we're all wise to the whole The Dark Knight Rises viral campaign Operation Early Bird which consisted of clues leading the masses to some nifty free tickets for the 6 minute prologue showing in IMAX cinemas all over the US and UK. (admittedly the map of the entire world was a tad excessive) But it looks like pretty much everyone's gathered their free shit and is all ready for this wednesday's Cine-Bania. Everyone? Come ON Quebec! The whole world is waiting! Do you not like overhyped movies? Do you not want to find Leonid Pavel? Do you not enjoy spoiling movies you will eventually watch in their entirety for yourselves? Jeesh.