Scared of social media? Follow Batman’s lead

One of my favorite movies is Batman Begins. Near the beginning of the film is a scene in which a young Bruce Wayne goes to see crime boss Carmine Falcone. As their conversation comes to a close, Falcone says:
This is a world you’ll never understand. And you always fear what you don’t understand.

I love [...]

The Dark Knight

There’s no question that the must-see movie of 2008 is Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. It took in over $150 million in its opening weekend, breaking the records for the opening day and opening weekend, and also the opening weekend for an IMAX film. It has a 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a [...]

Selling seats to an experience: The Dark Knight in IMAX

After reading some early reviews of The Dark Knight today, I started thinking about the movie business again. I also came across this Techdirt post, which reiterates that the movie business is not selling movies, but selling seats to an experience. Here are some of the things I’ve read about the film:
“The haunting and visionary [...]

Why July 2008 will be the greatest month ever

Is there any doubt that July is going to be the greatest month ever?

July 1: A brand new, 6000-square-foot Apple Store opens in West Edmonton Mall.July 11: The iPhone 3G goes on sale in 22 countries, including Canada.July 18: The movie I am most looking forward to this year is released: The Dark Knight
Oh yeah. [...]

I’m Batman! No, I’m Batman!

As you may know, I absolutely loved Batman Begins. I walked out of the theatre totally amazed, and I still have no problem watching the film again and again. Not even Katie Holmes could drag the movie down! Needless to say, I am really looking forward to The Dark Knight.
I was less impressed with [...]

Batman Begins

I finally went and saw Batman Begins last night. I don’t have too much to say, other than if you haven’t seen this movie, you probably should! It was, in a word, amazing. I totally think they should remake every Batman movie ever made.
All of the performances were excellent, with the exception of Katie Holmes [...]