All Posts Tagged With: "Joker"
Joker’s ‘magic trick’ t-shirt
As Film School Rejects points out, fans of The Dark Knight may now wear a t-shirt hinting at one of the film’s most memorable scenes. Available at Red Bubble, the shirt asks its readers if they would like to see the disturbingly humorous “magic trick” performed by Joker in the summer blockbuster.
July 22, 2008 | Continued
Joker through the years
Metromix New York reminisces on the various versions of The Joker that have been delivered throughout the years. The gallery features the Clown Prince of Crime’s appearances in comics such as The Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke and A Death in the Family. Likewise, the piece recalls Batman (1966), Batman (1989), Batman: The Animated Series and The Dark Knight.
July 15, 2008 | Continued
More Bat-treats online!
A slew of new promotional material for The Dark Knight has reached online. First up, the latest poster for the Batman feature has arrived at Coming Soon. Meanwhile, Cinematical and MTV indulge in the Dark Knight campaign Domino’s Pizza offers. Concurrently, Comics2Film displays swag from Citizens for Batman, including a T-Shirt, bumper stickers, circular stickers and a key ring.
July 1, 2008 | Continued
Nolan’s Joker inspired by Johnny Rotten?
With Sci Fi Wire, The Dark Knight filmmaker Christopher Nolan explains that he looked to “punk rock pioneer” Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, for his interpretation of Batman’s nemesis Joker. That inspiration helped Nolan and actor Heath Ledger collaborate on the famous villain.
June 10, 2008 | Continued
Examination of Dark Knight’s musical score
Updating a report filed June 2, The Los Angeles Times inspects Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard’s musical score for The Dark Knight. The piece studies the latest themes for Batman and Joker, comparing them with the music created by Danny Elfman for the Caped Crusader’s earlier franchise.
June 4, 2008 | Continued