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FX Vet Chris Corbould Talks 'Dark Knight' Tumbler & His Pitch For A Batboat

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 26, 2012 11:40 AM
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An Oscar nominee for "The Dark Knight" and an Oscar winner for "Inception," and having worked with Christopher Nolan since "Batman Begins," it's safe to say the filmmaker trusts FX veteran Chris Corbuld to help bring his unique worlds to the big screen. As "The Dark Knight Rises" gears up to hit home video soon, we continue to get more peeks behind the scenes of the making of the film.

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New Catwoman Pic & Featurette From 'The Dark Knight Rises'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 24, 2012 12:07 PM
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Nope, it's not July. Given the amount of "The Dark Knight Rises" bits and pieces that have landed in the last week or so, you might think the movie was heading to theaters. But it's on its way to stores, and to help get the word out, a plethora of material has made its way online, including: three unreleased posters, a behind-the-scenes set building montage, 45 behind-the-scenes pics from the Bane vs. Batman showdown; a featurette about Tom Hardy's transformation into Bane as well as a look at the football field explosion. And yes, there's more.

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Watch: Go Behind The Scenes Of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Football Field Explosion In New Featurette

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 22, 2012 9:43 AM
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With "The Dark Knight Rises" headed to home video in the next couple of weeks, you'll soon be able to dig into Christopher Nolan's finale to his Batman trilogy of films. So far, we've had some pretty nice previews in advance of the release. We've seen the big Bane vs. Batman showdown detailed by 45 behind-the-scenes pics, as well as a look at the transformation of Tom Hardy into the ripped villain. Now, another big setpiece to the movie has been deconstructed.

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Watch: Clip From 'The Dark Knight Rises' DVD Extras About Tom Hardy's Transformation Into Bane Plus Early Concept Art

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 21, 2012 4:35 PM
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More goodies from "The Dark Knight Rises" as you head into your Thanksgiving weekend. In case you missed it, earlier today a whopping 45 photos dropped from the movie, all centered around the vicious mid-film battle between Batman and Bane, showing the intensive work that went into constructing that memorable sequence. And now, we're going to take one step further back to see how Tom Hardy transformed himself in the first place.

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45 Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Reveals Punishing Fight Scene Choreography

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 21, 2012 12:42 PM
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Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" subverted the usual superhero movie expectations, providing an experience rooted in character that still played into the grand myth of Batman. One of the many ways in which Nolan and co. turned things on their head was featuring the grand battle between Batman the villain Bane in the first third of the movie. And then having him lose. While they square off again later in the movie, this is in many ways the piece de resistance and it's not a surprise that getting it right took some work.

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Watch: 'The Dark Knight Rises' Behind-The-Scenes Montage Plus Wally Pfister Talks Shooting 'Insomnia'

By Cain Rodriguez
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November 20, 2012 9:39 AM
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Yes, we’re still talking about “The Dark Knight Rises,” and with the Blu-ray release around the corner and the awards season in full swing, it likely won't be the last you hear of it. And indeed, a new peek behind the hood has arrived as the behind-the-scenes featurettes from the home video release have made it online along with another featuring cinematographer Wally Pfister talking about one of his earlier collaborations with Christopher Nolan.

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3 Unused Posters For 'The Dark Knight Rises'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 19, 2012 8:58 AM
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Nope, you didn't wake up this morning in last June. With Christopher Nolan's epic finale "The Dark Knight Rises" hitting home video in a couple of weeks, the film will be doing a final victory lap before it enters the awards season fray, and a few interesting curious unused items have popped up from the impressive campaign for the film.

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Warner Bros. Launches Oscar Campaigns For 'The Dark Knight Rises' & 'Cloud Atlas'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 13, 2012 1:26 PM
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It's that time of year, and the studios are getting ready to wine and dine Oscar voters in the hopes of giving their prestige pictures, success stories and, hell, even the long shots, a bit of love in the awards season. And Warner Bros. is getting in on the act. They've launched their awards site, and alongside the obvious contenders like "Magic Mike," "Argo" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" are the bigger long shots: Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" and The Wachowskis' and Tom Tykwer's "Cloud Atlas."

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Oscars: Why 'Skyfall' Isn't Going To Be A Best Picture Nominee

By Oliver Lyttelton
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October 24, 2012 12:05 PM
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This week sees the 23rd James Bond film, "Skyfall," hit theaters in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe, ahead of the film's U.S. release on November 9th. About ten days ago, it screened to critics, this writer included, to probably the most wildly positive reaction ever seen to a film in the franchise. It's been hard to find a naysayer, with a three star review from Little White Lies deemed the only "rotten" review so far (and as usual, bringing out the mouth-breathers who can't deal with the slightest criticism of a movie they haven't seen).

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Oscars: James Franco Will Compete For Supporting Actor With 'Spring Breakers' & Anne Hathaway For Best Actress In 'Dark Knight Rises'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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October 15, 2012 9:21 AM
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Get our your crystal ball Oscar prognosticators, because it's time to shake it up again. The weekend brought with it a couple more bits and bobs and changes to the Oscar race, with a couple more folks chasing the statue in some unlikely films.

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