In light of the lame, ponderous tagline for The Dark Knight Rises (“A fire will rise”), we’ve waded through the very worst taglines in movie history, in order to inflict them on, er, share them with you
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I Admit It: I Don’t Really Like Christopher Nolan’s Movies All That Much
There, I said it
Beyond Batman: Christopher Nolan Really Is Hollywood’s Best New Talent
He makes smart, thought-provoking blockbusters — and he does it so well
TIME’s Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, to the Heights
Make way, puny Avengers, for the grand tale of a superhero in emotional crisis, as Gotham City faces economic collapse and a reign of terror. Can Batman even come to his own rescue?
Dark Knight Rides: The Complete History of the Batmobile
A new book, BATMOBILE: The Complete History, goes under the hood and charts the evolution of the caped crusader’s trusted vehicle
Ice Age 4 Wins a Chilly Weekend Before The Dark Knight Rises
The prehistoric-critters toon opened so-so at home, but did thaw-some business abroad, as the shadow of Batman looms over the summer movie landscape
Singin’ in the Rain Is Back: What a Glorious Feeling!
The great 1952 musical celebrates its 60th anniversary on DVD and in real movie houses. That’s something to sing and dance about
Easy Money: From Stockholm With Drugs
Joel Kinnaman of ‘The Killing’ plays a young man on the perilous rise through the Swedish upper class and the Serbian drug underworld
Today’s Movie Trailer: Cosmopolis
The ‘Crash’ director gets back in the driver’s seat for another car-centric movie
Ice Age: Continental Drift: Franchise is Officially Frozen
The fourth in the popular series features Manny the wooly mammoth separated from his wife and child by plate tectonics. The earth did not move for this reviewer
Christopher Nolan’s Catwoman: A Modern Burglar for a Modern World
Look what the Catwoman dragged in!
The Evolution of Christian Bale
The ‘Dark Knight Rises’ star has transformed from child actor to superhero in the last 25 years
Climax of Hunger Games Trilogy Will Be Split Into Two Movies
Lionsgate confirmed that ‘Mockingjay,’ the final film installment of the best-selling book series, will be two films—expected in 2014 and 2015