The Dark Knight Rises

Batman mask found from shooting suspect home Aurora: University of Colorado officials were looking on Sunday into whether James Holmes used his position in a graduate program to collect hazardous materials, but school officials weren't saying whether they knew the suspect in a movie theater massacre was anything more than a hard-working student. Law enforcement officials also revealed that Holmes, 24, has not been cooperating with them and that it could take months to learn what prompted...  
09:27 AM, Jul 23, 2012

'Batman' shooting: Obama meets victims' families Aurora: Despair all around him, President Barack Obama on Sunday offered hugs, tears and the nation's sympathy to survivors of the Colorado shooting rampage and to families whose loved ones were shot dead. He looked for hope in the heartbreak, insisting a brighter day will come for the grieving and declaring that "much of the world is thinking about them". In dramatic detail, Obama offered a glimpse inside the horror...  
08:32 AM, Jul 23, 2012

Theaters increase security after Aurora shooting Los Angeles: Director Christopher Nolan remarked ahead of 'The Dark Knight Rises' debut that his villain is so fearsome that at times he's as hateful as someone carrying out such misdeeds for real. Nolan's grand spectacle of violence and mayhem has been put into perspective for what it really is - a harmless thrill ride - after the real horror of the Colorado shootings that killed 12 and injured 58...  
01:57 PM, Jul 22, 2012

Makers cancel more 'Dark Knight' world premieres Mexico City: Warner Bros. Pictures says it has canceled appearances by the cast and filmmakers of the movie 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Mexico and Japan after a shooter killed 12 people and injured at least 50 Friday in a Colorado theater during a midnight premiere of the newest Batman movie. The studio says actors Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon Levitt will no longer hold press or red...  
01:51 PM, Jul 22, 2012

Dark Knight Rises: US shooting hampers business Los Angeles: Hollywood studios will not release box-offices figures on Sunday after the fatal gun rampage at a midnight showing for the Batman movie 'The Dark Knight Rises,' which made less money than some industry insiders projected. The film grossed $74 million on Friday in the United States and Canada and is seen generating $173 million by the end of the weekend, people with knowledge of industry figures said on...  
01:30 PM, Jul 22, 2012

Obama to visit victims of 'Batman' movie shooting
by IANS
Washington: US President Barack Obama will travel to Aurora city in Colorado state to meet the families of victims of Friday's shooting incident where a man gunned down 12 people during the screening of the latest Batman movie, the White House said. The President will meet wounded survivors and bereaved families as well as city officials of Aurora, Xinhua reported citing a White House statement. Following Friday's shooting spree at...  
01:20 PM, Jul 22, 2012

'Batman shooting suspect had planned the attack' Aurora: The shooting suspect who went on a deadly rampage inside a Colorado theater planned the attack with "calculation and deliberation," police said on Saturday, receiving deliveries for months which authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs. Authorities on Saturday removed dangerous explosive materials from inside James Holmes's suburban Denver apartment a day after police said he opened fire and...  
08:13 AM, Jul 22, 2012

'Dark Knight Rises' shootout disturbing: Big B
by IANS
Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan expressed shock over the news of the mass shooting incident at the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie 'The Dark Knight Rises'. A man opened fire at a theatre in suburban Denver Friday, killing 12 people, and leaving many others wounded. The suspect reportedly claimed to be the fictional archenemy of Batman during the investigation and told police he was 'the Joker'. "Each day...  
08:11 PM, Jul 21, 2012

Now showing: Masand reviews 'Gattu', 'The Dark Knight Rises'

This week Rajeev Masand reviews two films 'Gattu' and 'The Dark Knight Rises'. He also interviews Amitabh Bachchan. ...
11:07 AM, Jul 21, 2012

Colorado shooting: Obama, Romney suspend campaigns Washington: US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney temporarily suspended their presidential campaigns in view of the tragic killing of 12 people in a movie theater shootout which also left 59 others injured. While Obama returned to White House on Friday afternoon from Florida, mid-way through his election campaign, Romney addressed a meeting in New Hampshire. "Our hearts break with the sadness of this unspeakable tragedy...I stand...  
08:01 AM, Jul 21, 2012

US: 'Batman' shooting suspect a doctoral student Denver: James Eagen Holmes came from a well-tended San Diego enclave of two-story homes with red-tiled roofs, where neighbors recall him as a clean-cut, studious young man of sparing words. Tall and dark-haired, he stared clear-eyed at the camera in a 2004 high school yearbook snapshot, wearing a white junior varsity soccer uniform - No. 16. The son of a nurse, Arlene, and a software company manager, Robert, James Holmes...  
07:46 AM, Jul 21, 2012

Masand: 'Dark Knight Rises' flirts with greatness Director: Christopher Nolan Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman In order to fully appreciate The Dark Knight Rises, it might be a good idea to refresh your memory of Batman Begins, given that key plot points and characters from the 2005 film are referenced in Christopher Nolans final chapter in the Batman trilogy. Oh, and one more thing " it would also help if you had no memory of...  
11:30 PM, Jul 20, 2012

Masand says 'The Dark Knight Rises' is a satisfying film. What do you think? Write your review and win prizes. 
11:29 PM, Jul 20, 2012

'Batman' cinema shooting: 'No security checks at theatres'

A gunman wearing a gas mask and black SWAT gear hurled a gas canister inside a crowded movie theater during a midnight showing of the new Batman movie on Friday and then opened fire, killing 12 and wounding nearly 60 people. ...
08:43 PM, Jul 20, 2012

US: Gunman opens fire during screening of new Batman film

At least 12 people have been shot dead in Denver, USA by a masked gunman, who opened fire at a midnight screening of The Dark Night Rises. ...
08:04 PM, Jul 20, 2012

Obama shocked, saddened by cinema hall shooting Washington: Shocked and saddened by the "horrific" cinema hall shooting in Colorado, US President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of the heinous crime that claimed at least 14 lives and left 50 people injured. "Michelle and I are shocked and saddened by the horrific and tragic shooting in Colorado. Federal and local law enforcement are still responding, and my administration will do everything that...  
05:49 PM, Jul 20, 2012

Is absence of Joker the Bane of 'Dark Knight'? New Delhi: Whats common between the new Batman baddie Bane and the old villain Joker? Well, both have been addicted to drugs in their twenties, but Edward Thomas Hardy (Bane) fought hard to leave the habit of alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction. Heath Ledger was not so lucky and a toxic combination of prescription drugs took his life in 2008. Apart from it, there wouldnt be many similarities between the...  
03:31 PM, Jul 20, 2012

US: 12 dead in shooting during new Batman movie Aurora (Colorado, USA): A gunman wearing a gas mask and black SWAT gear hurled a gas canister inside a crowded movie theater during a midnight showing of the new Batman movie Friday and then opened fire, killing 12 people and wounding nearly 60 others in an attack so bizarre that some moviegoers at first thought they were watching Hollywood special effects. As smoke from the canister spread, audience members watching...  
02:48 PM, Jul 20, 2012

What you didn't know about 'The Dark Knight' Mumbai: Finally the wait is over for Batman fans as the final installment of Batman trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan hits the screens worldwide. Some interesting and rare facts about the 'Dark Knight'. Batman hates guns The Dark Knight refuses to use them after a gun killed his parents When Batman made his big screen debut 'Batman Dracula' was the first Batman movie produced and directed by Andy Warhol in...  
02:00 PM, Jul 20, 2012