"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" leads the Academy Awards with 13 nominations, including best picture, and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji Phenson, and a directing slot for David Fincher. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Oscars are at a crossroads and Batman is standing right in the middle of the road. Like the Scarecrow says in "The Wizard of Oz" (not "the Scarecrow" in "Batman Begins"), the Oscars can go this way, or they can go that way. ...more

January 19, 2009

A ninja is lurking in the shadows of Palm Beach County, but apparently he's more like Chris Farley in "Beverly Hills Ninja" than Liam Neeson in "Batman Begins." ...more

January 12, 2009

The Dark Knight **** ...more

December 12, 2008

"The Dark Knight" highlights this week's new DVD releases. ...more

December 9, 2008

Why so serious? The biggest movie of the summer will likely become the biggest DVD of the year as well. "The Dark Knight," with Heath Ledger's dark portrayal of the Joker, hits stores today. ...more

December 9, 2008

LOS ANGELES - A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office. ...more

July 20, 2008

OPENING TODAY The Dark Knight **** It's hard to come up with a reason to not see this movie, unless sequences of "some menace" disturb you. It's one of Heath Ledger's last films. The creative team is the same as the one on the excellent "Batman Begins," with the exception that they've upgraded from Katie Holmes to Maggie Gyllenhaal. Just go. Review, Page 4. 150 minutes (PG-13; intense sequences of violence and some menace) ...more

July 18, 2008

Here are the main things you need to know about "The Dark Knight": It is the best of the "Batman" movies. Actually, by my lights, it's the best movie in the superhero genre (move over, "Spider-Man 2"). ...more

July 17, 2008

Chris Rock has canceled his 10 p.m. Thursday show at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, according to a news release from the center. No reason was given for the cancellation. ...more

June 28, 2008