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It was incredible to see Nolan on stage with Bale, Oldman, and Gordon-Levitt. Nolan is in his standard 3 button suit and his hair slicked slightly to the right. Oldman is rocking his stylish mafia attire sporting his classic mustache. Gordon-Levitt who is fitted nicely and is all smiles.

And then there’s Bale, who looks like he just got dressed for the show an hour ago wearing what seems like the same dress shirt and jeans he wore attending an awards show the previous night. It’s not that Bale doesn’t care about his appearance, that’s just how bad ass he is. It’s his way of saying “I’m the Batman, I wear what I want.” 

Heath Ledger…gone, but not forgotten. You will forever be in our hearts and through your movies your legacy will live on. 

Seeing Bale react like this was such a touching moment. It shows how much Heath meant to everyone that worked with him.  

The Dark Knight Trilogy

These animated posters look incredible. It makes me wonder why these aren’t done more often. And with the technology that we have nowadays why we don’t see animated posters in the movie theaters. 

(These posters are created by Messenjahmatt)

Here’s a link to more of his wallpapers and avatar gifs

http://www.messenjahmatt.com/TheDarkKnightRises/

For a role that restricts most of Hardy’s face with a mask, he utilizes every part of his body to portray the intimating figure that is bane. Bane’s menacing stare is one of the most frightening images of any superhero villain to ever be portrayed on screen. Many people doubted Hardy because of his size, but now we see why Nolan chose him for the role. Hardy’s talent as an actor and his ability to use his eyes to convey his emotions is quite impressive. 

It was a very touching moment seeing Bale tear up after seeing the montage with Heath Ledger in it. 

The epic character posters

I really wanted to like this movie, but I just couldn’t. It was too boring and hard to follow. The plot was unnecessarily complex and confusing that it made it hard for anyone who had not previously read the book or was familiar with the book to follow the story as it unraveled. The pacing of the film was incredibly slow. You wanted to stay engaged, but all you got were back and forth cuts of shuffling paper, old men staring at each other, more shuffling of paper, old men mumbling amongst one another then more of old men staring at each other. 

It’s funny, because the immediate response to anyone who dislikes the film or find it boring is that they don’t understand it and the movie is too complex for them. No, it’s not that I don’t understand this movie. It’s just boring. There was no character development, no build up or suspense, the plot as a whole was unnecessarily slow and plodded along, it’s easily the biggest disappointment of 2011 for me at least. 

It’s the same silly premise delivering the same nonsensical action and entertainment, so if you’re looking for something different and innovative then you’re going to be disappointed. But if you’re a fan of the previous two installments and looking for good fun entertainment, then Men in Black 3 will serve as a satisfying third film to the series. 

Personally, I haven’t seen the first two Men in Blacks in a while so I can’t accurately compare the two to this one, but while watching the film I felt that it wasn’t as funny as the original two. I’m not sure if the concept of Will Smith and K fighting aliens the first two times were fresher back then so it was funnier or if the third installment just falls a bit short in the comedic arena. 

But whatever that this lacked in the comedic area was made up for in Brolin’s portrayal of a young agent K. Take away the script, take away the visual effects, Brolin’s performance alone is worth the price of admission. 

Snow White and the Huntsman is probably the first disappointment of the year for me so far. I felt like this movie had so much potential. All of the set pieces were there. Charlize Theron was deliciously wicked as the evil queen. Hemsworth was perfect as the huntsman. And visually, each scene was breath taking. Rupert Sander brought his vision into a classic fairy tale and introduced a strong beginning filled with great ideas. But it seemed like once Sanders had assembled all of his pieces together, he and his writers didn’t know what to do with them. 

I felt like the narrative was very disjointed and while it tried to draw empathy from the audience, there was no emotional connection. This film was beautiful visually, but it lacked heart. The story was slow and tedious. The movie felt too long yet at the same time a lot of the scenes felt like they were rushed through. 

Overall the film was still enjoyable, but it’s a shame that it didn’t reach its full potential because Theron’s villainous portrayal of the iconic evil queen was in the ball park of a Heath Ledger esque performance. 

This fan made character poster of Alfred actually looks better than some of the official photos!

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Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy are easily two of the most interesting personalities in Hollywood. I remember the first time watching X-Men: First Class and thinking to myself what great chemistry these two actors have on screen. You can just feel the realness and the genuine depth of affection that McAvoy’s character, Charles Xaivier, has for Fassbender’s character, Erik Lensherr. On the screen, these two deliver such charismatic performances playing alongside one another.

Off the screen, these two are just as goofy as they are talented. From their silly antics in their interviews to their antics on set that ultimately resulted in the two crashing a golf course into a Lexus, Fassbender and McAvoy exude such vibrant personalities.

For those that know Fassbender in his movie roles, he comes off a serious man filled with intensity and rage. But with McAvoy, he brings the kid out of Fassbender. 

Fans will definitely be looking forward to the next X-Men: First Class and to see the continuing development of Prof X and Magneto’s relationship with one another.  

New stills from Django Unchained shows Leonardo Dicaprio as the menacing Calvin Candie and the first full look at Jamie Foxx as Django. 

Rumor is there will be a trailer attached to Prometheus June 8th 

The road through the East always goes through Boston. No matter where Lebron plays, he’s always somehow found himself matched up against the Celtics. Besides the Lakers there’s not another team that I hate more than the Celtics, but at the same time there’s not another team in the league that I respect as much as I do than these Boston Celtics. 

Boston has been written off by critics for the past 2-3 years. Writers labeled them as old and past their prime. Critics said their window of opportunity was closed in 2010. But they kept coming back. Then they said the same thing in 2011…and they kept coming back. Now it’s 2012 and these Celtics are still here and they are back in a very familiar situation…playing for a spot in the NBA Finals.

Even without the injuries this was going to be a tough match up. No one can ever question the heart of the Celtics. But the Heat will be up to the challenge. Lebron is playing like Cleveland Lebron and Wade is playing at the same level he did in his run to the title in 06. Our role players are inconsistent, but I have faith that they will step up and make the shots when we need them to.

This is a tough call, but I have Miami in 6.