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We all know bats are blind. The question is do they know the smell of cash? The Dark Knight does.

Fans are calling for Heath Ledger’s rendition of The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster bash The Dark Knight to be acknowledged as the pinnacle of the character’s representation on film.

According to Nikki Finke, there is, but we have no idea where to sign up for it. Did we miss the memo on this or what?

The sequel to The Dark Knight should be coming to theaters in 2011. Prepare for a viral website to hit the web in twenty minutes or so.

Calm down everyone. The Academy Award Nominations got it right. Just because the voters went a different way than the public doesn’t make them wrong, and Josh Radde tells us why.

With the full, finalized list out, we’ve got a whole roll of The Obvious and very little of The Exciting.

The Visual Effects Society put their heads together to nominate the best in visual effects from this year. I’m sure you already have some things in mind as for what you would nominate, but be prepared for some surprises too.

The Dark Knight is hitting theaters again in IMAX this Friday. Do you care enough to head back to Gotham?

We know it’s a bit better than unfounded Angelina rumors, but are we really still going this crazy? Really? We’re really doing this?

When Awards season rolls around, Robert Fure always wins “Most Rage Filled Rant.” What is both obvious and sad is that he created the award and is the only one who votes on the winner.

Today brings a host of new awards nominations with both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ACE) announcing nominees for their respective 2009 awards.

When I look back through this past year, one film easily rises above the rest in the realm of soundtrack: The Dark Knight. The following video gives us a behind the soundboard look at the creation of The Joker’s theme.

Fans of The Dark Knight were pleased to find out that The Producers Guild of America (PGA) nominated it as one of the five best films of the year, right alongside Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Milk.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the names of the 7 finalist in the Visual Effects category.

Earlier today I posted 2008: The Cinescape, a fan made dedication to some of the more iconic films of 2008. This afternoon I received word that another such video has appeared online, from YouTubian Kees van Dijkhuizen.

With such a memorable year, it was hard to pick the top ten memorable scenes from all the films. Of course, to be fair, I had to choose only one scene from any given movie (otherwise, The Dark Knight would easily take five or six spots on the list).

You may remember last year when one adventurous fan created 2007: A Year for Drama, a pretty cool little video montage of some of the year’s more memorable films. That same guy is back this year with 2008: The Cinescape, a similar montage set to Sigur Ros.

As part of our Year in Review, we’ve asked our resident DVDologist Brian Gibson to lay down his 15 favorite releases from 2008.

As is customary this time of year, it is my duty (and honor) to present you my list of the Ten Best Films of 2008. And in the past year we’ve seen an interesting range of films, have we not?

It is time once again for a special edition of the Reject Report, the 2008 Year in Review! This is our final look at 2008’s box office winners — and our final chance to roast some of the losers.