'Dark Knight' soars at the box office

'Dark Knight' soars at the box office

31 Jul 2012 11:24 - Sapa-AFP
The new Batman flick "The Dark Knight Rises" has remained number one at North American box offices, despite the mass shooting in Colorado.
Batman shooter faces 142 charges over massacre

Batman shooter faces 142 charges over massacre

31 Jul 2012 07:39 - AFP
James Holmes faces 142 charges after a gunman shot dead 12 people and wounded scores more in one of the worst mass killings in US history.
Suspected Batman massacre gunman 'seeing a psychiatrist'

Suspected Batman massacre gunman 'seeing a psychiatrist'

28 Jul 2012 09:16 - Jeanie Stokes
Court documents show the suspected Batman massacre gunman was seeing a psychiatrist specialising in schizophrenia before the attack in Colorado.
No Oscar love for 'The Dark Knight Rises'

No Oscar love for 'The Dark Knight Rises'

26 Jul 2012 06:09 - Guardian Reporter
"The Dark Knight Rises" may be the year's most talked about movie, but it is unlikely to be in the running for major awards come Oscars season.
'Batman' star Christian Bale visits Colorado victims

'Batman' star Christian Bale visits Colorado victims

25 Jul 2012 15:37 - Sapa-AP
Christian Bale has visited survivors of the Colorado shooting and stopped by a makeshift memorial to victims of the attack that killed 12 people.
Aurora 'Batman' shooter in first court appearance

Aurora 'Batman' shooter in first court appearance

24 Jul 2012 08:17 - Mary Slosson, Keith Coffman,
The man accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage at a midnight showing of the new Batman film in Denver has made his first court appearance.
Batman's political right turn

Batman's political right turn

23 Jul 2012 17:43 - Mark Fisher
The new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, isn't the simple conservative parable rightwingers would like, but it is a reactionary vision.
Batman shooter's apartment rigged with 'explosive items'

Batman shooter's apartment rigged with 'explosive items'

20 Jul 2012 20:51 - AP
The gunman arrested for a shooting spree at a showing of the latest Batman movie had booby-trapped his apartment with a "very sophisticated" device.
Holy crash-landing Batman!

Holy crash-landing Batman!

10 Jul 2012 17:01 - Reuters
The crime-fighting crusader could fly but if he did, he would smash into the ground and probably die, a group of physics students have calculated.

Dark Knight of the soul

25 Jul 2008 06:00 - Shaun De Waal
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews the latest Batman instalment, The Dark Knight, and likes its sense of realism.