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Batman and vigilantism in pop culture
In the latest film, the dark knight’s revenge fantasies are exposed as unhinged, as his foes no longer only hide under bridges but also brazenly roam the corridors of power.
Ford, on the road to freedom
Cape Town-based radio technical producer Brett Kannemeyer only ever idolised one kind of motor vehicle — Ford
Yes, boys can play with dolls
And girls can play as Batman. But feeling safe to do so away from home is a different story.
Ben Affleck to play Batman in Superman sequel
Ben Affleck will play Batman in the 2015 sequel to this year’s "Man of Steel", joining Michael Keaton and George Clooney as the masked hero.
Steel yourself: Same old stories sap superheroes’ staying power
They might retain some individuality but the endless Republican theme is wearing thin.
‘Dark Knight’ soars at the box office
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
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’
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’
"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
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
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
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’
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!
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.
Batgirl back on her feet after 23 years in DC comics reboot
Holy broken bones! Barbara Gordon, the original Batgirl character paralysed from the waist down in a dastardly deed by the Joker, is to rise again.