Christian Bale

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine says the Aurora shooting was staged by Obama, while Marilyn Manson makes a joke about James Holmes

See also: - Deadmau5 disses Playboy model for her tweet joking about Batman shooting - Dark Knight Rises composer Hans Zimmer honors Aurora shooting victims - Tim McGraw and other musicians pay tribute to the Aurora shooting victims - Neil Diamond donates proceeds from merch sales to Aurora Victim R ... More >>

Photo: Christian Bale visits Aurora theater shooting victim Carey Rottman

Update below: The Aurora theater shooting took place during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale, who released a statement afterward expressing his horror at the event that took the lives of twelve people. Now, he's sharing those emotions in person, during a visit with vict ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: Seeing The Dark Knight Rises the day after

Following the Aurora theater shooting, Hollywood barely paused to pay respect to the victims before speculation began about how the tragedy would affect the box office prospects of The Dark Knight Rises, the movie that was screening during the rampage. Partly in defiance of downturn predictions, par ... More >>

Christopher Nolan's ponderous Dark Knight saga continues

The Dark Knight Rises: Your guide to getting your Batman on this Thursday

The Dark Knight Rises is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and more. The movie premieres at 12:01 a.m. Friday, and on Thursday night fans will have several ways to go to bat for Batma ... More >>

IKEA Centennial: Fear and loathing and meatballs at the megastore's press preview

IKEA: So big is has its own gravity.​Unless you've been living under a poorly-designed rock for months, you know that IKEA Centennial opens on July 27, at which point everyone within a four-state area will charge through its doors, frothing at the mouth for low-priced, assembly-required home d ... More >>

Green Lantern comes out today; but here's what other colored Lantern movies might look like

​Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds, the world's leading collector of failed superhero franchise leads, opens today. Reynolds plays Hal Jordon, a fearless test pilot who's chosen to become part of an intergalactic peacekeeping force called the Green Lanterns. They use their power rings to h ... More >>

Top five retro breakfast cereals that deserve a comeback

Rice Krispies: choked by their own hubris.​According to a recent article in 24/7 Wall St., a handful of beloved breakfast cereals are steadily declining in popularity -- and may end up in the annals of cereal history rather than being shoveled into the eager mouths of children every morning. ... More >>

Crazy celebrities, the Korean invasion and more in this week's new release picks, March 14, 2011

​We've got a pretty stellar selection of new releases this week that cover a wide array of different interests. While one film nerd might not think Sharktopus worth watching, they'll probably find solace in The Fighter. On the same tone, a gamer who enjoys shooting people in the face will have ... More >>

Oscar winners' most embarrassing performances

​Last night, Hollywood engaged in its yearly back-pat, bestowing little gold statues on those who brought the greatest dignity to the big screen last year. Amidst all that pomp and circumstance, it can be easy to forget that, as amazing as Natalie Portman was in Black Swan, she was also the le ... More >>

Oscars 2011: Live-blogging the self-congratulatory golden phallus ceremonies

They've been doing this for EIGHTY-THREE years?!?​ There are a lot of things more important than watching and liveblogging the 2011 Academy Awards - but none of them are things we have to do today. Look for our recap after the show!

ThunderCats's new look: Why so serious, Lion-O?

​Once upon a time, cartoons were silly. Consider the original Batman series of the 1960s, a show so jokey it had villains named both The Laugher and The Giggler and starred a not-exactly-ripped-but-still-wearing-spandex Adam West playing the world's most block-headed straight man -- even Tim B ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Paul Newman! Five films you would have made better

Improves everything.​Today is the birthday of Newman's Own best selling product, the late Paul Newman, everyone's favorite cool-eyed and irreverent actor/philanthropist. He can't so much celebrate his birthday, being deceased, but everyone else can -- and surely they will, running some retrosp ... More >>

Five superheroes that don't need powers to kick ass

Kick-Ass starts tomorrow and, based on the early buzz and the trailers, it's going to, well, kick ass. In case you've somehow managed to ignore it, it's a film about superheroes that don't have powers -- just a desire to do some good and too little common sense not to dress up in outlandish costum ... More >>

Ten band inspired costume ideas

​Halloween, the time when adults decide to don their favorite witty getups, whether it be the intellectual "Freudian slip" or the pop culture driven "Christian Bale Yelling." We're sure some of you are short on ideas, so we've compiled a list of band inspired costumes to wear to your favorite part ... More >>

Last night's behind-the-scenes glimpse at Channel 31

Ron Zappolo.​We love when performers and public figures go off when they don't realize cameras are rolling and microphones are on. Take, for instance, Christian Bale's astonishing on-set rant or then-President George Bush confiding to veep Dick Cheney that the New York Times' Adam Clymer is an ... More >>

Public Enemies

Summer Film Preview

Terminator Salvation

The Dark Knight

Heath Ledger peers into the void as Christopher Nolan's Batman returns.

Dark Knight Ever Darker

Summer Movie Preview

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

Friday Rap-Up: Out Tha Box TV, Green Lantern, Common, 50 Cent

America’s Penguin

Street Kings

Boys will be boys in Street Kings' shallow look at dirty police.

Boy Trouble

Like a Complete Unknown

I'm Not There and the changing face of Bob Dylan on film.

I'm Not There

The elusive Bob Dylan, masterfully considered.

3:10 to Yuma

James Mangold remakes a classic western for our ADD times.

Christian Bale and the Art of Extreme Acting

What won't the best actor of his generation do for a role? Not much.

Rescue Dawn

Werner Herzog takes his hero worship to Hollywood.

Franchise Player

Rockumentary

Music biopics Hollywood won't make.

A Grand Finale

Tesla Shocks the Springs

Welcome to the Grand Illusion

Memento's director plumbs the depths of magic and loss.

Origin of Innocence

The New World boldly reclaims the Pocahontas tale from Disney.

Bat Cave-In

The Dark Knight's origin story can't overcome its Bale-ful side.

The Wiz

Miyazaki returns with a beautiful but confounding fairy tale.

Ghost in the Machinist

Christian Bale chases phantoms and loses sleep in Brad Anderson's latest.

Sexual Healing

In Laurel Canyon, temptation proves good for the soul.

Prozium Nation

Normal human feelings prove lethal in Equilibrium.

Island of the Dumbed

Miscasting is a problem for Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

Mutha's Day

De-sexed Shaft update still delivers action, Jackson.

The Killer Inside

American Psycho gets all chopped up, thank God.

Some Enchanted Evening

Fun House