The Dark Knight Rises

James Holmes prosecutor: "For James Eagan Holmes, justice is death"

Update: After DA George Brauchler announced at today's Aurora theater shooting hearing that he plans to seek the death penalty against James Holmes, Judge Carlos Samour turned his attention to defense attorneys' desire for Fox News reporter Jana Winter to reveal sources who gave her information abou ... More >>

Scott Smith jailed for schmucky trip to Batman screening with bag full of weapons but no permit

After the Aurora theater shooting last July, plenty of people across the country were nervous during their next trip to the movies -- especially if the flick they were seeing was The Dark Knight Rises, which was unspooling as a gunman killed twelve people and injured seventy others. Still, Ohio's S ... More >>

Aurora Century theater reopens six months after shooting with speeches, The Hobbit

The smell of buttered popcorn drifted into the parking lot as survivors of the July 20 shooting that killed twelve people and injured seventy made their way last night toward the front doors of the remodeled Century 16 theater in Aurora for its official reopening. Inside, they were greeted by a new ... More >>

Reader: Aurora Century 16 didn't invite the shooter in that horrible night

The Aurora Century 16 -- now known as the Aurora Century -- will reopen tomorrow, after tonight's "evening of remembrance" for the victims of the July 20 shooting. And through the weekend, Cinemark, the owner of the facility, will show free movies:The Bourne Legacy, Cloud Atlas, Finding Nemo 3D, Fli ... More >>

John Hickenlooper lauded for bringing mental health into gun control talk

Governor John Hickenlooper is scheduled to speak at today's reopening of the Aurora Century 16, where "an evening of remembrance" will honor the victims of the shootings on July 20 during a screen of The Dark Knight Rises. Let's hope the event works as well as Hickenlooper's subsequent talk about g ... More >>

Guns for Everyone to host pro-gun rally at Capitol to mark start of legislative session

Today is the first day of the new legislative session in Colorado -- and in a clear sign of contentious debates to come, a group called Guns for Everyone is staging a "pro-gun rally" to counter expected firearms-control proposals from Democrats this cycle. Organizer Edgar Antillon, a former House di ... More >>

The twenty baddest movie villains of 2012

The year 2012 was a big one for creeps -- living, breathing, oozing, killing-Batman creeps. So we asked Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl to choose the year's twenty baddest from the scores of contenders. Continue reading for his picks -- a spoiler-free selection of this year's spookiest scr ... More >>

Movie violence has never been better...or more reckless

Reader: James Holmes theory about music triggering murder foreseen by Tipper Gore

The National Enquirer's story about James Holmes's alleged confession to the theater shooting included the assertion that something in The Dark Knight Rises' soundtrack set off the lethal rampage. One reader believes this tale is possible and connects the concept to Tipper Gore's campaign against mu ... More >>

Joker mask causes freak out at Boulder movie theater, teen facing charges

It's been less than four months since James Holmes fired shots during a showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, killing twelve and injuring dozens more in one of Colorado's worst tragedies. But that didn't stop one student from wearing a "Joker" mask into a theater yesterday, prompting a group o ... More >>

James Holmes: Strange new mug shot, ten new counts -- and five more victims?

On the same day that a new, wild-eyed mug shot was released of James Holmes -- one that shows his hair close-cropped and returning to its natural dark color -- the accused Aurora theater shooter has been charged with ten additional counts of attempted murder at the request of prosecutors. The docume ... More >>

Reader: Turn theater 9 at Century 16 into a place of remembrance, with Batman clips

The City of Aurora is conducting a survey through August 31, asking people what should be done with the Aurora Century 16, the theater where twelve people died when a gunman opened fire during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises; the results will be shared with Cinemark, owner of the theat ... More >>

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 >>

James Holmes being evicted: Guess those bombs broke his lease

Yesterday's court hearing for James Holmes, at which his attorneys repeatedly said their client is mentally ill, wasn't the only court proceeding involving the accused Aurora theater shooter. As seen in a document on view below, his landlord is also going through the formal process of evicting him. ... More >>

James Holmes hearing: Mustache, outburst, no decision on unsealing files

A judge did not decide today whether to unseal the court file in the case of James Holmes, the 24-year-old charged with opening fire at a July 20 midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, killing twelve and injuring 58. Its unclear when Arapahoe County District Court Judge William Sylvest ... More >>

Offensive theater review for closed Aurora Century 16 still on Movietimes.com

After the Aurora theater shooting, the Century 16, where a twelve people died and dozens more were hurt during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, closed, and there are very real doubts about whether it will ever re-open. Nonetheless, pages for the theater remain on all the major online m ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: Batman composer Hans Zimmer's musical tribute

As the Aurora theater shooting was taking place, the sound system at screening room nine at the Century 16 was playing the music of Hans Zimmer, who composed the score of The Dark Knight Rises. Now, as our Backbeat blog has reported, Zimmer wants his music to help with healing. His written a new so ... More >>

"Walking Down Death Row," the eerily titled song by James Holmes's sister

See Also: - Dark Knight Rises composer Hans Zimmer pens song for Aurora shooting victims - Neil Diamond donates proceeds from merch sales to Aurora Victim Relief Fund - Reel Big Fish donating proceeds of Aspen show to Aurora shooting victims/families - Tim McGraw and other musicians pay tribute to t ... More >>

James Mapes may not be charged for bringing openly displayed gun into movie theater

Update below: Moments ago, we reached James Mapes, the man who was arrested late last night for visibly wearing a weapon into a Thornton movie theater. Mapes has a concealed-carry permit and says he wasn't attempting to garner attention for Second Amendment-related subjects by wearing a gun in plain ... More >>

The Fine Gentleman's Club fights tragedy with Too Much Fun!

Sharing stories is possibly the saddest yet most uplifting aspect of facing public tragedy, and we've been hearing a lot of them in the last few days -- about people who died too soon, saved lives through small acts of bravery, and whose own lives were changed forever in a split second. Here's ano ... More >>

Remaining humble in the face of tragedy and the weird, emotional world of the Internet

At this past weekend's UMS music festival, my band was asked to lead the audience at 3 Kings Tavern in a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora theater shootings. Into a microphone I usually use for inappropriate jokes and crowd prodding, I stumbled through the announcement, asking the peop ... More >>

Clark Tabor busted in L.A. theater after saying he should "go off like in Colorado"

With any incident as shocking as the Aurora theater shootings, authorities are always fearful of copycats. Which explains the weekend arrest of Clark Tabor, who was introduced to handcuffs after allegedly making references to the Colorado tragedy -- and a gun -- in a Los Angeles-area theater screen ... 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 >>

James Holmes's red-hair photo, dating site claims: Legit or Internet hoaxes?

The shootings at the Aurora Century 16 theater continue to dominate the news of the nation. But amid the release of victim's names and more details about suspect James Holmes's booby-trapped apartment, most mainstream outlets are either ignoring or downplaying alleged photos of the suspect with dyed ... More >>

Videos: After Aurora theater shooting, Craig Ferguson strikes right tone, Jay Leno doesn't

As was the case following the 1999 Columbine tragedy, late-night hosts faced a difficult task in dealing with early Friday's shootings at the Century 16 in Aurora. How to treat this horrific incident respectfully and then attempt to make the nation laugh? That night, Craig Ferguson passed the test ... More >>

Wear your bat-heart on your shirt, with a new tee from DenverMind Media

One way people are choosing to move forward after Friday's shootings in Aurora: by going to the movies. It's their way of saying that they're not afraid -- to take back the movie theater, so to speak, and especially The Dark Knight Rises, the last film in a series already plagued by a troubled past. ... 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 >>

James Holmes: Inside the courtroom with shock-haired Aurora theater shooting suspect

Update:James Holmes, the 24-year-old suspect in the Aurora theater shooting, walked slowly into a packed, wood-paneled courtroom this morning to be advised of his rights. He wore a maroon jumpsuit, but the most shocking thing about his appearance was his hair, which was a bushy tumble of neon orang ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: Deadmau5 rips Playboy model for heartless tweet

Shortly after news broke about the Aurora theater shooting at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, Playboy model Tricia Evans tweeted, "I heard the new Batman movie is really 'to die for'! Too soon?" The answer to that question was "definitely" for Deadmau5, an electronic-dance music titan who's be ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: President Obama shares Allie Young's amazing survivor's story

At this writing, thousands have gathered in Aurora for a prayer vigil following the shooting at the Century 16 during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises. Also taking part in the gathering is President Barack Obama, who earlier met with family members of victims -- among them Jordan Ghawi, brother ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: List of victims who died released by coroner's office

The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office has released a list of the people who died in the shooting at the Century 16 theater in Aurora. Jessica Ghawi, 24, an intern at 104.3 The Fan, had already been identified by friends and family. The other names include Veronica Moser-Sullivan, age six. Here's the ... More >>

Videos: Aurora Century 16 shootings at The Dark Knight Rises

Overnight, a gunman opened fire during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 movie complex. At this writing (and these numbers could well change, and change soon), fourteen people are confirmed dead, with an estimated fifty wounded, some said to be in criti ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting at The Dark Knight Rises: Jessica Ghawi, radio intern, ID'd as victim

Update: Family members and friends on Twitter are identifying one of the victims of the shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises as Jessica Ghawi, a 104.3 The Fan intern who tweeted under the name Jessica Redfield. Chillingly, her last Twitt ... More >>

Aurora is finally a household name...for the wrong reason

The City of Aurora and its booster group, Visit Aurora, have been working hard to advance the city's profile, pushing the upstart suburb just east of Denver out from under the shadow of its older, bigger sibling and making it a household name across the country. Today it is. But this is not what Aur ... More >>

Photo: Young man shows off wounds he says he got at Aurora theater shooting

The front page of Reddit.com right now is topped by this story: "i am one of the 50 wounded in the aurora theatre shooting. here are a few photos of my very lucky but nonethless terrifying brush with death. my thoughts go out to those less fortunate than me." Below are photos he shared with the onl ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: "We are all just crying"

Editor's note: Sam Levin is at Gateway High School, near the scene of the Aurora Century 16 theater shooting. People continue to gather at Gateway High School, where witnesses were taken after the attack -- among them more and more panicked individuals trying to find out whether friends and loved o ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: James Holmes's apartment is booby-trapped, police chief says

"His apartment is apparently booby-trapped." Those were the words of Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates moments ago as he briefed the press about the apartment of James Holmes, 24, the shooter at the The Dark Knight Rises premiere at Century Aurora 16 early this morning. Holmes, who is in police custody ... More >>

Photos of James Holmes, medical school dropout and alleged Aurora theater shooter

We can now give you a look at James Holmes, the man in custody in the wake of a shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. This is a more recent shot, while one below is from a San Diego yearbook. Here it is:

James Holmes -- not that James Holmes -- gets Facebook slammed after Aurora theater attack

In a post about the post-Columbine tragedy rumor mill, Alan Prendergast notes that people who share a name with James Holmes, the accused shooter in the attack on an Aurora theater screening The Dark Knight Rises, would likely be inaccurately targeted via their Facebook page. And so it came to pass ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: 12 dead, 59 injured, chief won't address Joker rumors

Update below: During a just-completed news conference about last night's shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates was asked by numerous national reporters to confirm reports that accused gunman James Holmes had ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting & disgusting questions about The Dark Knight Rises box office

We understand that media outlets doing wall-to-wall coverage of last night's shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rise have to look at every possible angle of the story. But excuse me for being repulsed by stories speculating about whether the ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting prompts volleys from pro-gun, anti-gun forces

Whenever there's a shocking example of firearm mayhem like the shootings at the Aurora Century 16 theater, it doesn't take long for those on either side of the pistol-availability argument to start trying to make ideological points. Prime examples: Texas Representative Louie Gohmert, who wondered wh ... More >>

Christopher Nolan's ponderous Dark Knight saga continues

The winner: Lady Shiva is my favorite Batman villain

Although The Dark Knight Rises will be released officially just after midnight tonight, at Premiere to Remember, people will be able to see the movie four and a half hours earlier -- and also party with fellow fans. And in a contest announced earlier this week, we promised to give a pair ofVIP upgr ... More >>

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Reader: My love for Catwoman should make me a Dark Knight VIP

The Dark Knight Rises officially opens at midnight tomorrow. Buy a ticket to Premiere to Remember, though, and you can see the movie a full four-and-a-half hours earlier, at the United Artists Colorado Center 9 -- and then go to an after-party at Dave and Buster's. And if you win our contest, you ... More >>

Win a free VIP upgrade to premiere screening of The Dark Knight Rises

The latest incarnation of the Batman franchise is arguably the best yet: dark and gritty with a star-studded cast of characters. When The Dark Knight Rises opens Thursday night, it's projected to break all box-office records for the biggest opening weekend of all time. And we've got a deal for you: ... More >>

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 >>

Eleven movies to look forward to in 2012

Thirteen hottest vegetarians, in honor of Hug a Vegetarian Day

Flickr photo​As if vegetarians don't get enough kudos for being greener and more animal-friendly than their meat-eating counterparts, now they get rewarded with hugs. And who doesn't love a hug? Today is Hug a Vegetarian Day, according to PETA2. And since we've been slaving away in our cubic ... More >>