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New York Film Critics Betray Heath Ledger

New York Film Critics Betray Heath Ledger

On Wednesday the New York Film Critics Circle announced their top picks for this year.

 

Surprisingly, and more than anything, stupidly they announced that Josh Brolin was the recipient of  "Best Male Supporting Actor."

 

What the hell?

 

Now, I know that some people will argue that Heath Ledger does not necessarily deserve an Oscar just because...

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Batman, Turkey Mayor Sues Batman Director for Identity Theft

Batman, Turkey Mayor Sues Batman Director for Identity Theft

Batman has had his share of vilification, and he has taken his place as Gotham’s fall guy time and time again. Now, he’s getting flack from another city though: Batman, Turkey. Huseyin Kalkan, the city’s mayor, is suing Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan for identity theft and attributes unsolved murders and female suicides to psychological ...

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Proof That Yale is the Best Ivy: Darq Knight the Musical

Proof That Yale is the Best Ivy: Darq Knight the Musical

Remember The Dark Knight, the greatest cinematic masterpiece of all-time? Well, a group of like-minded (READ: totally awesome) Yalies got together and turned it into a power ballad musical.

 

Oh, be still, my beating heart.

 

Written by Marshall Pailet and James Pollack, the theatrical production is a line-by-line retelling of the film’s narrati...

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Drink Like a Leading Man: From Bond to Batman

Drink Like a Leading Man: From Bond to Batman

From James Bond to Rick Blaine, classy on-screen men know a good cocktail when they see one, and while you may not be a film icon, there’s no reason not to drink like one. Read on to learn how to Drink Like Leading Man: From Bond to Batman.


James Bond is perhaps the most famous martini-drinking secret agent of all time, and yet, the cocktail dr...

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Tropic Thunder Rains on The Dark Knight's Parade

Tropic Thunder Rains on The Dark Knight's Parade

For four weeks straight, The Dark Knight has sat atop the box-office inching its way towards the 500 million dollar mark. This past weekend, however, Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder dethroned critically acclaimed superhero flick and took the top spot for itself.

 

Thanks to Box Office Mogo, we don't have to pay IMDB a premium to see the full box-of...

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Batman's Utility Belt Couldn't Do This

Batman's Utility Belt Couldn't Do This

Normally, if you have a utility belt, you are either Batman or a carpenter

 

What does this utility belt make you?

 

A) an alcoholic

B) life of the party

C) an overzealous drinker whose beer is now warm (and attached to their waist?)

D) Super Beerman, the superhero who will one day return Anheiser Busch to America

 

You decide.

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Must-Read Not News Stories From FARK

Must-Read Not News Stories From FARK

• A 21-year-old man broke into a home he believed was used for drug dealing to steal money and drugs. It turned out to be the home of a terrified couple. He is now spending the next six years of his life in jail.


• While in police custody, a repeat drunken driver took a swig of correction fluid to try and conceal his alcohol breath. He was take...

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Batman Allegedly Beats Women

Batman Allegedly Beats Women

When not saving Gotham from crime, Batman, also known as Christian Bale, allegedly spends his time beating his mother and sister.

 

According to Britain’s Press Association, the 34-year-old actor’s mother and sister reported that Bale assaulted them on the night of the European premiere of The Dark Knight. Instead of questioning him that very ni...

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Fresh Cream: All the News We Missed

Fresh Cream: All the News We Missed

A wrestler used the prosthetic leg of a student from Union County College to win a match.

 

A University of Iowa student led the police on a 20-minute chase while he was intoxicated and half-naked.

 

College Being compiled a laundry list of things you can do with a condom for fun (other than sex, of course).

 

Co-ed’s Hunter College blogger wrot...

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Michael Bay's The Dark Knight?

Michael Bay's The Dark Knight?

Over the weekend, Batman: The Dark Knight smashed every box-office record imaginable. In total, eight records were broken, including:

 

1 - LARGEST NUMBER OF OPENING THEATRES WITH 4,366
2 - BIGGEST MIDNIGHT PREVIEW GROSS WITH $18.489 MILLION IN 3,040 THEATRES
3 - BIGGEST IMAX MIDNIGHT PREVIEWS SET AN NEW RECORD WITH $640,000
4 - BIGGEST SINGLE...

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