Week 5: Cycle 2

The Dark Knight Rises

1) Newspaper- LA Times
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/05/dark-knight-rises-christopher-nolan-takes-batman-to-new-place/

Geoff Boucher's article touches on all the aspects of the new Batman movie. It starts off with an in depth description of the movie and all action and characters. The article touches on how the director, Christopher Nolan interacts with every character to make a brilliant movie. Towards the end of the article, Boucher discusses what should come next of Nolan and if he will be taking a break or should we expect more.

2) Television- E!
http://www.eonline.com/videos/186726/bale-suits-up-for-dark-knight-rises

Kristina Guerrero has this television interview with the Batman star Christian Bale talks about the cast of the film and the bitter sweet ending to the Batman movies. Bale talks about each of his cast members such as Anne Hathaway, the new villain that hits Gothem City and Batman's final epic moment.

3) Blog- Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/batman-review-dark-knight-rises-letdown_n_1677247.html

The blog by Christy Lemire discusses the early Batman review, questioning if it will be "an epic letdown". She questions all the new characters coming into play that have a significant importance but may be an overload to the viewers. Lemire does not know if this new movie will come close to the last Batman since Heath Ledger did such a phenomenal performance. She concludes that it is just going to be tough to top such an amazing film. But we just need to wait and find out when the movie is finally released.

4) Social Network- Twitter
http://twitter.com/darknightrises

This twitter account is filled with fans of the Batman movies very excited for its release in a few days. You can keep updated on the latest interviews and reviews of the movie. Also, a fan frantically tweets about spoilers of the movie released so die hard fans should beware if they want a surprise. Twitter also allows viewers to keep updated with the stars of the movie as well and take a look into their personal lives.