All this fuss over the first look at Anne Hathaway's maybe-official Catwoman garb in The Dark Knight Rises brings to mind Selina Kyle's sartorial choices over the years, since her 1940 debut in Bob Kane and Bill Finger's Batman #1 comic. Much has changed through the decades, from Catwoman's sultry swingin' '60s shimmer to, well, Halle Berry's unfortunate bra 'n' leather pants getup. Will Hathaway's be-goggled Selina Kyle fare any better than her predecessors?
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The city of Pittsburgh has Chris Nolan's Dark Knight Rises production to thank for making it snow in summer and giving newlyweds an unforgettable Kodak moment. Now, in the grand spirit of the Dark Knight Catwoman robber, comes news that a Pittsburgh man was arrested for carjacking in the name of Batman. Isn't this viral marketing going a little too far, fellas?
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As promised last week, teaser materials for Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises have begun to hit the web, starting with your first look at the threequel's first teaser poster -- a nifty upward shot of Gotham City crumbling to reveal a bat shape in the sky. Hit the jump for a full look at the poster and keep an eye out for the also-reported first teaser trailer allegedly hitting this week.
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The filmmaking process and a particular studio head's cojones were among the topics of discussion Friday night when director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) held a Q&A with Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception) to celebrate the 10th anniversary Blu-ray release of Nolan's breakout film, the neo-noir psychological mystery Memento. But while the sold-out crowd at L.A.'s Egyptian Theatre got to witness the playful Del Toro warming up straight-laced Nolan like a looser, geekier James Lipton, a few topics were strictly off-limits.
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