The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie GyllenhaalDirected By: Christopher Nolan
Never let it be said that the Western is dead. Because every time its last rites are read, another filmmaker moves in and produces another fine entry to an enduring genre that'll simply never go away. In this case, the film is 3:10 To Yuma, and the filmmaker is James Mangold, straight off his Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic, Walk The Line. 3:10 To Yuma is, however, a far ...
Manufacturer: Lions Gate Home EntertainmentStarring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas RobertsDirected By: James Mangold
Unapologetically audacious, I'm Not There is more post-modern puzzle than by-the-numbers biopic. A title card sets the scene: "Inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan." Yet the film features no figure by that name. Instead, writer/director Todd Haynes presents six characters, each incarnating different stages in the artist's career. Perfume's Ben Whishaw, a black-clad poet, ...
Manufacturer: Paramount Home EntertainmentStarring: Cate Blanchett, Ben Whishaw, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christian BaleDirected By: Christopher Nolan
Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins tells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christian Bale
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy.
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Christian Bale, Gary OldmanDirected By: Christopher Nolan
The Prestige attempts a hat trick by combining a ridiculously good-looking cast, a highly regarded new director, and more than one sleight of hand. Does it pull it off? Sort of. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman play rival magicians who were once friends before an on-stage tragedy drove a wedge between them. While Bale's Alfred Borden is a more skilled illusionist, Jackman's Rufus Angier is ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Christian Bale, Piper Perabo, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Michael CaineDirected By: Christopher Nolan
