The Dark Knight Rises publicity push continues with four large new banners showing a Gotham City ravaged by the battle between Batman and Bane.

Judging by these images, we're in for a pretty epic fight scene when the police meet Bane's followers on the Gotham streets. We've got the two sides rallying their respective armies, the beginning of the battle, and Catwoman piloting a Batpod with guns blazing.

Unfortunately, it's still another couple of months before TDKR's July 20 release date.

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Following hot (sorry) on the heels of yesterday's fiery new poster for The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros. has released a set of new character posters for the film, featuring Batman, Catwoman and Bane.

The film is due out July 20.

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Otaku guys have been kissing posters of Japanese pop idols for years, but now the posters are kissing back.

A research group at Keio University used ultrasound proximity sensors to create a digital poster of an idol with facial expressions that change as the observer gets closer. Put your face right up to the poster, and she goes in for a kiss.

We think we could get pop idols to actually pose for this, and sell it as an application, or it could be used in digital signage," said researcher Keidai Ogawa.

Now all they have to do is add the kiss transmission device from Kajimoto Laboratory, and they'll be in (really creepy) business!

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Marvel has released five new character posters from The Avengers, featuring a darker, grittier look at Earth's Greatest Heroes.

Some of the character poses were pulled from the recently-released official poster, but there are also some new shots of the Avengers team, along with a lot more destruction in the background.

More importantly, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) makes her poster debut, standing alongside Sam Jackson's Director Nick Fury.

The Avengers hits theaters on May 4th.

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If you're still reeling from the news that Mattel's official Back to the Future hoverboard doesn't actually hover, maybe this will cheer you up: Mondo, purveyor of stylish limited-edition movie art, has finally gotten around to announcing a set of posters for the Back to the Future trilogy.

Each of the three posters -- designed by Phantom City Creative -- shows a different section of the Delorean. When assembled, they form the entire time-traveling car. The posters will each get a limited print run of 420.

There's also a 3-in-1 variant, released an even-more-limited edition of 115.

The posters go on sale this Friday, March 2nd, at a randomly-selected time. The start of the sale will be announced via Twitter.

[slashfilm]