the dark knight rises

This supercollage of recently released blockbuster movie posters reveals the latest cliche imagery in Hollywood: the lone-standing hero looking afar ahead with his/her back to the viewer. "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog," anyone?

Young newlyweds Rich and Michele were tying the knot in Pittsburgh -- at the same time and place that The Dark Knight Rises was filming a fight scene.

Needing outdoor wedding photos but blocked by Batman, the crew came to the support of the couple, who even got a tour of the Tumbler.

When Gotham is in ashes, you have permission to kiss the bride.

[whengeekswed]

Jacqueline Keavney Lader and her husband, Don Lader, were in the Aurora, Colorado theater watching the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises when alleged gunman James Holmes opened fire on the crowd. The couple, both active Marines, instantly recognized the threat when the first tear gas canister released, and ducked behind their row of seats.

Their harrowing account of the shooting is documented here, and it paints a vivid picture of the chaos and confusion of those precious minutes that early July morning. But in defiance of the incident, the Laders attended a full screening of the film only one day later, to help put their minds at ease and not let the actions of a "madman" control their lives.

[dailybeast]

As soon as he heard about last week's horrific shooting in Colorado, The Dark Knight Rises composer Hans Zimmer went to work on "Aurora," an original score that is available for purchase by donation.

All proceeds will go to the Aurora Victim Relief Fund.

[themarysue]

It's simple, we kill the (person who dares to negatively review) the Batman!

[@DrunkHulk]

Chicago-based comedy troupe Octavarius explores a little-known side of the Dark Knight -- a side that Christopher Nolan is too afraid to reveal. Schumacher, maybe.

[octavarius]

The third trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises has been released. The third and final installment in Nolan's Batman trilogy, which stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Hardy, drops July 20.

[playbook]