“The Dark Knight:” Finally!

After enormous media build-up and fanfare, The Dark Knight has finally opened. We’ve done our humble part here, here, and here, so nothing of real substance to add. 

However, there is a nifty retrospective provided by NPR in this article today courtesy of movie critic Bob Mondello. Fun read. So enjoy the movie this weekend!

UPDATE: Here’s an article I stumbled on that tracks the history of The Joker and what influences ended up in The Dark Knight’s version.

UPDATE #2: Here’s an interview with Heath Ledger about how he looks at and prepared for the role of the Joker.

UPDATE #3: The Dark Knight broke the one-day box office record formerly held by Spiderman 3, raking in $66.4M on its opening day Friday. The 3-day record, also held by Spidey 3 is $151M. That looks to be in jeopardy.

UPDATE #4: Saw the movie tonight. Wow! Great script by Jonathon & Chris Nolan. Cast, directing, look, feel, tone, soundtrack… the hype and praise is justified!