... standing right in the middle of the road. Like the Scarecrow says in "The Wizard of Oz" (not "the Scarecrow" in "Batman Begins"), the Oscars can go this way, or they can go that way. In recent years, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts ...

... absolutely deserves the excitement surrounding it." "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with his "Batman Begins" star Christian Bale, whose vigilante crime-fighter is taunted and tested by Ledger's Joker as the villain unleashes ...

... to be 'Dark Knight,"' Dergarabedian said. Director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to his 2005 origin story "Batman Begins," which again stars Christian Bale as the tormented comic-book crime fighter, initially benefited from the mystique ...

... said he would have been happy if the movie simply exceeded the $205 million domestic total of its predecessor, "Batman Begins." It should top out at $510 million to $520 million, Fellman said. "It has taken on a life of its own, and ...

... recently called off their engagement, after dating for five years. Both have summer blockbusters opening next month. Cruise stars in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" and Holmes co-stars with Christian Bale in "Batman Begins."

... hottest summer toys are tied to what are expected to be the season's hottest movies - "Star Wars: Episode III" and "Batman Begins." Top picks in among these "licensed" toys include a "Star Wars" version of Trivial Pursuit and a "Batman ...

... longer than 16 weekends of down box office." Box office revenues have been down every weekend since late February. "Batman Begins," which opened Wednesday, could snap the streak this weekend. But if business is off again, Hollywood would match ...

... States Grand Prix, at Indianapolis, SPEED 3 p.m. - NASCAR, Nextel Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Batman Begins 400, at Brooklyn, Mich., SPEED 4 p.m. - ARCA, at Brooklyn, Mich., SPEED BOXING 9 p.m. - Featherweights ...

... Paramount Health Insurance 200, at Brooklyn, Mich. 4:30 p.m. FX - NASCAR, Nextel Cup, pole qualifying for Batman Begins 400, at Brooklyn, Mich. (same-day tape) SPEED - 24 Hours of Le Mans, night, part 1, at Le Mans, France 6 ...

... International Speedway started with Mike Garvey and Stuart Kirby both out-qualifying Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the Batman Begins 400, and it continued with 26 drivers breaking the track record. But as strange as time trials were, one thing remained ...