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Double bill of films from the hugely popular 'Batman' franchise. In
'Batman Begins' (2005), in the wake of his parents' murder,
disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels
the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear
against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and
unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his
strength, intellect and an array of high-tech deceptions to fight
the sinister forces that threaten the city. 'The Dark Knight'
(2008) sees Gotham's avenging angel squaring up to a new kid on the
block - psychotic prankster, the Joker (Heath Ledger). In the space
of a year, Batman (Bale), aided by Commissioner Gordon (Gary
Oldman) and new District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), has
managed to rid Gotham's streets of the organised crime gangs that
once ravaged the city. Things seem to be looking up, although on
the personal front, Bruce Wayne discovers he has a rival in his
affections for main squeeze Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) in the
shape of the new DA who, as a political climber, likes to keep his
cards close to his chest. But just when the authorities think
they're finally making progress in their fight against crime, the
appearance on the streets of a sinister new figure, with a demented
grin and a passion for chaos, causes panic among the good people of
Gotham, and leads to a battle of wits between Batman and the Joker
which threatens to get extremely personal.
n Interstellar a group of explorers make use of a newly discovered
wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and
conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. The
screenplay of Interstellar is written by Christopher Nolan and his
frequent collaborator, Jonathan Nolan. The film stars Matthew
McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway and Michael Caine, and
looks set to surpass the visions of Stanley Kubrick and the
technical achievment of Gravity. In addition to the screenplay,
this book also contains over 200 pages of storyboards and an
Introduction featuring a conversation about the film with
Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan. Christopher Nolan's other
films include Momento, Insomnia, The Dark Knight Trilogy and most
recently Inception which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy,
Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine.
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