Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 182. Chapters: The Dark Knight (film), Mulholland Drive (film), Veronica Mars, Barton Fink, Miami Vice, Batman Begins, L.A. Noire, Angel (TV series), Branded to Kill, Manhunter (film), Heavy Rain, Batman (1989 film), Dick Tracy (1990 film), Ringer (TV series), Grim Fandango, Eyes Wide Shut, Blue Velvet (film), Dark City (1998 film), Max Payne 3, The Big O, Batman Returns, Public Enemies (2009 film), Memento (film), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Marvel Noir, The Usual Suspects, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Max Payne (film), Brazil (film). Excerpt: The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins. Christian Bale reprises the lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with a returning cast of Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The film introduces the character of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Gotham's newly elected District Attorney and the consort of Bruce Wayne's childhood friend Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who joins Batman and the police in combating the new rising threat of a criminal mastermind calling himself "The Joker" (Heath Ledger). Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Two-Face's origin. The nickname "the Dark Knight" was first applied to Batman in Batman No. 1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, as well as in several other locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Nolan used an IMAX camera to film some sequences, including the Joker's first appearance in the film....
