Warner Brothers has released the second and final trailer for its summer smash hit sequel, The Dark Knight. I must say, it makes me excited and sad at the same time. Excited to see the film, but saddened to know that Heath Ledger is no longer with us. However, there is still a laundry list of villains in the Dark Knight’s rogues gallery. In much the same vein as the last film, the ending to this film will bring us Batman’s newest foe. If you want to be surprised, then I suggest you read no further. Otherwise, click the link below to see the next villain!
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It seems the rumors of another X-Files movie have turned up legit. Variety has confirmed that a second film is in the works and will in fact reunite the original flummoxed duo in a storyline unrelated to the main plotline of the show and first film. It sounds like a big-budget episode, which may work pretty well. Thing is…it’s scheduled for release on July 25th, 2008. So, they just finished the script and now they’ve got T-eight months to bang the thing out and get it into theaters? Hrmm…I like my movies like I like my pot roast: put together by loving hands, slow cooked for as long as possible, and served with a side of green beans. This production is distinctly lacking in both the slow cooked and beans categories. Also, how much interest is still out there in another film? Are there enough people out there ready to line up for another outing? Especially one that was put on the ultra-express train to the cineplex? We shall see. Anyway, I personally think Mulder and Scully’s best storyline as 
When I was 12 years old I picked up a copy of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” because it’s supposed to be “one of the monuments of science fiction” and generally one of the best damn things since sliced pie. I hated it. I hated it because I was 12, and who would win in a fight between the geopolitical ramifications of resource starvation within a galactic economy and a TIE fighter? (hint: it’s the one with the lasers). So, after having tossed the book over my shoulder with a “Pfft, ain’t no F@%&# lasers” at an early age, I picked it back up years later and I loved it. Couldn’t put it down. Funny how that works. It quickly became a favorite of mine, and I truly believe it could make a good movie one day.
