VINTAGE BATMAN MOVIES - TV Ad Commercials From Greece!

Check out these fun "Batman Movie" TV Commercial Promo Videos from Greek Television. Yes, these were shown in Greece! The other cool thing is that they are vintage commercials for some of the older movies: Batman Returns (1992), Batman and Robin (1997), and Batman Begins (2005)! Besides being foreign I also like how they are edited to be way more fun and exciting, ha!

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - Harkins Theatres BATMAN Movie Tickets Giveaway!

The BAT-BLOG.COM is teaming up with Harkins Theatres to give a few lucky fans a chance to WIN FREE MOVIE PASSES to see THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY MARATHON, which also includes the special midnight showing of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES film! We were recently contacted by Harkins and they were very generous to offer some free movie passes to a few of our readers. So, we're having a crazy fun wacky contest!! We have 2 Sets of tickets to give away. Basically we will pick TWO Winners and each Winner will get 2 tickets so they can take a friend with them!! You'll also get some free popcorn and other wacky promo stuff! Here's the deal:

On July 19th, Harkins Theatres will hold the Ultimate Dark Knight Marathon showing all three Christopher Nolan Batman Movies in consecutive order and tickets are on sale now. But, by joining in this contest YOU can win some free passes! 

OK, there are a few simple rules to the contest you must follow. First, you must live in the states/cities where Harkins has an actual location, or live extremely close and be willing to travel there on your own. A list of the locations is down below so please be sure to check that BEFORE you enter. Second, you have to send us your complete name/address information in an email with the title "HARKINS DARK KNIGHT MARATHON" in the title. You can do that by clicking right HERE!

The contest starts right now and will end on July 14th, 2012. On that night, at Midnight ( Central Time ), we will randomly pick 2 names out of a hat. The 2 Winners will then be contacted on July 15th with instructions on how they can pick-up their prizes. Remember, Please be sure to check the list down below to make sure there is a location near you. We can not give tickets to people living too far from those locations, sorry. In advance, we apologize to the people who don't live near these places and can't enter. I mean, it only makes since that you have to live near the buildings where these movies are shown. Thank you.

Here are the list of cities and for more information please click HERE!



Arizona                                           
Arizona Mills
Arrowhead
Casa Grande
Chandler Crossroads
Chandler Fashion
Christown
Fashion Square
Flagstaff
Gateway Pavilions
Metrocenter
Norterra
North Valley
Park West
Prescott Valley
SanTan Village
Scottsdale
Sedona
Shea
Superstition Springs
Tempe Marketplace
Tucson Spectrum
Yuma Palms
            
California
Chino Hills
Moreno Valley
          
Colorado
Northfield
           
Oklahoma 
Bricktown

Texas
Southlake

HOT TOYS BATMAN COSBABY Figures - The Dark Knight Trilogy

HOT TOYS just announced the release of a new series of BATMAN COSBABY Figures that each revolve around the theme from one of The Dark Knight Trilogy movies. There are 9 toys to collect with 3 toys from each Christopher Nolan film: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. 

The characters include Bruce Wayne, Batman ( 3 versions ), Scarecrow, The Joker ( both "Regular" and "Bank Robber" ), Bane and Catwoman. 

Each Cosbaby stands approximately 3 inches tall, featuring your favorite movie characters in baby form and their unique designs in a special format. I'm not exactly sure on a release date at this moment but stay tuned to the BAT-BLOG and as soon as we know, you know.

New HOT WHEELS 1:50 Scale BATMOBILE CAR 3-Pack SETS by Mattel

OK, Remember the 1:50 Scale-Sized Diecast Batman BATMOBILE Cars created by Mattel? Of course you do, they were/are totally amazing! Well, our Good Friend & Ace Bat-Reporter Batmobilly spotted these extremely cool 3-Pack Sets at his local Toys-R-Us last night! 



In no particular order, the 1st Set includes: Batman Returns Batboat, 1989 Batwing, and 1989 Batmobile! The 2nd Set includes: Super Friends Batmobile, 1966 Batmobile with Trailer Hitch, and Comic Book Batmobile! The 3rd Set includes: Batman Begins Batmobile, The Dark Knight Bat-Pod, and The Dark Knight Batmobile! 



These 3-PACK SETS all retail for about $25 each & are in stores now ( Sorry, I forgot to ask if they are TRU EXCLUSIVES but I'm assuming they'll be sold everywhere. If we find out otherwise, we'll let ya know ). Thanks Batmobilly!

NEW BATMAN MOVIE BOOK - Christopher Nolan's Batman - The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy

Around July 28th, 2012, Abrams is set to release "Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy". This book tells the complete behind-the-scenes story of, what will be at the time this book is released, three monumental films. 

The book will be based on in-depth interviews with Director Christopher Nolan and all of the films’ Key Cast and Crew, including Co-Writers David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan, Cinematographer Wally Pfister, and more! The book reveals the creative process behind the epic Dark Knight Trilogy, supported by lavish art and never-before-seen photography.



One cool side note is that the foreword will be written by Christopher Nolan and Michael Caine will write the Introduction ( Love him, and besides being a great Actor, he's actually a very talented Writer so it should be very cool ). We can't wait!



Oh yeah, one last thing, you're seeing the COVER ART right here as a "Bat-Blog.Com Exclusive" way before anyone else! Also, if you click the TFAW Button down below, you can pre-order this book for 20% off the regular retail price.

NEW BAT BOOK - Christopher Nolan's Batman - The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy

OK, Cool! Here's some news I came across the other day that Christopher Nolan Fans are gonna love. Around July 28th, 2012, Abrams will be releasing a brand-new BATMAN MOVIE History Book titled, "Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy". It will be written by Jody Duncan Jesser, Janine Pourroy, and designed by Chip Kidd. It's also gonna be a 304 page Hardback!



Here's their Press Release Info:

In 2005, director Christopher Nolan redefined the Batman legend with Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader. A fresh, dynamic reboot of the franchise, Batman Begins explored the comic book hero’s origins and his evolution from billionaire Bruce Wayne to dark avenger who fights crime and corruption in Gotham City. A 2008 sequel, The Dark Knight, took those compelling, character-driven foundations and raised the stakes, pitting Batman against a deranged master criminal, the Joker, in an all-out war for Gotham’s soul. Now, the final film of Nolan’s trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, is 2012’s most anticipated film release. Christopher Nolan’s Batman: The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy tells the complete behind-the-scenes story of these three monumental films. Based on in-depth interviews with Nolan and all of the films’ key cast and crew—including cowriters David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan, cinematographer Wally Pfister, and more—the book reveals the creative process behind the epic Dark Knight Trilogy, supported by lavish art and never-before-seen photography.

Hot Toys's New BATMAN BEGINS Batman/ Bruce Wayne Figure ( 2011 Toy Fairs Exclusive )

OH MAN, THIS NEW BATMAN TOY IS COMPLETE INSANE!! Check out these amazing photos just released from HOT TOYS. This will be their next BATMAN Figure. It's Hot Toys's New BATMAN BEGINS Batman/ Bruce Wayne Figure which will be a 2011 Toy Fairs Exclusive. The face sculpt is cc-crazy! I mean, it looks EXACTLY like Christian Bale. It also comes with a few different facial mouth-expressions for the Batman Cowl Head. Not sure of an exact release date just yet but as soon as we know, we'll let you know. Plus, I'm just gonna say that you know it will be very expensive, ha!

Batman Video - History of the Batmobile Car in Comics, TV, and Movies

Check out this Educational "Batman History" Video created by WATCHMOJO. It covers the evolution of the Batmobile Car in the Comic Books, TV Shows, and Movies.

Hit BLOCKBUSTER Video Stores For Cheap BATMAN Goodies

Here's a quick little tip for all you Serious BATMAN Collectors out there! More than half of all Blockbuster Video stores are shutting down in late April (Yes! ) and they're blowing out all their DVD's and video games. But, most of these retail locations are ALSO selling their DVD Movie Shelf Cards for all their titles for only a NICKEL a piece!! (20/$1.00) These awesome shelf cards are made of durable plastic ( or laminated cardboard ) and they look really cool for display! Thanks to Bat-Dave for the 'heads up'!

HOT TOYS 10th Anniversary Exclusive BATMAN DEMON & SCARECROW Collectible Figure Set

Check out these photos of some extremely cool Batman merchandise. Here are 2 brand-new BATMAN BEGINS Exclusive Collectible Figures made by HOT TOYS. Yes, you read that right, "Batman Begins" the movie. These were made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the HOT TOYS company. What we get are 2 amazing figures, BATMAN DEMON & The SCARECROW. Like all figures made by this company the details of the product are totally insane! Plus, I should mention that the Scarecrow figure comes with 2 different outfits, both shown here.

Random Funny Crazy BATMAN STUFF!

I'm not in a very good mood this morning so I thought I would post some "Batman Humor" pictures. Maybe that will cheer me up, ha! Oh yeah, they are NOT making the 1966 Batman Movie an XBox 360 video game so please don't ask me where you can buy it, ha ha! OK, I gotta admit that the "Klingon Batman" is pretty hilarious. Whew, I feel better already, thanks!

Custom Munny Figures - BATMAN and JOKER ( The Dark Knight movie )

Here's a few photos showing a very nice assortment of Custom Munny Action Figures made by a Fan of the Bat-Blog named "MischiefUO". They're really great! He did one of Batman from the modern-day comic book & the rest look like they are toys inspired by The Dark Knight movie. There's a "Bank Robber Joker with Goon-Mask", a "Bruce Wayne" figure with the early bat-suit, & a few different Jokers! Thanks to MischiefUO for sending in these great pics, each & every custom figure is extremely well done, good job! As always I want to invite all Bat-Blog Readers to send us any kind of Batman-related pictures you might have, thanks.

Jerry's Photos: CUSTOM BATMAN 12" HOT TOYS FIGURES

Our good friend Jerry, who lives in Taiwan, sent us some amazing photos the other day. He recently went to a store at some shopping mall in Taipei City called "Taiwan Figure Union". He said he saw a lot of awesome stuff, such as these 12" Batman Movie Custom Figures that some Bat-Fans got to display in the front store windows. I have to say that they are all very impressive with really great head sculpts. I mean, some of them look just like the original actors! The main focus for most of the dolls appear to be the 2005 BATMAN BEGINS movie, but in photo #2 we get to see a version from an earlier Batman movie, maybe 1992 BATMAN RETURNS-inspired. They made one of the "R'as al Ghul" character & it looks exactly like Liam Neeson, ha! They also made a more Modern Day "Comic Book JOKER" but used the body from THE DARK KNIGHT Heath Ledger figure by HOT TOYS ( in fact, I think all these customs were made using HOT TOYS bodies and it was just the heads & clothing that were customized ). The one of Police Sergeant Jim Gordon is one of my personal favorites as they did an amazing job on Gary Oldman's face. They did a few variations on Bruce Wayne's character which are pretty interesting. Overall, I would have to say that I'm very very impressed with all of these. As a side-note: I'm not really sure if they were all done by one artist or many different ones, but either way, very great work! Also, I wanna thank Jerry for taking the time to shoot these pics & sharing his love of the Batman Character with us. It's really neat seeing what goes on in Taiwan & it's so cool that there are serious Bat-Fans there too!!

BATMAN MOVIE ACTOR AUTOGRAPHS: Christian Bale & Michael Keaton Now Signing at Celebrity Authentics

The big news right now is that "Celebrity Authentics", a company that hires big-name actors & movie stars to sign photos & movie posters, finally got 2 new Batman Actors in their stable of celebrity autograph signers. They now have Christian Bale & Michael Keaton! Both of these actors are hard to get signatures from but now you can buy autographed items from them through the company. In the past they have also worked with other Batman Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Mark Hamill, Val Kilmer, & others. They also work with John Travolta, Tobey McGuire, Robert Downey Jr, Eric Bana, William Shatner, Leonard Nemoy, etc... You can check out their website by clicking HERE!

Profiles In History BATMAN MOVIE PROP & MEMORABILIA - Auction Starts Tonight!

Tonight, in California & online too, the famous Auction Group PROFILES IN HISTORY will be auctioning off a few very desired pieces of Bat-History! The sale includes an original Michael Keaton Batman Full-Costume from the Batman Returns movie, The Umbrella used by Danny Devito for his Penguin character, Original Concept Production Drawing of various characters from the film ( mostly revolving around the Penguin ), the "Gotham City Snow Globe" used by Poison Ivy ( Uma Thurman ) in Batman & Robin, The Sword used by Liam Neeson to fight Christian Bale in Batman Begins, Chris O'Donnell's Robin "Ice Suit" from Batman & Robin, Jim Carrey's Signature Riddler Cane from Batman Forever, & much much MORE! In fact, there's almost too much to list, ha ha! But I gotta mention my favorite item, mainly for sentimental reasons, & that is they will have the Original BATGIRL Belt Buckle used for Yvonne Craig's costume in the 1966 TV Series. This is probably the best piece in the auction revolving around the 60's series. Well, they do have another lot with some scripts but I think this is way cooler! Anyways, if ya want to check out all the amazing stuff then just click HERE! & when you get there do a SEARCH for "Batman".