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The Day of <em>The Dark Knight</em> is Upon Us!
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John Del Signore
Published Jul 18, 2008
Modified Jul 18, 2008
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Today the little movie that could, The Dark Knight, opens on the wings of a cosmic hype that could make it the third biggest box office earner this year.
The first screenings began at midnight, continuing through the night, and many moviegoers were declaring it the best movie ever while still waiting on line to get in. The Observer talked to some fanboys (and girls) waiting for the IMAX screening at Lincoln Center last night; before it started Brandeis University student Andrew Litwin declared The Dark Knight "probably one of the most amazing movies I've ever seen."
Others, like funnyman Aziz Ansari, are already leading the backlash. Despite publicly announcing that “if it were physically possible, I would fu*k this movie,” Ansari is now whistling a different tune in this Funny or Die video. Elsewhere, Vermont senator Pat Leahy dishes about his one-line cameo in The Dark Knight, in which he tells the Joker “We’re not intimidated by thugs.” (Unlike Dick Cheney, the Joker’s reply is more elegant than “Go fu*k yourself.” – watch the clip here.) And Animal NY has photos of other movie posters artfully "defaced in a Jokerly fashion."
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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