The Summer's Buzziest Crowdpleasers

One for the Millennials: "The Dark Knight Rises" (July 20). Batman as a vigilante. What better fallen hero for the Occupy generation? The last of the trilogy, or at least director Christopher Nolan's version, brings Christian Bale back as Bruce Wayne, a 1 percent billionaire with a 99 percent beaten and battered soul. Nolan may have filmed Occupy protest scenes for the film, although how they will unfold remains secret. What is known is Anne... more 

One for the Millennials: "The Dark Knight Rises" (July 20). Batman as a vigilante. What better fallen hero for the Occupy generation? The last of the trilogy, or at least director Christopher Nolan's version, brings Christian Bale back as Bruce Wayne, a 1 percent billionaire with a 99 percent beaten and battered soul. Nolan may have filmed Occupy protest scenes for the film, although how they will unfold remains secret. What is known is Anne Hathaway is Catwoman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is awesome, and this movie has the highest proportion of 20-somethings searching than any other top blockbuster. less