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Batman Begins: Christian Bale
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Essentially why "Batman Begins" is such a success is because the story finally focuses on the hero for once, instead of the villains. It’s nice to finally have a succinct background to Bruce Wayne/Batman that fans can refer to. While future films may eventually hand the responsibility over to the featured baddies, at the end of the day, it’s Batman that everyone has gone to the theater to see, and Christian Bale does a bang-up job with one of the most demanding gigs in the industry. This summer is sure to offer plenty of entertaining films to check out, and you may miss out on some of the big ones in the process, but "Batman Begins" is not to be left behind.
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Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight?s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents? murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
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Batman Begins builds its hero element by element, between scenes of tensely choreographed blockbuster action. It opens with Bale's Bruce Wayne as a young exile, released from a Chinese prison and into the company of a hard-edged mentor (Liam Neeson) in the employ of the League Of Shadows, a Draconian bunch of justice-enforcers led by the mysterious Ra's Al Ghul (Ken Watanabe). Trained in martial arts and the criminal mind, but unwilling to subscribe to the League's ruthless code, Bale returns to Gotham City to find that it's taken a turn for the worse since his departure. Crime fills the street and corruption allows it to thrive. But Bale has a plan to set things aright, a plan that involves hitting the streets in a cape and a cowl.
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Nominees for the "2006 MTV Movie Awards" are: BEST MOVIE * The 40-Year Old Virgin (Universal Pictures) * Batman Begins (Warner Bros. Pictures) * King Kong (Universal Pictures) * Sin City (Dimension Films) * Wedding Crashers (New Line Cinema) BEST PERFORMANCE * Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line (20th Century Fox) * Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain (Focus Features) * Rachel McAdams - Red Eye (DreamWorks SKG) * Steve Carell - The 40-Year Old Virgin (Universal Pictures) * Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow (Paramount Classics) * Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line (20th Century Fox) BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE * Owen Wilson - Wedding Crashers (New Line Cinema) * Adam Sandler - The Longest Yard (Paramount Pictures) * Steve Carell - The 40-Year Old Virgin (Universal Pictures) * Tyler Perry - Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (Lions Gate Films) * Vince Vaughn - Wedding Crashers (New Line Cinema) BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM * Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen & Romany Malco - The 40-Year Old Virgin (Universal Pictures) * Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott & Jessica Simpson - The Dukes of Hazzard (Warner Bros. Pictures) * Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans & Michael Chiklis - Fantastic Four (20th Century Fox) * Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros. Pictures) * Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson - Wedding Crashers (New Line Cinema) BEST VILLAIN * Cillian Murphy - Batman Begins (Warner Bros. Pictures) * Hayden Christensen - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox) * Ralph Fiennes - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros. Pictures) * Tilda Swinton - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Disney Pictures) * Tobin Bell - Saw II (Lions Gate Films) BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE * Andre "3000" Benjamin - Four Brothers (Paramount Pictures) * Isla Fisher - Wedding Crashers (New Line Cinema) * Nelly - The Longest Yard (Paramount Pictures) * Jennifer Carpenter - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Screen Gems) * Romany Malco - The 40-Year Old Virgin (Universal Pictures) * Taraji P. Henson - Hustle & Flow (Paramount Classics) BEST HERO * Christian Bale - Batman Begins (Warner Bros.
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BATMAN BEGINS leads the pack with 10 nominations including "The Ultimate Scream," "Best Fantasy Movie," "Best Superhero" and "Best Comic to Screen Adaptation" and a "Most Heroic Performance" nod for actor Christian Bale. SUPERMAN RETURNS is second with nine nominations and X-MEN: THE LAST STAND received seven. A full list of categories and nominations are included below. Starting today, Friday, July 21 thru Friday, October 6, fans can vote for their favorites by visiting www.screamawards.spiketv.com (http://www.screamawards.spiketv.com/) .
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Friday, February 11, 6:16 AM, 7:06 PM CST: BOF told you all several months ago that Christian Bale would lend his voice talent to the BATMAN BEGINS game. Now, it has been announced that Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy and Tom Wilkinson will reprise their roles - albeit with their voice talent and likenesses - in the BATMAN BEGINS game. The game will be released on June 17, 2005 along with the film. CLICK HERE for more info....
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