Batman

'Batman' Turns Over Wanted Man To Police In England

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:35:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5WNnJeXSzc

MIT Invents A Machine That Can Look At Batman's Face And See His Heart Beating

Robert Krulwich — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:38:00 +0000

My pal Erik Olsen at The New York Times has just described an extraordinary new way to look at people.

Batman's Biggest Secret (No, It's Not Bruce Wayne)

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Batman has many secrets — the best-known one, of course, being his millionaire alter ego, Bruce Wayne. But that may not be the Dark Knight's biggest secret.

Since the 1930s, only one man has been given credit for creating the caped crusader and his home city of Gotham. Bob Kane's name appears in the credits of all the movies, the campy TV show and the associated merchandise, from video games and action figures to sheets and underwear.

But what if Bob Kane didn't do it all by himself?

"Bill Finger is the uncredited co-creator of Batman," author Marc Tyler Nobleman tells NPR's Guy Raz.

Study Asks WWBE?

Nathan Heffel — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:13:13 +0000

WWBE? Yup, What Would Batman Eat? That’s the question posed by a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.

'Dark Knight Rises,' But Saga Ends For Director Nolan

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:44:00 +0000

The new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, is perhaps the most anticipated movie of the summer. It's the last film in the Batman trilogy that writer-director Christopher Nolan has crafted over the past 7 years.

Nolan wanted The Dark Knight Rises, which will be released in theaters July 20, to feel like a historical epic. As he tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz, he looked to films like Fritz Lang's Metropolis, David Lean's Dr.