Just as the Dark Knight has its European Premiere in Leicester Square, news comes to Londonist of a different sort of Joker in town. Same wheels, different agenda. The jovial character in question is a wealthy Arab. He may have thought he was buying into the Batman legend when he purchased his Batmobile (actually a Lamborghini Murcielago), but he doesn’t seem entirely to have cottoned on to that saving-the-planet ethos that we have come to......

The Bat-Hype has peaked and the Dark Knight is finally with us (if the London Met don’t get him first). The only question left to ask is, does it live up to the insane levels of expectation? The lovers have already voted it the greatest film ever on IMDB and the haters are a gathering cloud. Like their US counterparts the UK critics are fawning over Christopher Nolan’s dark interpretation. The Times (5-star) declares:......

Difficult to avoid the Bat-hype machine this week, as the release of The Dark Knight has prompted calls for a posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger. Luckily, as always, London provides for those who don't necessarily want the latest marketing churn poured down their throat. For your consideration this week: Thursday: Wong Kar Wai's In The Mood For Love is the next film at Rivington Place, in conjunction with their Oscar Munoz retrospective. After his......

Harriet Harman woke up to the sound of overweight superheroes clambering on her roof this morning – for the second time in as many months. Two more Fathers4Justice campaigners have scaled her roof, unfurling a banner saying ‘Stop the War on Dads’ in the process, and vowing to stick it out for the long haul. The two intruders – dressed as Spiderman and Batman – targeted the Minister for Women and Equality because of......