Proper noun
Dark Knight
A moniker for Batman, the fictional superhero.
Consider how The Dark Knight got away with a rating of PG-13 in the US by skilfully not showing any blood. Does that make it any more suitable for children? Or will there be a generation of youngsters haunted by visions of white-faced sadists brandishing pencils? Ben Croshaw
When you start the next project you have to forget everything you did before, otherwise Dark Knight will start to sound like Kung Fu Panda. Hans Zimmer
When I read Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns', I think it's a wonderful record of the Reagan era. I think it's amazing. This is the time I lived in. Max Brooks
Twitter wasn't a big thing even on 'Inception;' it certainly wasn't on 'The Dark Knight.' Emma Thomas
Christopher Nolan's astounding third Batman feature, 'The Dark Knight Rises,' represents the true maturation of the superhero movie - and provides the key to understanding the bottomless craving moviegoers have for these films, 34 years after the Christopher Reeve Superman gave birth to the genre. John Podhoretz
I really like 'Gladiator.' I like 'The Dark Knight.' I really liked, when I was a kid, 'U.S. Marshalls.' I like funny movies, too. 'Old School' and 'The Hangover.' 'The Hangover' was up there; I liked it. Matthew Stafford