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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- "The Dark Knight," "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" led the field when People's Choice Award nominees were announced Monday.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood producer George Lucas made a surprise appearance at the "Scream 2008" awards event in Los Angeles, Spike TV says.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A survey of U.S. movie ticket Web site Fandango users ranked "The Dark Knight" villain "The Joker" as this year's top movie-inspired Halloween costume.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A stage musical version of the 1991 novel and 2000 film "American Psycho" reportedly is in development and heading to Broadway.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. singer and actress Cher is in talks to play the supervillain Catwoman in Warner Brothers' next Batman movie, sources say.

LONDON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Police in London say no further action will be taken against film star Christian Bale, who was arrested after an alleged dispute with his mother and sister.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" reached the $400 million mark in U.S. box-office receipts Monday -- its 18th day in release, Variety.com reported Tuesday.

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LONDON, July 31 (UPI) -- Environmental groups blasted the owner of a Lamborghini who had the vehicle shipped from Qatar to London for an oil change.

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Batman, DC Comics, Hollywood, Christian Bale and the spirit of the late Heath Ledger are all smiling again this weekend: "The Dark Knight" continued to confound all expectations, earning $76.8 million in its second weekend in domestic distribution.