Dark Night Oscar Watch part 55

Warner Bros really wants that Oscar for The Dark Knight and they are not going to stop until they get it. I also know a few of the execs over there are secretly high-fiving each other over Heath Ledger's death, because it really helps their case.

The WB plans to re-release The Dark Knight in January, the height of Academy voting season, as a "reminder for people." You think the fact that it is the second-highest-grossing movie ever would be enough, but studios like their little statues. And why not it is the one time a year where people in the industry, get to celebrate their few success stories, and forget about their many more misses. It is kind of like Baseball, every home run negates the 8 prior strikeouts. They want you to remember The Dark Knight, but forget every One Missed Call and Speed Racer.

Our Dark Night Oscar Watch columns may sound like we are a bit bitter about the movie winning an Oscar, but that couldn't be the furthest thing from the truth. I would be one of the first to applaud the Academy for finally acknowledging genre films, instead of tired crap such as Crash. I really hope Batman is the superhero to pull it off, but its just too tempting not to play devil's advocate with it, while pissing people off over Ledger. Yes, I'm a bitter, mean spirited drunk, what can I say?