By Iain Blair

Went to a special IMAX cast-and-crew screening of  The Dark Knight last week and wasn’t disappointed. The film works on every level– script, acting, direction etc. and looks AMAZING in IMAX.

Chris Nolan told me it’s the first time a major feature film has shot IMAX and he did all the major action sequences in IMAX, including the tense opening bank heist (where Chicago stood in for Gotham). He also told me that he purposely used very few CGI shots, and that also works -  when buildings and cars blow up, it just looks so much better than CGI explosions.

The scariest – and saddest – part of  the new Batman film (out July 18) is Heath Ledger, who gives a truly frightening performance as The Joker. In fact, while the film’s title may refer to Bruce Wayne’s alter ego,  it also fits as a chillingly apt, if unintended, reference to Heath Ledger. Ironically, the late great Aussie actor first made a splash as a leading man when he starred in the sunny, rock ‘n’ roll-themed A Knight’s Tale back in 2001. But watching The Dark Night on Saturday night, it was immediately obvious just how far behind the actor had left the golden-locked, carefree hero of A Knight’s Tale. It’s tragic that his career was cut so short.

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