Weekly Wrap: ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Arrives Marred by Tragedy, Comic-Con Coverage, Emmy Nominations & More

This week on TOH, “The Dark Knight Rises” is taking the box office by storm even as a horrific tragedy in Colorado sets a somber mood for the film’s opening. We supply Comic-Con coverage and interviews a-plenty, look at the HBO-dominated Emmy nominations and more.

Tragedy:

“Dark Knight Rises” Opening Clouded by Brutal Theater-Shooting Spree; Ignites Larger Debate

Box Office:

“The Dark Knight Rises” Racks Up $30 Million, Second-Highest Midnight Show Gross Ever Marred by Colorado Tragedy

Comic-Con:

Stewart Talks Becoming a Vampire and Getting Sexy in “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2”; Preview of “The Host”

Studios Go Gigantor: “Pacific Rim,” “Godzilla,” “Man of Steel,” “The Hobbit”

Touring the Art of “Frankenweenie,” Tim Burton Shares 3-D Footage

“End of Watch”: Ayer, Pena and Gyllenhaal Intro Footage of Gritty Cop Drama

Gordon-Levitt, Johnson Talk Time Travel and Willis in “Looper” (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Interviews:

Greenfield Talks Sundance Hit “Queen of Versailles”: A Microcosm of the 1%

McGurk Talks Cinedigm Expansion, Scordino, Rothschild and Harris Head Acquisitions

Features:

Immersed in Movies: “The Dark Knight Rises” from Inception

“Beasts of the Southern Wild”: The View from New Orleans

Television:

HBO Dominates Emmy Nominations with 81 Led by “Hemingway & Gellhorn” with 15; “Killing” Shut Out UPDATED

“The Newsroom” Episode 4 Review and Recap: “I’ll Try to Fix You” or Take You  Down

News:

China Rejects Court Appeal for Artist and Doc Subject Ai Weiwei; No-Travel Ban Continues

Filmmaker Magazine Names “25 New Faces” of Indie Film; Patrick Wang Joins 36 Others, Including 14 Women

Why the Weinsteins Want Their Lost Library Back

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