To celebrate (read: promote) the 24th July release of The Dark Knight, Panasonic Toyota Racing will be adopting a new look at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend.

We understand that not only will the cars be sporting bat-related artwork but Jarno Trulli will be driving in specially a designed batsuit incorporating technologically advanced bat-ears which have been aerodynamically tested to improve driving ability. Timo Glock will be racing the Batpod.

Most of this, if not all of is a lie.

It reminds us of when HP Foods sponsored the brown ball at the Masters snooker tournemant and Jimmy White announced that he had changed his name by deed poll to James Brown. That was also later proven not to be true.

Watch the F1 this weekend to find out.

July is finally here and with it a plethora of films to look forward to. The two stand out releases though are Wall E and The Dark Knight and though we can't wait to see what Pixar have made of Earth and robot-love it's the return of batman that's really getting out juices flowing.

And so it was with great excitement that we've been reading the first few reviews. The general response so far (albeit from this limited sample) has been glowing: almost a masterpiece, enduring art, the greatest comic book movie EVER!!

You too can read the first reviews here (and don't worry, these guys are all pros and as such there are no spoilers)

Todd Gilchrist

Emanuel Levy

Peter Travers

(Film director Kevin Smith has also seen it. Here's what he had to say.)

When the BAFTAs were awarded earlier this year we had a bit of a nag at the inconcistancy of the awards. Our issue was with British film Atonement - a film we loved - winning Best Film while This Is England - a film that filled us with a new hope for the future of British cinema - won Best British Film.

How, we asked, could This is England be a better 'British film' than Atonement but not a better 'Film'? We were confused.

And we still are.

Not because Shane Meadows has followed up his This is England BAFTA success by deservedly winning the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film with his incredible upcoming drama Somers Town at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, but because a mysterious poll reported this morning by ITN has named Four Weddings and a Funeral the Best British Movie of All Time.

We hate to be kill-joys and we know that Four Weddings brought bucket-loads of joy and happiness to many a miserable life, but the Best? Of all time?

What do you think?

Echoes of Team America's pisstake of Matt Damon's IQ sprung to our minds upon viewing these latest images of the Hollywood star.

Matt hasn't quit the business in favour of a life of pies, orangeness and bad facial hair. He is in fact large and ginger for his new film role which he is filming in Hawaii. He is obviously very committed to his work!

What's that noise?

It's only the world's loudest lion, king of the moral jungle, Aslan. Doing his shopping at Top Shop.

Would C.S. Lewis approve?

Perhaps this champion of the meek is planning to reek vengeance at Primark for its sweatshop scandal?

No such luck. He's only in town to promote his latest movie, Prince Caspian. 

So here it is, a blog that is about a movie that you haven't seen and that we love. A film that you simply must see when it comes out on July 4th. And that is The Visitor, which has been written and directed by Thomas McCarthy, who made the Station Agent a few years back.

The film tells the story of how the life of a dried up college professor is transformed by his friendship with a young Syrian asylum seeker and his Senegalese girlfriend. What sets this movie apart as something very special, is the gripping subtlety of the writing and the honesty of all the performances in it. And unlike most films that don't hit us on the head with exposition, the film does give us a great story and strong characters. Finally, what's most loveable about this film is that it wears its warmth, humanity and wisdom lightly.

The film had it's UK premiere at Edinburgh on Saturday, and the world is a-buzz with praise of it, so we're not alone!

See it when it comes out. It'll make you feel more alive and think about the world we live in. What more can a movie do?

I love the fact that it takes an actor to make a decent movie.

This week's release of festival circuit favourite Teeth has brought the world's attention to a rare disorder. Check out the information page here...

Angelina has been talking about her sex life whilst pregnant with twins, which for some might be a scary thought, for others an erotic one.

'It's great for the sex life. It just makes you a lot more creative. So you have fun, and as a woman you're just so round and full,' said Ange of her pregnancy.

We reckon it might be Brad Pitt as your husband that's great for the sex life, but hey we haven't had six kids adopted or birthed, so what do we know?

Speaking of her kids, why has everybody been slating her for them? There are families out there that keep growing and growing with no means to provide for their ever increasing broods. Here are two secure, wealthy sound people who want a big family. We say good for you Brangelina, look after them and don't give them any stupid names like Apple.

Honestly, Apple?! What were you thinking Chris Martin, first naming your child a fruit and now storming out of an interview because 'you weren't enjoying it'...how very rock star of you.

The New York City Opera will be adding a new opera to its repertoire. The company has announced that their 2013 season will feature an Opera of Ang Lee's Oscar winning movie Brokeback Mountain, which starred Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall. Apparently, the composer Wuorinen has been hired to write the score, while the libretto will remain close to the original novel.

All I can say is that it better be as good as the film! Nah, on reflection, comparing an opera to a movie is like comparing Champagne to Vodka. They do similar things, but in very different ways. Right?