Re: batman
I haven't watched the 10 min. clip yet, as I'm trying to go into this film knowing very little. I will go on record as saying that Christopher Nolan is one of my favorite young directors working today.
Memento was nearly perfect, and Insomnia was very good. I always hate it when Hollywood remakes excellent foreign films into "star driven" blockbuster vehicles, but Insomnia was still good (I need to pick up the Criterion DVD of the Skarsgard version sometime). Hell, even Following is good for what it is.
That being said, I have high hopes for Batman Begins. I think that Nolan is a much better director than Burton, and I have high expectations for this film. My uncle has worked on several Burton films, including Big Fish, so I've heard many strange stories of the man. I hope that Nolen can live up to the first two Batmans.