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Even More Photos of EVA Air's Three New 'Hello Kitty' Airplanes

Last week, in a frenzy of excitement, we broke the news (for English-language press, at least) that Taiwan's EVA Air would celebrate their 20th Anniversary by bringing back the old, immensely successful Hello Kitty-painted airplane. Instead of only one as before, however, there'd be three A330s, each with a unique paintjob and the full treatment of Hello Kitty-ization on the inside and out.

That alone was awesome news, and now we have more. Although the Hello Kitty plane routes only operate from Taipei-Taoyuan International to Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hokkaido, Seoul and Hong Kong, EVA Air has just begun long-haul flights from New York-JFK to Taipei. Switching operations from Newark to JFK means it's now that much easier for American travelers to hop an EVA flight and connect at TPE to one of the Hello Kitty jets.

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OMG OMG. The EVA Air Hello Kitty Airplanes are Back!

If you've ever considered a getaway to Taiwan, now is the time because on this upcoming Monday, Taiwanese airline EVA Air will launch three—count 'em—three Airbus A330s each painted with a unique Hello Kitty design.

This will be the second time EVA makes a splash with the Sanrio character as they previously had two planes bearing the cartoon kitty-cat, but retired that livery back in 2009. See a picture of the old design here. This year, however, the airline has added a third plane and freshened up the entire look, which includes everything from the flight attendant aprons to the sugar packets onboard, all Hello Kitty-themed.

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Christian Bale to Occupy Wall Street for 'The Dark Knight Rises' Batman Movie

Earlier this week Christian Bale was spotted arriving at LAX to catch a flight to New York City, where he is about to begin filming final scenes for The Dark Knight Rises. Christian's wife Sibi Blazic and their daughter accompanied the Batman actor, who was comfortably dressed for the long flight in a T-shirt, cargo pants and sneakers.

This weekend The Dark Knight Rises is scheduled to shoot a big scene (with more than 1000 extras) on New York's Wall Street. And, despite rumors they were going to incorporate the Occupy Wall Street protestors into the scene, Warner Brothers is insisting the protests won't be part of the film.

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Have a Drink at the Bar Where Ryan Reynolds is Becoming 'Green Lantern'

After months of prep work, DC Comics' Green Lantern finally begins filming today in New Orleans, LA. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan who is given the Green Lantern Power Ring and later becomes a founding member of the Justice League of America.

Today, Ryan and company are filming a bar scene at the Old Point Bar, 545 Patterson Drive, New Orleans where they'll stay for the next three days. The signs on the building have been changed to say "Broome’s Bar" and new window decals read “Food & Spirits." Old Point will be closed to patrons until Green Lantern clears out on Wednesday, but Thursday they'll return with drink Specials from 4 to 8 p.m. and live music from Marc Stone.

Where to find Scarlett Johansson, after the jump

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Deepak Chopra Does Comics? See The Battle For Good And Evil At LACMA

Spider-Man, Batman, and the X-Men are just a few of the superheroes who've earned a respected place in the comic book canon. Dedicated collectors know about mainstream bionic men and woman, and maybe a few underground characters as well, but a new exhibit at Los Angeles' LACMA introduces the public to the transportive world of Indian comics.

Being generally familiar with stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana, our interest in modern renderings of ancient gods and goddesses, and the interpretation of said stories, is what drew us to the exhibit. Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics runs through February 7th of next year, and is a compact representation of cultural comic book art and well-preserved folios from hundreds of years ago.

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'Can I Bring My Sword?': Tips for Next Year's Comic Con

Jaunted's contributing editor CMB recently attended the New York Comic Con in New York at the Jacob Javits Center. Here's the latest in the world of caped crusaders and masked avengers.

For comic, movie, video game and TV fans, comic cons are a chance to dress like their favorite characters, meet like-minded geeks, get free stuff and then wait in line. New York Comic Con, probably the most popular con behind the big show in San Diego, took place this past weekend and was quite the education for Comic Con virgins like me. I have to admit, this was the first time I attended an event where one of the frequently asked questions in the program guide was “Can I bring my sword?”

Waiting for autographs, panels and screenings is the name of the game at NYCC. It’s exhausting and often causes mass confusion. I was waiting in line to see Seth Green at the “Robot Chicken” Panel on Saturday with about 1500 other fans who had no idea where the line ended or how many of us would get in. An hour and a half later, the doors closed with about 500 of us still outside being shooed away. Other popular panels, like the Warner Bros.’s panel which featured a preview of ”Watchmen” and a Q & A with “Terminator Salvation” director McG filled up quickly, leaving latecomers out of luck.

I talked to a women (in a line of course) who waited more than three hours to get an autograph from Heroes’ Milo Ventimiglia, on hand promoting his own comic book, “Berserker”. Comic Book creator Bryan Lee O’Malley also had fans lining up for an autograph all day long on the convention floor. No one can say geeks aren’t dedicated.

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