NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Police in major U.S. cities were on alert on Thursday as “Joker” opened in movie theaters after weeks of publicity surrounding its disturbing portrait of a bullied loner raised fears it might spark violence. “Joker,” an origin story about Batman’s comic-book arch nemesis, stars Joaquin Phoenix in what movie reviewers have called a brilliant but terrifying performance as a mentally unhinged outcast who unwittingly finds fame through an act of violence. The DC Comics villain is associated with a 2012 mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, a suburb …read more
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