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The Dark Knight Movie Clip Watch the World Burn
30 November 2008 11:22 PM, PST | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news
Warner Bros released this brand new movie clip “Watch the World Burn” from the upcoming Blu-ray release of “The Dark Knight” by director Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) and starring Christian Bale (Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins), Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) and Michael Caine. “The Dark Knight” will be released on On Blu-Ray and DVD Dec 9, 2008. Synopsis: Christopher Nolan steps back into the director’s chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis — the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in [...]
Brian Corder
Satellite Nominees are an Embarrassment of Snubs
30 November 2008 11:22 PM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
The International Press Academy announced their nominees for the 13th Annual Satellite Awards and it is a mixed bag of snubs across the board and further proof the idea of separating Drama, Comedy and Musicals is just about the dumbest idea around as they are Really reaching by including Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as a comedy or a musical. I would even say Happy-Go-Lucky and Vicky Cristina Barcelona don't fit the category. What was so funny about Poppy being attacked by her driving instructor? Where was the comedy in VCB? Gimme a break. it's going to be even worse when the Globes nominate something like High School Musical 3 and Mamma Mia! instantly giving them some kind of credibility. However, category distinction aside the absence of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from all categories makes me wonder if any of these people even saw all the films. Take for
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Brad Brevet
Nominees of the 13th Annual Satellite Awards Announced
30 November 2008 10:44 PM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
The awards season has been kicked off as International Press Academy announces its nominees for the 13th Annual Satellite Awards on Sunday, November 30. Through the 22 categories for feature film, it is revealed that "Frost/Nixon", "Milk", "The Dark Knight", "Slumdog Millionaire", "Revolutionary Road", "Australia" and "Quantum of Solace" are among the strong contenders for the coveted awards since each of them receives multiple nods.
Competing for the Best Drama Film category are The Reader", "Slumdog Millionaire", "Revolutionary Road", "Frost/Nixon", "Milk" and "Frozen River". Meanwhile, "Happy-Go-Lucky", "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", "Tropic Thunder", "In Bruges" and "Choke" are listed as the contenders for Best Comedy or Musical Film.
The nominations also see actresses, like Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Kat Dennings and Debra Messing, and actors, such as Mickey Rourke, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Ricky Gervais, Michael Cera and Mark Ruffalo, in the performers categories.
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'Slumdog,' 'Milk' Lead Satellite Award Nominees
30 November 2008 10:25 PM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
The nominees have been announced for the 13th annual Satellite Awards, presented by the International Press Association. It works very much the way the Golden Globes does (or is that do?), although there are awards in technical categories as well. The awards will be handed out on Sunday, December 14th in beautiful Century City, California.
The big news is probably that Meryl Streep has received nominations both Best Actress categories, for Doubt and Mamma Mia!, though I think most people would probably have assumed that much, given the weak year of performances (no offense to Kat Dennings, but does she really deserve a nomination for something based on Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist; does the film deserve three?). Mark Ruffalo also got the double dip, which wasn't expected, for The Brothers Bloom and What Doesn't Kill You.
Elsewhere, The Dark Knight got passed over for Best Picture, nabbing nominations for both Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger.
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Colin Boyd
Seven Clips from 'The Dark Knight' DVD
29 November 2008 6:04 AM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say a lot of you probably know that The Dark Knight is coming out on DVD here in about ten days. The biggest movie of the year (and for my money, the most successful modern box office success when you consider its competition both in and out of theaters and the fast turnaround for DVD releases) officially comes out December 9th, and it will no doubt be the biggest DVD release ever. I don't think that can even be questioned.
It's also good timing for the Oscar pushes for the film, Christopher Nolan, and Heath Ledger.
To get you back in the mood for Gotham City, Bruce Wayne, The Joker, and the rest of the Nolanverse, here are seven great clips from bonus materials added to the DVD. All of these videos came to us by way of Trailer Addict, though they
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Colin Boyd
'Law & Order' To Air Heath Ledger Inspired Episode
28 November 2008 5:51 PM, PST | From www.actressarchives.com | See recent Actress Archives news
Though quick to point out their show's characters and plotlines are "fictitious," NBC's long-running crime drama "Law & Order" is known for borrowing heavily from newspaper headlines.A prime of example of this methodology was a 1998 "L&O" episode titled "Tabloid," in which a female celebrity is killed in a car accident while being chased by the paparazzi. The episode aired just under a year after Princess Diana's death in August of 1997 on the show's 8th season. Additionally, the show Wednesday aired an episode titled "Falling," based on the New York City crane collapse last March that killed four people and injured 17 others.Now, in an a ...
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Best of 2008: The Hottest (and Hardest) Headlines
28 November 2008 1:05 PM, PST | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news
Heath Ledger's shocking death. The Hogan family's never-ending drama. Lindsay Lohan's secret sis. Brangelina's twins. Hef's big breakup. Plus, constant news from Britney, Miley and Megan. The year's been an up-and-down thrill ride for the celeb-obsessed, and we've rounded up our newsiest video from 2008's top stories—all part of E! Online's year-end spectacular, Replay '08. Behold 2008's hottest headlines. Get all the year's best in Replay '08!
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Mary-Kate Olsen Pregnant?
27 November 2008 9:07 PM, PST | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news
New York, NY (NewsBahn) - Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly pregnant. The 22-year-old star - who shot to fame alongside twin sister Ashley in hit Us TV show 'Full House' aged nine months - has sparked rumours she is expecting her first child after her weight shot up to 102lbs, according to National Enquirer magazine.
A source said: "Mary-Kate has been looking a lot rounder recently. It is good she has put on weight, because she previously suffered from anorexia, but a lot of people think she could actually be attempting to hide her pregnancy."
Mary-Kate has been dating New York artist Nate Lowman since the beginning of the year and is said to have been inspired to start a family by late actor, and close friend, Heath Ledger - who told her becoming a father was the most rewarding thing he had ever done.
The source added: "Mary-Kate
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400 Screens 400 Blows - A Thanksgiving Movie Prayer, 2008
27 November 2008 6:02 AM, PST | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
400 Screens, 400 Blows is a weekly column that takes an in-depth look at the films playing below the radar, beneath the top ten, and on 400 screens or less. I'm thankful for Rachel Getting Married (300 screens), for making me feel as if I were at an excruciating wedding without actually having to be there, and for making me feel as if I knew the extraordinarily wounded lead character, Kym (Anne Hathaway), no matter how monstrous she acts sometimes. But most of all for making me feel something.
I'm thankful for The Dark Knight (345 screens), for being like a 1940s film noir, reflecting the utter despair we feel about the world in 2008, but for making it entertaining and making us feel as if there's still a tiny scrap of hope left. Mainly, I'm thankful for movies that took on despair as a theme, but didn't show it.
I'm thankful for smart villains, like Heath Ledger's Joker.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
Bid on Star Wars lightsaber and more at Hollywood auction
27 November 2008 4:25 AM, PST | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news
Stumped for what to get your movie-obsessed loved ones? Look no further than the latest auction by Profiles in History, the number one stop for authentic Hollywood memorabilia. The auction is set to kick off on December 11th, but for those of you that can’t make it to California to bid in person, you can also bid via snail mail, phone, fax or most practically – online through their eBay listings. So, what top Tinseltown treats can we expect this holiday season? Click over for some of the auction’s star lots.
For those looking to pick up a bargain (and by bargain, we mean something not in the tens of thousands), the Ray-Ban Predator 2 sunglasses as worn by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgement Day is expected to fetch between $2,000 to $3,000 and the armour worn by Heath Ledger in A Knight’s Tale is looking to
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Oscar Predictions: A Second Take on Thanksgiving, All Top Eight Categories
26 November 2008 11:06 PM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
First off, Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for checking out the second batch of Oscar predictions.We had a Ton of good comments on the last installment and things have certainly changed since then as a large group of critics finally got their first glimpse of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Stephen Daldry's The Reader has now been seen and buzz surrounding Revolutionary Road really seems to be getting ... well ... buzzy. With both Milk and Australia in theaters you can now make up your own mind on those two as I really liked Milk and really disliked Australia. I also thought I should tell you I have an exclusive interview with Darren Aronofsky, director of The Wrestler, coming up next week as he made a stop here in Seattle this past Tuesday. If you haven't watched the trailer for that one yet do so right now. As I told Darren,
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Brad Brevet
The Best Stars, Scandals and Time-Sucks of 2008!
26 November 2008 10:32 AM, PST | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news
What a year, people. It may have seemed like Kanye-Speidi-Brangelina-repeat, but 2008 was so, so much more. Heath Ledger and the Joker. John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston. iPhones and elections. Max, Bronx, Knox, Vivienne and Harlow. Britney melting down, Britney coming back. But don't worry, we've got it covered. From Miley's Vanity project to Angelina's every move, from Iron Man to Twilight, it's all in E! Online's year-end spectacular Replay '08. Click in to: • Read (and make your own) Top 10 lists • Get pics of hotties and hookups • Test your '08 knowledge with slick quizzes • See great '08 clips from The...
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Rise 'n' Shine: This Is Why You Don't Spell Ashlee With Two Es
26 November 2008 9:19 AM, PST | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news
• Someone at Ok! spelled Ashlee Simpson's name wrong on the cover. A rep for the mag says, "It is highly embarrassing and, sadly, someone will probably be fired." • Law & Order has their Heath Ledger episode ready to go. • Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown have been looking "very romantic while dining together" and their daughter wants them to remarry. Hopefully they will share their love with Bravo once again. • Audrina is ready for her own reality show with her "real, true friends." Lauren is silently fuming with Lo at her side in some Hollywood club right now. • Natalie Portman doesn't get what celibacy is all...
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Ledger Inspires U.S. TV Drama
26 November 2008 8:08 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Late actor Heath Ledger's tragic death has reportedly inspired a new episode of U.S. TV crime drama Law & Order.
The show is notorious for basing its plots on headlining-grabbing events in New York - where the series is filmed.
And its newest inspiration comes in an upcoming episode that is "supposed to be about Heath Ledger", reports the New York Post.
A show insider explains the plot stars a male model who "has a great career and gets all the ladies (and) leaves a club with a girl".
The source adds, "They have sex and do drugs, and the next morning, his friend finds him dead."
Ledger died from a prescription drug overdose in January.
Curious George Learns Where the Joker Got Those Scars
26 November 2008 6:46 AM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
Here's one of those just because stories. After we ran the article over the weekend about Heath Ledger's Oscar push for The Dark Knight, a reader sent me this drawing and since I had a few minutes, I thought I'd share it. I believe it's pretty self-explanatory, although I have no idea where it came from originally.
Poor Man with the Yellow Hat. He could never resist pencils and magic tricks. How ironic.
Colin Boyd
Williams talks Ledger
26 November 2008 3:26 AM, PST | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news
Normally I wouldn't spend much time here talking about how Celebrity A said such and such about Celebrity B. But when Celebrity A is Michelle Williams and she's talking about Celebrity B, Heath Ledger, for the first time publicly since his death last year, it touched me enough I had to pass it along. Williams spends most of the interview (which takes place in upstate New York on a farm where she now lives) talking about her upcoming indie film Wendy & Lucy but when the topic eventually...
Mike Sampson
Ledger's Dad Struggles With Son's Aussie Honour
25 November 2008 5:39 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Heath Ledger's father fought back tears of pride as he paid tribute to his late son at a prizegiving in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday night.
Kim Ledger accepted a Best Actor prize on behalf of his son - who died in January - at the GQ Men of the Year Awards and struggled with his composure as he remembered his "beautiful boy".
Ledger was honoured for his performance as The Joker in Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight.
His father told the audience at the event that the actor loved playing the Batman baddie.
He stated, "He thrived everyday on set, humoured and sometimes intimidated the cast, but revelled in this opportunity to create and deliver a unique character."
Also honoured at the Aussie GQ prizegiving were Hugh Jackman, who claimed the night's People's Choice Man Of The Year and his Australia director Baz Luhrmann, who took home the Creative Force Of The Year accolade.
For Your Consideration: The Dark Knight
24 November 2008 6:08 PM, PST | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news
Warner Bros. has launched an ad campaign for The Dark Knight, lobbying for Oscar nominations in 15 different categories. A campaign for 28 different people, in front of and behind the camera, for those little golden statues for this year’s Academy Awards.
In the latest edition of Variety and various places around the internet you’ll more than likely find advertisements for Tdk as we approach nomination season for the annual Oscars night. From “Best Sound Mixing” to the prized “Best Picture,” Nolan and Co. hope to grab some well-deserved statues. Having delivered the highest grossing film this year, Warner Bros. is looking to help in that effort and spend some of that money on the heroes that brought The Dark Knight to the big screen.
Vying for a number of different awards, nearly every category it is eligible for has been suggested. The aforementioned “Best Picture” accompanies “Best Director” and
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Carl Lee
‘The Dark Knight’ Slideshow: 10-Image Gallery of New DVD, Blu-Ray Collector’s Sets
24 November 2008 12:57 PM, PST | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – In anticipation of the DVD and Blu-ray release of “The Dark Knight” on Dec. 9, 2008, we now have high-quality collector’s set images for your viewing pleasure and details about where to get them.
“The Dark Knight” from director Chris Nolan stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Chin Han, Eric Roberts and Anthony Michael Hall.
You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All image credits for this “The Dark Knight” slideshow are from here and here.
thedarkknight1: Best Buy will have a collector’s set in DVD and Blu-ray with a scaled-down version of the mask Heath Ledger wore as the Joker in the opening bank-robbery scene. thedarkknight2: Best Buy will have a collector’s set in DVD and Blu-ray with a
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Michelle Williams on Heath Ledger: "It's So Sad"
24 November 2008 11:48 AM, PST | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news
Michelle Williams seems to be legitimately trying to live a normal life with her daughter Matilda despite some tragic circumstances. So we couldn't agree more when in a recent Newsweek profile, the writer asks, "Don't you think it's time we gave Michelle Williams a little privacy?" Yes, of course we think it's time! However, rather conveniently, this question doesn't come up until the end of the article, once all talk of Heath Ledger and Matilda has been exhausted. And so Michelle struggles to find the words to describe her grief over the past year since Heath's accidental overdose: "It's so sad. I guess it's always changing. What else can I say? I just wake up each day in...
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