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18 hrs ago | Fox News

Rx for Death

Actor Heath Ledger, posthumous winner of Best Supporting Actor as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," died on January 22, 2008 in his SoHo apartment from an accidental overdose of several prescription medications.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

WVNY

Ten career tips for Christian Bale

1. Select a co-star that won't steal the movie. Johnny Depp in Public Enemies? Bad move.

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Related Topix: Public Enemies, Terminator: Salvation, 3:10 to Yuma, Western, Thriller, Crime Movies, Action Movies, History Movies, Family, Newsies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, The New World, Adventure, Musical Movies

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Jasper News

FEATURE: 5 guys, one bus, plenty of stops along the way

An overnight stop on a technicolored school bus was all it took to get noticed in Live Oak for one group of modern day hippies camping out in the local Wal-Mart parking lot Monday.

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Related Topix: Middletown, CT, Crime Movies, Action Movies, Thriller

Wed Jul 01, 2009

411mania.com

[Movies] Ledger Tried To Get Fired From The Dark Knight

Here is an excerpt from the article, titled "The Last of Heath." "Ledger's friend and agent, Steven Alexander, tells [Vanity Fair] that Heath 'was always hesitant to be in a summer blockbuster, with the dolls and action figures and everything else that comes with one of those movies.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

This is bath

Terry on Heath Ledger and Michelle

Heath Ledger's attitude to the Brokeback Mountain Oscar campaign came between him and his then girlfriend Michelle Williams, according to Terry Gilliam.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Brokeback Mountain, Crime Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Heath Ledger, Black Entertainment, Michelle Williams

The Celebrity Blog

a Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallena Tramples Box Office Competition

Michael Bay's highly anticipated sequel bowed on Wednesday, and with a $60.6 million take in its first day, it broke the Wednesday record previously held by "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" back in 2007.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Actor's confidants speak out.

The professionals closest to Heath Ledger have revealed how the Hollywood star battled with fame, a failed relationship and incurable insomnia in the lead-up to his untimely death.

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DVD Dungeon

Box Office Beat Down: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Owns the Weekend with Another $112 Million

Though it broke many new records, it failed to live up to studio expectations, becoming only the seventh highest grossing opener in cinematic history.

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Related Topix: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Proposal, Up, Comedy Movies, My Sister's Keeper, Crime Movies, Action Movies, Thriller

Sun Jun 28, 2009

WNBC-TV New York

Oscar Plays The Joker Card

Heath Ledger notched a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal as The Joker in "The Dark Knight." But the movie didn't get a Best Picture nomination.

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Film.com

The Verdict: Depp in and Bale out for Batman? And the Academy Doubles the Best Picture Contenders

Actor Johnny Depp attends a special screening for DreamWorks Pictures' "Sweeney Todd" at the Paramount Theater on December 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA - Getty Images Sacha Howells , Jun 26, 2009 "No Batman 3 "? Let's See What Warner Brothers Has to Say About That Christopher Nolan has been hinting that he doesn't want to go back to Gotham, and ...

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

The Hollywood mob

Why does Hollywood never tire of gangster movies? Because we never tire of watching them, says Joe Queenan - not even the bad ones The Hollywood mob: Public Enemies .

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

IESB.net

the Dark Knight Wins Big - Complete List of Winners from the 35th Annual Saturn Awards

The complete list of winners from the 35th Annual Saturn Awards has been revealed.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Topeka Capital-Journal

And the Oscar might have gone to ...

So the best-picture race will be twice as crowded at next year's Academy Awards, with the ceremony's organizers announcing Wednesday that they're expanding the field of nominees from five to 10.

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The Age

Ledger play plans panned

Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight . June 25, 2009 - 11:40AM A young American college student has become the target of venomous attacks for planning to stage a play titled The Last Days of Heath Ledger .

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Los Angeles Times

Menswear works a macho vibe

Reporting from Milan, Italy -- By the time the spring-summer 2010 men's Fashion Week in Milan wrapped up Tuesday, the runway had showcased enough old-school macho archetypes to form its own version of the Village People.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

E! Gossip

Saturn Awards Keep Spotlight on The Dark Knight

The Oscars have been awarded and DVD sales have already gone through the roof. But, in the alternate reality known as Hollywood, it's never too late to bestow yet more hardware on the best films.

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/film

How The Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen IMAX Experience Compares with The Dark Knight

Last summer, Christopher Nolan wowed IMAX audiences by shooting the establishing shots and several action sequences of The Dark Knight in IMAX.

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Daily Mail

Dark Knight's dark scenes top the list of complaints to film ratings body

The Dark Knight prompted the most complaints to the film ratings body of any movie last year.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

VH1 News

Christian Bale Says There Might Not Be Another Batman Movie

Christian Bale Tim Burton directed two. So did Joel Schumacher. Might Christopher Nolan also stop at two "Batman" flicks? Could the seventh big-screen caped crusader adventure since 1989 require the services of a fourth director? Rumors that Nolan might not return for another go at Gotham City have been rampant and according to Bruce Wayne himself ...

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Related Topix: Public Enemies, Crime Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Movies, Entertainment

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Corpus Christi Caller

Films seek Batman's record

Shia LaBeouf appears with Starscream in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Observers expect the movie, combined with "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," to top the box-office record of "The Dark Knight". - LOS ANGELES - If Hollywood were a poker game, this summer's question would be: Can a pair beat one of a kind? The pair are this year's ...

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