Heath Ledger – SAG Award Winner for Role as Dark Knight’s Joker

The late Heath Ledger continued his awards sweep Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.   He was named best supporting actor for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight.  Costar Gary Oldman accepted the award.

“I am quite emotional,” Oldman said. “It is a great honor to be asked to accept this on behalf of Heath. He was an extraordinary young man with…  Read the full story at USmagazine.com

Heath Ledger Wins Golden Globe Award for Dark Knight Role

Nearly a year after his death, Heath Ledger won a posthumous best supporting actor Golden Globe on Sunday for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight.

Before director Christopher Nolan accepted the award on Ledger’s behalf, a scene of from Dark Knight was shown.

“All of us who worked with Heath accept this with an awful mixture of sadness and…  Read the full story at USmagazine.com

Mary-Kate’s Lawyer Says She’s Not Involved w/ Drugs (Heath Ledger)

Mary-Kate Olsen “had nothing whatsoever to do with the drugs found in Heath Ledger‘s home or his body, and she does not know where he obtained them,” her attorney, Michael C. Miller, tells Usmagazine.com.The New York Post reported Monday that Olsen, 22, is refusing to talk to federal investigators about Ledger’s death until she is granted immunity from prosecution.

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Immunity from prosecution? Sounds like an admission of guilt to me.  Is it unreasonable to think that Mary-Kate and Heath Ledger did drugs together?  While Mary-Kate may not have been at Heath’s place when he died, it’s quite odd to hear that she’s refusing to testify to federal investigators.  If she has nothing to hide, then why seek immunity?  Doesn’t make sense…

The Dark Knight Owns Box Office – Greatest Superhero Movie Ever?

The latest rendition in the Batman movie series, The Dark Knight, had been garnering attention even before one of it’s stars died of a pill overdose and before critics had seen the moive. Starting with the previous Batman movie, the hero has been portrayed in a much darker, more self-introspective light than previous child-oriented Batman’s. Here is a High-Definition trailer of The Dark Knight if you’ve not yet seen it.

This version, starring Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as The Joker and Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face, more than lived up to the hype surrounding it’s release. I saw the movie on Friday night and it was amazing! The first full movie theater I’ve visited in quite some time; if standing room was available – I’m sure it would’ve been filled as well.

The movie was loud, it was dark, it was evil, but fun at the same time. Ledger’s performance as The Joker was above impressive – you almost couldn’t recognize that Heath was under the makeup – it was that good. The supporting cast was equally as impressive, w/ Eckhart playing Harvey Dent (aka Two-Face) and Maggie Gyllenhaal playing the love interest of both Bruce Wayne & Dent.

The storyline flowed well and there were literally no moments where you would want to leave the theater. In my case, 3 bathroom breaks interrupted my viewing, but that’s what happens when you party before a 2 1/2 hr movie I guess.

Some are predicting (or hoping) that Ledger will get an Oscar nod for his performance, but Jack Nicholson’s Joker was just as impressive in my opinion. Jack’s storyline and dialogue were a little weaker, but that’s the writer’s fault, not Nicholson’s.

Personally, I would like to see the movie nominated for Best Picture. Sure, it doesn’t follow the format of the typical sappy English historical movie, but it was a damn good movie – visually, emotionally and entertainment wise. The Dark Knight has already established itself as the top weekend grossing film (approaching $200 million) and will likely continue to impress as word gets around about just how good the movie is. This movie puts all other comic-based movies to shame.