Heath Ledger’s final film debuts at Cannes »

The director and co-stars of ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,’ talk about working with the late actor.

New photos from Heath Ledger’s final film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus »

Three new stills and one behind the scenes image to promote Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus have appeared on DVD Forum. You’ll be able to marvel over them all below the break. Parnassus is being described in the same few terms over and over again. It was Heath Ledger’s final film, and after [...]

Heath Ledger Wins Oscar for Joker, Watch Family’s Acceptance Speech »

A bittersweet night for the family of the talented Heath Ledger. He was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Joker in Warner Bros. The Dark Knight. Here’s the acceptance speech for the Ledger family — we tried uploading to YouTube, but they took it down. So, here it is:

Live Blogging the 81st Oscars, Drunk! »

(New stuff at top, older stuff at bottom…)
Goodnite….
We told you. Slumdog sweeps the Oscars… Everyone, on stage! “Passion and belief, anything is possible.”
Best Picture goes to Slumdog Millionaire…
Steven Spielberg? “Capable of anything…” “Destiny.”
Best Actor goes to… SEAN PENN! “You homo loving commie sons of guns…” “Equal rights for everyone…” Nice nod to Mickey….
Ah, Randy the [...]

Slumdog Millionaire Wins Best Picture Oscar »

This tip comes from a very good source that we shall call Felix, that is personally connected to the Buzz Newsroom team. Also, Felix has tripped us on other news that has panned out before; of course, we should always take tips with a grain of salt. He’s working on the ABC production team and [...]

Heath Ledger Honored in Hollywood »

Members of Heath Ledger’s family celebrate the late actor’s legacy in Hollywood. The Australians in Film organization also introduce the first recipient of the Heath Ledger scholarship.

SAG Awards: Ledger, Winslet, Fey, Penn, more »

The SAG Awards are in. Is Kate Winslet’s win that ‘lifetime’ award that is so often given to actors/actresses in a supporting role? Kind of sounds like it. The Ledger award indicates he’s going to get the Oscar – something that will be pretty cool. Nothing shocking otherwise.
Watch Chris’ Nolan accept Ledger’s award:

The late Heath [...]

Hollywood Buzz: Oscars, Ledger, Spector, Brolin »

Josh Brolin said that being nominated for an Oscar is a ’surreal feeling.’ The actor, who is currently at the Sundance Film Festival, is up for a best supporting actor award for his role in ‘Milk.’

Oscar nominations announced; Heath Ledger nominated for Oscar exactly one year after death; prosecution rests in Phil Spector murder retrial.

‘Benjamin’, ‘Slumdog’, Ledger lead Oscar nominations »

Many kudos for the hugely deserving nomination for Ledger – he was the Dark Knight – and it’s a fitting tribute to his memory. Also, more kudos to the academy for recognizing Robert Downey Jr. for his brilliant comic role in Tropic Thunder. The accolades for Danny Boyle’s superb Slumdog Millionaire are great. On the [...]

Top 10 Movies of 2008 »

So here’s the wrap up of the Top 10 Box Office Grossing Movies of 2008. Note, these are not the top reviewed movies, these are the top money makers world-wide… So that means a majority of these movies sucked. Here’s the countdown, with commentary (watch out YouTube segment or read below):

10. Sex and the City [...]

Heath Ledger’s Father Says Golden Globe Win ‘Bittersweet’ »

Channel 9 Australia was there as Kim Ledger watched the Golden Globes Sunday night. Heath Ledger won a posthumous best supporting actor award for his role as the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight.’

Iron Man 2, Avatar, Polanski, Watchmen, Franklyn Trailer »

Here’s your morning entertainment buzz. From James Cameron on the set of Avatar to Mickey Rourke talking Iron Man 2, and the latest on the Watchmen, here’s the showbiz roundup:
- A settlement is close in the Watchmen conflict between Fuckin’ Fox and WB.
- Heath’s Globe expected to go to daughter Matilda
- James Cameron talks Avatar [...]

Heath Ledger wins posthumous Golden Globe for Dark Knight »

Late Australian actor Heath Ledger won a posthumous Golden Globe award here Sunday for his performance as psychopathic villain The Joker in Batman blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” Batman director Christopher Nolan collected the best supporting actor award on behalf of Ledger, who died of an accidental overdose in January last year at the age of [...]

Last interview with Heath Ledger »

Heath Ledger died January 22, 2008. Over the years I have interviewed him several times. Once for Brokeback Mountain and once for The Brothers Grimm. Over the years I have found Heath pleasant, interesting, and full of life. He has never liked the “interview process” but many movie stars do not. My last interview, however, [...]

Heath Ledger’s Family ‘So Proud’ of Globe Nod »

Heath Ledger’s no-holds-barred performance as the Joker in last summer’s Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight has earned the late actor a posthumous Golden Globe nomination, announced Thursday morning. Commenting on the honor of being nominated for best performance by an actor in a supporting role, Heath’s Perth, Australia-based father, Kim Ledger, said in a statement [...]

Google tells us what we searched for in 2008 »

Our friends on the Googles have published their 2008 Year-End Google Zeitgeist. Of course, this is the SFW edition.
Google’s users are intrinsically curious. Why else would you search? And, since we at Google are pretty curious ourselves, we wondered which of our users’ queries might be truly global and which may be unique to certain [...]

‘Dark Knight’ DVD Reviews — Where’s the Extras? »

We haven’t yet received our Dark Knight Blu-ray review DVD — but here’s the roundup from other reviewers. It is a great movie, of course, basically due to Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker. But, someone forgot to include the extras. So, this DVD was probably rushed for the Holiday season — and it will [...]

The Joker, For Your Consideration »

The Oscar machine at Warner Bros. has released the following trade ads in Variety — pushing the late great Heath Ledger to be considered as an Oscar Nominee. In good or bad taste? It was one helluva performance – the Joker was the star of the Dark Knight… Is it marketing or a real tribute?