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  • From 'Avatar' to 'Nine,' 21 movies for the holidays

    ...the good doctor (Christopher Plummer) is chased by the Devil (Tom Waits). The Ledger factor Audiences will surely want to see Heath Ledger's final film - he died during production - but Christmas is a competitive day for new releases. SHERLOCK HOLMES (Dec.... |more

  • Lindsay Lohan's mom, dad in legal tussle over phone calls

    ...a series of taped phone calls between himself and Dina, discussing Lindsay's drug addiction and her relationship with actor Heath Ledger , who authorities said died of an accidental overdose of prescription medications, according to reports. The conversations... |more

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  • Who Will Be The Crow?

    ...High? (Thanks, Monika!) Or, as Kavanaugh says, "The best way to compare it is the first Batman and Batman Begins." Or when Heath Ledger was announced as the Joker for The Dark Knight? I've made my admittedly silly suggestions, but hopefully you can also help... 33 m ago |more

  • 'Pill Head'

    ...lethal respiratory depression when taken in doses that are too high, or in combination with other drugs and alcohol -- as Heath Ledger found out last spring. Lyon takes a long road to get clean, and brings the reader along for the ride. Rather than writing... |more

  • Is Supporting Actor the Charm?

    ...Bridges) in Crazy Heart; Law as Dr. Watson to Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes. Then they pay tribute to their lost peer, Heath Ledger, by playing looking-glass iterations of Ledger’s suave con artist in Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus... |more

  • Upcoming Movies for December 2009

    ...is a look at the upcoming movies of December 2009. From possible Oscar contenders to a new Disney princess and Heath Ledger's final film, the upcoming movies of December 2009 are a very promising bunch Summer is over and now the big box-office blockbusters... |more

  • Holiday Movie Preview

    ...her ex-husband, Alec Baldwin (whose career comeback is complete). Terry Gilliams fantasy marks the last performance from Heath Ledger, who died during filming. Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell came aboard to help complete the movie, which features Christopher... |more