Ledger's Dad: Dark Knight 'Very Good'

Be afraid, be very afraid, Radar warns

(NEWSER) - First a technician died on the set of the Dark Knight, then Heath Ledger overdosed. Christian Bale allegedly assaulted his mother recently, and now Morgan Freeman is recovering from a nasty car accident and undergoing a divorce. Folks have started muttering about a Dark Knight curse, and Radar insists the hex is real. What other tragedies plague actors linked to the film?

1. Aaron Eckhart is doomed to play supporting roles for the rest of his life.

Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze reportedly an item

(NEWSER) - Heath Ledger's ex-fiancee, Michelle Williams, may have found love again—in the arms of director Spike Jonze, Star magazine reports via the Daily Mail. Williams and Jonze, who divorced director Sofia Coppola in 2003, were spotted locking lips outside his Manhattan pad. The late actor's best friend, who has been helping Williams care for 2-year-old Matilda, approves of the match. More»

Heath Ledger's final performance burns in the dark

(NEWSER) - Dark Knight swoops into cinemas tomorrow and critics say the hype is more than justified. "This is not merely a Batman movie," Amy Biancolli writes in the Houston Chronicle. It is one of the year's best films "and far and away the most hypnotic chiller." The bleak Gotham tale is "audacious and unnerving while consistently being fun and entertaining," writes Claudia Puig in USA Today. More»

Girlfriend claims daughter hasn't received any cut

(NEWSER) - Heath Ledger’s ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams is livid at the exclusion of her and her daughter from the execution of Ledger’s will, the NY Post reports. Ledger’s will, which leaves everything to his parents and sisters, predates the birth of their daughter Matilda—who is now the legal beneficiary of his estate and has yet to see a cent, according to Williams. More»

A visually stunning film about the stuff dreams are made of

(NEWSER) - Inception, a "James Bond-on-acid" take on dreams and dreaming is being hailed as a sleek, psychedelic summer blockbuster that makes up in daring what it lacks in heart. The critics agree Inception is bound to capture your imagination—and maybe even blow your mind:

• Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News : "Inception blends the blockbuster enormity of his Dark Knight with the indie insights of Memento." The result? A film that "makes most other summer films seem mediocre."
• Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times : "This is a popular entertainment with a knockout punch so intense and unnerving it'll have you worrying if it's safe to close your eyes at night."