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NEWS ABOUT: Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger stories: 97 news summaries

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 Ledger-Directed 
 Rap Video 
 Debuts 

Actor worked with Australian singer, a childhood friend

Oct 30, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A music video, one of a few directed by Heath Ledger for little-known artists he liked, made its online debut yesterday. Australian rapper N'fa Forster-Jones, a childhood friend of the late actor's, posted the video along with a behind-the-scenes look at the project, the AP reports. "Every day I... More »

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entertainment • Australia • celebrity • Heath Ledger • music videos • rapper • rap music • Jay-ZTV • celebrity death • N'fa Forster-Jones

 Quaids' Wild Ride 
 a Tale of Drugs, Paranoia 

Texas arrest for stiffing hotel bill is just the tip of the iceberg

Sep 29, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The arrest of Randy and Evi Quaid in Texas for stiffing a California hotel is only the latest twist in a bizarre tale of unpaid bills and paranoid fantasies. A private investigator hired by the Quaids—she’s out $17,000—tells Diane Dimond the actor and his wife owe... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Hollywood • assassination • Heath Ledger • bills • labor unions • murder plot • paranoia • Natasha Richardson • David Carradine • Randy Quaid • Evi Quaid • Diane Dimond • Phil Hartman • Bryn Hartman • Chris Penn

 When I Miss Heath, 
 I Look at Matilda: 
 Michelle 

In first interview since Ledger's death, Williams opens up about grief, motherhood

Sep 16, 09 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Williams was reluctant to talk to the press after the death of Heath Ledger, because “I didn't know what my boundaries were,” she tells Vogue. She has since figured it out: “I can talk about grief, about single parenting, about trying to balance work and... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Heath Ledger • Michelle Williams • Matilda Rose Ledger • celebrity interview • celebrity death

OPINION

Flickr Cowardly for Taking Down Obama Joker

Website caved too easily: image isn't a copyright violation

Aug 22, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flickr is catching fire for its decision to take down the now-infamous image of Barack Obama photoshopped to look like the joker. Flickr says it received a takedown notice under the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the Time cover mockup, but that excuse doesn’t fly for Michael... More »

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Barack Obama • copyright law • free speech • Flickr • Heath Ledger • copyright infringement • the Joker

 Chicagoan 
 'Fesses Up 
 to 'Joker' 
 Poster 

But Firas Alkhateeb isn't behind 'socialism' campaign

Aug 18, 09 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 20-year-old college student from Chicago is the artist behind the now-famous image of Barack Obama as Heath Ledger’s Joker, the Los Angeles Times reports. Firas Alkhateeb made the image using Photoshop and Time magazine’s Obama cover when he was bored one day during winter break. It attracted... More »

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Barack Obama • socialism • Photoshop • Heath Ledger • the Joker • Obama administration • President Obama

 Dark, Whimsical Ledger 
 Music Vid Debuts 

Takes a stand against illegal whale hunts

Aug 5, 09 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Modest Mouse has debuted Heath Ledger’s whimsical-yet-dark video for the song “King Rat," the AP reports. In the video, which takes aim at illegal whale hunts, Dr Seuss-like animated whales and dolphins go on a bloody hunt for humans, notes Vanity Fair. Watching it might require a... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Heath Ledger • music videos • whaler • whales • celebrity death • Modest Mouse

(Newser) - An animated music video directed by the late Heath Ledger premieres tomorrow online, the band Modest Mouse writes on its MySpace page. Ledger’s “brave and unapologetic” idea for King Rat, “fully conceived down to the last detail but unfinished” at his 2008 death, was seen through by... More »

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entertainment • MySpace • Heath Ledger • music videos • MySpace Music • Jay-ZTV • Modest Mouse

(Newser) - Posters of President Obama in Heath Ledger-like Joker makeup from The Dark Knight with a caption reading “Socialism” have sprung up in Los Angeles and Atlanta, the Daily Contributor reports. Similar posters online have the caption “why so socialist?” The guerilla art attacks, not yet claimed by any... More »

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Atlanta • Los Angeles • socialism • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • health care reform • the Joker • posters • makeup • Obama administration • guerilla art • street art • President Obama

GLOSSIES

 Heath Almost Gave Up Pills 

Friends, colleagues remember tragic actor

Jun 29, 09 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heath Ledger was a complicated actor who quit using marijuana and alcohol and came close to giving up the sleeping pills that may have killed him, friends and colleagues tell Vanity Fair in a profile. Though he was leery of summer blockbusters—“He was afraid it would define him... More »

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entertainment • alcohol • celebrity • death • marijuana • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • sleeping pills

SLIDESHOW

 Teens Rule the MTV Awards 

Twilight, High School Musical steal the show

Jun 1, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heath Ledger won Best Villain last night at the MTV Movie Awards, but he was in the minority: Most of the awards went to tween fare, with Twilight snagging three, High School Musical 3 grabbing two, and Miley Cyrus winning one, E! reports. Jim Carrey and Amy Poehler were... More »

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MTV Movie Awards • awards • award show • Heath Ledger • Miley Cyrus • High School Musical 3 • Twilight

 Twilight Sweeps MTV Awards 

Eminen and "Bruno" tangle at pop culture fete

Jun 1, 09 2:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teen fave Twilight swept the MTV Movie Awards last night with five wins—including Best Fight, Best Kiss, and Best Movie—reports Entertainment Weekly. Heath Ledger scored a posthumous Best Villain for Dark Knight, and former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler nabbed the inaugural Best WTF Moment for Baby ... More »

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MTV • MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Amy Poehler • Bruno • Twilight

movie review

 Ledger's Last Role: 
 Decent But Unspectacular 


May 22, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus made its debut at Cannes to much buzz today, mainly because Heath Ledger died in the midst of filming. Critics say Ledger does nice—if short—work, while the fantasy itself is so-so.
  • Richard Corliss, Time: "Ledger is fine, parading loads
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Cannes Film Festival • movie review • Heath Ledger • Terry Gilliam • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus • Jay-ZTV

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 De Niro's New Role: Grandpa 

Plus, Swayze really really not dead, more

May 22, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert De Niro became a grandfather yesterday when son Raphael De Niro and daughter-in-law Claudine DeMatos welcomed Nicholas De Niro, the New York Post reports. Elsewhere:
  • To prove he’s really not dead, Patrick Swayze posed for a picture with wife Lisa Niemi at their New Mexico
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entertainment • Robert De Niro • celebrity • Heath Ledger • Gwyneth Paltrow • Rihanna • Coldplay • Terry Gilliam • Chris Martin • Lily Allen • Aubrey Graham

 Basterds Headlines Cannes 


Apr 23, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival unveiled this year’s roster today, and it’s packed with regulars like Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, and Terry Gilliam, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Among the most buzzed-about selections is Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s violent World War II pic. Anticipation is also... More »

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film • Quentin Tarantino • Cannes Film Festival • Palme d'Or • Heath Ledger • Ang Lee • Terry Gilliam • movies • Penelope Cruz • Pedro Almodovar • Thierry Fremaux • Lars Von Trier • Willem Dafoe • Elia Suleiman

Ledger-Directed Music Videos to Air This Year

Actor made spots for Modest Mouse, Grace Woodroofe

Mar 17, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Music videos showcasing Heath Ledger’s directorial skills will be released this year, according to the Hollywood Reporter. One of the videos is for Grace Woodroofe’s cover of David Bowie’s “Quicksand.” The other, a fully animated spot for Modest’s Mouse’s “King Rat,”... More »

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music • film director • Heath Ledger • music videos

Will Americans See Ledger's Last Film?

Distributors aren't exactly fighting over indie Parnassus

Feb 24, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger’s highly anticipated last film, the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, is having an inordinate amount of trouble landing a US distributor, reports Steven Zeitchik in the Hollywood Reporter. Over the summer, Lionsgate, Overture, and others were lining up for the rights, but since then... More »

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Heath Ledger • Terry Gilliam • movie industry • movies • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus • indie film

 Best and Worst of Oscar Night 

Funny and un-funny moments abound at ceremony

Feb 23, 09 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar night was filled with highs and lows, from the predictably inspirational moments when Kate Winslet finally won and Heath Ledger’s family received his posthumous award, to the cheap shot of producers cutting to Angelina Jolie’s face during Jennifer Aniston’s presenter speech. More from the Los Angeles ... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Academy Awards • awards • award show • Jennifer Aniston • Heath Ledger • Ben Stiller • Sean Penn • Bill Maher • Joaquin Phoenix • movies • Jessica Biel • Pineapple Express • Kate Winslet • Hugh Jackman • Oscars • Bill Maher Grid

 Ledger Award 
 Triggers the Tears 

Kline: He left 'original and enduring legacy'

Feb 23, 09 4:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The most emotional moments at last night's Oscars occurred when Heath Ledger's parents and sister accepted his posthumous award for best supporting actor. Ledger's family said the honor for the actor's portrayal of the Joker—which Kevin Kline hailed as "menacing, mercurial, droll and diabolical"—will be held... More »

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Academy Awards • death • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • actor • Oscars

SLIDESHOW

 Oscar 
 Nominees 
 in Photos 

Slumdog, Benjamin Button, Milk join Reader and Frost/Nixon in best-picture fight

Feb 21, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - The countdown begins to Hollywood's night of nights, with big guns that "are easier to admire and respect than to love" competing for top honors, writes David Gritten in the Daily Mail. No doubt the tabloids are hoping for a Brangelina sweep of the Best Actor and Best... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • award show • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • Anne Hathaway • The Reader • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Slumdog Millionaire • Milk • Oscars

(AP) - If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his 3-year-old daughter will become the owner of the statuette. But it won't really belong to Matilda Rose Ledger until her 18th birthday, in 2023—and even then, only if she signs a contract. Ledger's nomination, and... More »

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Academy Awards • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Michelle Williams • the Joker • Matilda Rose Ledger • Oscars

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