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  • August 2008

    • 'Joker Teens' Nabbed in 'Terror Plot'

      ABC News  |  Aug 19, 08 5:46 AM CDT

      'Joker Teens' Nabbed in 'Terror Plot'

      (Newser) - Virginia police didn't see the humor of a Joker-inspired prank that terrified dozens of residents, ABC News reports. Two 18-year-olds have been charged with conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism after leaving playing cards with threatening messages on them scattered around their town. Cops say the felony charge—which carries up to 20 years in jail—is justified by the fear the duo created. More »

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      terrorism  • Virginia  • Batman  • prank  • Dark Knight  • the Joker

    • Oscar for Ledger? You Must Be High

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 1, 08 1:04 PM CDT

      Oscar for Ledger? You Must Be High

      (Newser) - It’s time to put an end to the inane campaign to give Heath Ledger an Oscar for The Dark Knight , writes Eric Lucas in the LA Times. Ledger’s much-fawned-over performance “ultimately devolves into a can-can dance of snuffling pseudo-psychopathia,” Lucas writes. “It has all the subtlety of a hangover—exactly what I'd expect from someone who headed home every night to a pill party.” More »

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      Heath Ledger  • Academy Awards  • The Dark Knight  • the Joker  • Jimi Hendrix  • James Dean

  • July 2008

    • Dark Knight Smashes $300M Record

      Associated Press  |  Jul 27, 08 7:03 PM CDT

      Dark Knight Smashes $300M Record

      (Newser) - Latest Batman flick The Dark Knight grossed $300 million in just 10 days—turning the 16 days Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest took on its head to set a new record. The dark tale, driven by Heath Ledger's strong performance, took in another $75.6 million in its second weekend to push its total upwards of $314 million. More »

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      box office  • Heath Ledger  • Batman  • Dark Knight  • Christian Bale  • the Joker

    • Dark Knight Dazzles

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jul 17, 08 11:09 AM CDT

      Dark Knight Dazzles

      (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 »

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      movie review  • Heath Ledger  • Batman  • action movie  • superhero  • Dark Knight  • Christian Bale  • the Joker

  • January 2008

    • Batman Marketing in Limbo

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 24, 08 12:09 PM CST

      Batman Marketing in Limbo

      (Newser) - Heath Ledger’s untimely death is a major problem for Batman—or, more accurately, his marketing people. Warner Bros. has built an entire advertising campaign for the upcoming Dark Knight installment around Ledger’s Joker performance, a tactic that’s now fairly awkward, the Wall Street Journal reports. Fans have spent months deciphering clues to find pictures of the creepy, makeup-caked visage of the now-dead actor. More »

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      movie  • marketing  • Heath Ledger  • Batman  • advertising campaign  • Dark Knight  • the Joker  • movie trailer

    • Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

      Associated Press  |  Jan 23, 08 9:56 AM CST

      Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

      (Newser) - An autopsy on actor Heath Ledger was inconclusive, the AP reports, and a medical examiner's office spokeswoman says that further needed tests will take about 10 days. Meanwhile, Ledger's family echoed earlier police statements that the actor had not committed suicide—rather, his death was “tragic, untimely, and accidental," his father said. More »

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      Heath Ledger  • autopsy  • insomnia  • the Joker  • sleeping pills

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