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Jackson Joins Ledger as Pop Victim of Prescription Drugs
In another era, stars like Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Sid Vicious were felled by a combination of hard and soft drugs like heroin and alcohol. But in the new millennium, prescription drugs are...
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Terry Gilliam’s Final Cut for Heath Ledger and Imaginarium
As director Terry Gilliam heads for Comic-Con International to screen clips next Thursday from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, new details about Heath Ledger’s final movie are coming to light. A...
View ArticleFirst Look: The Heath Ledger Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Clip
Since his star Heath Ledger died midway through production, director Terry Gilliam had to orchestrate some shrewd post-production tricks to complete The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. But the new...
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Review: Wobbly Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Eventually Takes Flight
Like the creaky wagon inhabited by a mystical theatrical troupe that rolls into London early in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the film itself wobbles beneath the weight of its own shaggy-dog...
View ArticleMind-Game Movies Mark ’00s Cinema of Paranoia
<< previous image | next image >> The decade defined first and foremost by 9/11 yielded a bitter, brilliant Cinema of Paranoia. A new breed of brooding, believable superheroes inhabited...
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Depp Salutes Heath Ledger, Imaginarium Cast
Johnny Depp, who stepped in to replace the Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, called the late actor “the only player out there breathing heavy down the back of every established...
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How Terry Gilliam Weathered Loss of Heath Ledger to Finish Fanciful Imaginarium
HOLLYWOOD — Nearly all Terry Gilliam’s movies since Monty Python and the Holy Grail have survived more than the usual load of stress and strain wrought by busted budgets, distributor hassles, arguments...
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Nolan Says No to Heath Ledger in Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan and his wife/producing partner Emma Thomas deny that Heath Ledger will make a posthumous appearance in The Dark Knight Rises. “I heard the rumor,” Thomas told...
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Comics’ Greatest Supervillain? No Joke, It’s the Joker
When it comes to supervillains, the Joker rules the evil roost. Daniel Wallace, author of The Joker: A Visual History of the Clown Prince of Crime, takes us on a hell ride through the bloody history of...
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How to Sound Smart During the Oscars: A Cheat Sheet
With the Academy Awards coming up this Sunday, here are a few talking points to help you win friends and influence people at the Oscars party of your choice.
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Maybe We Should Wait to See Ben Affleck Play Batman Before Deciding He Sucks
The internet has decided that Ben Affleck is the wrong choice to play Batman, two years before the movie's release. Can't we wait to hate anymore?
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