Jan
28
No Country for Old Men big winner at SAGs
January 28, 2008 | 8 Comments
No Country for Old Men won Best Picture, Best Ensemble Cast and Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) at last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Male Actor for his work in There Will Be Blood, and dedicated his award to the late Heath Ledger, praising his acting in Monster’s Ball and Brokeback [...]
Jan
28
Spoof tops box office
January 28, 2008 | 21 Comments
Meet the Spartans, a spoof of action films such as 300, debuted in first place at the weekend box office with $18.7 million (all figures US). Another new release, Rambo starring Sylvester Stallone, opened in second place with $18.2 million. Last weekend’s No. 2 movie, 27 Dresses, dropped a spot to third, taking in $13.6 [...]
Jan
26
Ledger’s last film in limbo
January 26, 2008 | 17 Comments
The movie Heath Ledger was filming, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, has been brought to a halt due to his sudden death. Ledger had just flown back from filming in London and was due to continue the production, directed by Terry Gilliam, in Vancouver on Monday. Producers have not yet decided whether to recast his role [...]
Jan
26
Keira Knightley’s Atonement dress named “Best Movie Costume of All Time”
January 26, 2008 | 16 Comments
The emerald green dress worn by Keira Knightley in Atonement has been voted the “best film costume of all time” according to a survey done for Sky Movies and British InStyle magazine (see full list below). The tissue-like, backless silk gown had fashion editors gushing when it first appeared on screen last year, and has [...]
Jan
25
Ledger’s last moments revealed
January 25, 2008 | 12 Comments
Heath Ledger‘s housekeeper, Teresa Solomon, told police she heard the actor snoring when she arrived at the apartment on January 22nd at 12:30 p.m. to clean. When masseuse Diane Wolozin arrived at 2:45 p.m. for a scheduled appointment with Ledger, she found him unconscious and not breathing. Solomon told the New York Post that knowing [...]
Jan
25
Naomi cancels appearance to mourn
January 25, 2008 | 11 Comments
Australian actress Naomi Watts was scheduled to promote her new film, Funny Games, at the Sundance Film Festival, but after hearing about Heath Ledger‘s death, she cancelled the appearance and will also not be attending the movie’s premiere. Watts and Ledger were romantically linked after meeting in 2002 on the set of the movie Ned [...]
Jan
25
Federline named “Dad of the Year”
January 25, 2008 | 29 Comments
Details magazine has named Kevin Federline “Dad of the Year.” The father of four was chosen as top pop after stepping up to the plate when his ex-wife, Britney Spears, had a meltdown and lost visitation of their two sons, Jayden, 1, and Sean, 2. A friend told People magazine: “It makes me furious when [...]
Jan
25
Was Ledger taking illicit drugs?
January 25, 2008 | 4 Comments
According to the NYPD a rolled up $20 bill that was found near Heath Ledger‘s body has tested negative for drug residue. However, CBS 2 in New York reports that several packets containing an “unknown substance” were found in the apartment. It’s not yet known whether any of these items belonged to Ledger or whether [...]
Jan
24
Heath Ledger was “upset” says friend
January 24, 2008 | 32 Comments
Australian model Sophie Ward, whose sister Gemma Ward reportedly began dating Heath Ledger last year, describes the actor as having been anxious while spending the Christmas holidays at home with family in Perth, Australia. “We went to the movies and just did normal stuff,” Ward told The West Australian newspaper. “But he was a bit edgy. He [...]
Jan
24
Mary-Kate’s involvement in Ledger’s death
January 24, 2008 | 79 Comments
When it was reported just hours after his death that Heath Ledger had died in Mary-Kate Olsen‘s apartment, her rep immediately denied the allegation. However, it turns out that Mary-Kate is involved — she was the first person Diana Wolozin, the masseuse, called after finding Ledger unconscious. Wolozin was let into the actor’s bedroom by his housekeeper after [...]
