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Heath Ledger 1979-2008
Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm
Anyhow, there are plenty of blogs, new sources, and gossip rags speculating on the cause of death, what was going on in his life, what will happen with his family, etc. It is not my intention to go that direction, I wish everyone who knew him the best. But, since this blog primarily focuses on the film arts I think it is appropriate to pay small tribute to Mr Ledger, who was finally emerging from being a teen heart throb and becoming a serious actor, with talent. He did some questionable films early in his career ("Ten Things I hate About You," etc.), and to be honest I was never I big fan, when I saw that he was going to be in a film I wanted to see it was always kind of a bummer, but it's hard to deny that the actor was just coming into his own, picking interesting films, working with prestigious directors. "Brokeback Mountain" was something of a breakthrough for him, aside from the many award nominations he received for the role, it was a great performance and the first time he portrayed a character who would likely become a part of film history. He had just finished shooting on the "Batman Begins" sequel "The Dark Knight," (which you have to admit it looks as though he could rival Jack Nicholson's Joker in Burton's "Batman") and various sources are saying that he had also finished shooting on what would be his final film, Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." (They'd previously collaborated on "The Brothers Grimm," which is a very underrated film - for the Hollywood film it is, it's quite imaginative and well constructed.) There is no official word on the state of the film and whether they actually finished or if the film will ever see the light of day (it would not be Terry Gilliam's first failed attempt - See "Lost in La Mancha" among other failed films). Below I've compiled a short gallery of trailers from some of his best roles, including the forthcoming "Dark Knight."
Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee):
The Brothers Grimm (Terry Gilliam):
I'm Not There (Todd Haynes):
The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan):
Casanova (Lasse Hallstrom):
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Ditto on Louie's comment. I admired his talents greatly and really liked your open 'take' on it.
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