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Batman And The Joker Do Entertainment Weekly
Published 7/4/2008 by admin at TEN Gossip
... there are these rumors out there that playing the Joker drove him to his grave,” he says. ”But I never saw anything of that. He was always on time. He knew his part backwards and forwards. I just thought he was a really sweet kid.” This role of The Joker would have changed Heath no matter what…and seeing him come alive again on the movie screen will be moving. Laughing and crying…amazing and terrifying…good and bad… photo and source

Batman & The Joker Do Entertainment Weekly
Published 7/4/2008 by Just Jared at Just Jared
... their mouths moved, the way their voices wouldn’t appear to come out of them. He said he wanted the voice to have a mocking quality, a sort of disconnectedness.” On Heath splattering makeup across his face throughout the film : ”He started applying the makeup himself — just to see what it would look like if he put it on with his own hands. We talked about how streaking the paint could get across the idea of corruption, of decay.” To read the full Dark Knight article, check out EW.com .

The Dark Knight’s Entertainment Weekly Cover
Published 7/4/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... Next week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly features Batman and The Joker on the cover. You can read the whole Dark Knight cover story now on EW.com. ...

Batman and Joker Cover Entertainment Weekly
Published 7/4/2008 by Jebbica at Hollywood Crap
... the way their mouths moved, the way their voices wouldn’t appear to come out of them. He said he wanted the voice to have a mocking quality, a sort of disconnectedness.” On Heath splattering makeup across his face throughout the film: ”He started applying the makeup himself — just to see what it would look like if he put it on with his own hands. We talked about how streaking the paint could get across the idea of corruption, of decay.” Check out more at EW.com. The Dark Knight premieres in theaters on July 18.

Check This Out: EW's Exclusive Dark Knight Cover
Published 7/4/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... is on The Dark Knight - "Tragedy and Triumph". Not only is the full article already online, but the new cover is pretty frickin' sweet. There is already so much great imagery for The Dark Knight that it's hard to imagine anything new that could stand up to what we've already seen - but this can. If I was still as big of a fanboy as I was when Star Wars: Episode I came out, this would definitely being going into my "collection." But for those who don't care about that, it's worth checking out anyway. ...

E!, EW, Everyone Chimes in with Dark Knight Updates [Dark Knight Mania]
Published 7/4/2008 by Neil Miller at Film School Rejects
... “Tragedy and Triumph” of The Dark Knight, specifically regarding the tragedy of Heath Ledger’s death and his absolutely stellar performance in the film. ‘Tis true, Ledger’s performance is wicked in every way, a real tour-de-force or whatever other hyperbolic phrase you’d like to use. Their article is currently up over at EW.com, as is the issue’s cover, which can be seen below (just click the image to be taken to the article). Next up, E! News Now has a solid preview of the film, which ...

EW’s ‘The Dark Knight’ cover story
Published 7/5/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... The release of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming “The Dark Knight” is imminent, and Entertainment Weekly, like many other movie magazines out there, has printed a big cover story on the new Batman film. ...

INSIDE THE DARK KNIGHT
Published 7/5/2008 by Miranda Wilding at CINEMATIC PASSIONS BY MIRANDA WILDING
... Director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and star CHRISTIAN BALE return to Gotham City for a bold, brooding big screen summer thrill ride. But all eyes will be on HEATH LEDGER as THE JOKER - a young actor’s blaze of glory. This is EW’S inside story on the most anticipated film of the whole summer. To find the article, please go here ...

What if Michael Bay had directed 'The Dark Knight'?
Published 7/8/2008 by Gary Susman at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... (Transformers, Armageddon) had been the one to reboot the Batman franchise, instead of Christopher Nolan? Then next week's The Dark Knight might look like the film outlined in ...

Awards Watch: The Brokeback Factor, Part 1
Published 7/9/2008 by Kirby at Movie Dearest
... called early online marketing for the film the start of the longest "For Your Consideration" campaign in Academy history); tragically or not, his death has served to increase that attention. By all accounts, Ledger's performance as the Clown Prince of Crime is both fearless and fearsome; could it overcome genre bias and get a nomination? After all, this is a comic book movie. ...

NOT SO FAST NEGATIVE NANCY
Published 7/15/2008 at OH NO!!
... have yielded more than their share of spectacle and thrills yet virtually nothing in the way of mystery. But in The Dark Knight, ...

An old 'Batman' bigwig remembers a not-at-all-Dark Knight
Published 7/16/2008 by Gary Susman at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... published on the eve of this week's release of The Dark Knight, Semple defends his frothy, angst-free take on the character. Whether or not you liked Semple's show, the article is a great read. Semple is, after all, quite the raconteur, as anyone knows who's watched his delightful ...

Would you see 'Dark Knight' a second time?
Published 7/22/2008 by Annie Barrett at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... Anyhow, back to the subject at hand: Would you go to see The Dark Knight again, already? And which other movies have you repeat-theater'ed? (Oh, and if you haven't read Benjamin Svetkey's recent EW feature on the current box-office champ, by all means click here.) ...

An Oscar for Heath Ledger?
Published 7/24/2008 by Dave Karger at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... Thanks to The Dark Knight, you might actually care about the Oscars next year. Though summer blockbusters don't usually show up in the big races at the Academy Awards, the film's glowing reviews make it a possible contender in the Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay categories, and it will surely be considered a front-runner for technical prizes. But its greatest Oscar hope has to be Heath Ledger, who'll likely become the seventh-ever posthumous acting nominee for his mesmerizing performance as the Joker. And it's safe to say that several million Dark ...