Heath Ledger Oscar buzz begins

Allie Is Wired! found this 6/27/2008 on www.celebitchy.com (flag)

Batman: the Dark Knight hasn???t premiered yet and Heath Ledger???s performance is already garnering high praise. The word Oscar was thrown into the ring by Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers. It’s typical of Ledger’s total commitment to films as diverse as Brokeback Mountain and I’m Not There that he does nothing out of vanity or the need to be liked. If there’s ... (link)

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Bale Overshadowed by Heath Ledger Oscar Contender
Published 6/27/2008 by Karen at Allie Is Wired!
... very little about Bale the title character. The pure talent that shows up on the screen when Ledger is on he overshadows Bale stuck in his rubber suit. Jack Nicholson did a nice comic turn as the Joker, but Ledger’s Joker is a lot scarier and that is just from the trailers. Ledger is a talent that will be missed. Bale does another dead on portrayal of Batman, but Ledger is amazing. [CeleBitchy]

Pajiba Love 06/27/08
Published 6/27/2008 at Pajiba
... The Dark Knight hasn't even premiered yet and Heath Ledger's performance is already generating more buzz than a bee factory. (Celebitchy) ...

Three Reasons Why We Don’t Think Mary-Kate Olsen Needs To Go ‘Back To Rehab’ [Lists]
Published 7/9/2008 by Molly Friedman at Defamer
The upcoming issue of Star breathlessly reports that Spencer Pratt Attack ringleader and excellent on-screen kisser Mary-Kate Olsen might be headed back to the floral pastures of celebrity rehab any day now. The mag's sources cite a quasi-recent “collapse” outside an LA club, ongoing depression over her “lover” Heath Ledger’s sudden death, and brewing tension between MK and her more low-key twin, Ashley. But, as we pointed out earlier this month, the twinset’s more rebellious (and interesting) half is on a roll. After appearing on her first Elle cover solo, starring in a critically praised indie movie and, of ...

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HEATH LEDGER is "mad-crazy-blazing brilliant" as the Joker!

jedmed posted 6/28/2008 from themovie-fanatic.com

The buzz is getting louder! Will the Academy give Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for the Dark Knight? That seems to be the opinion of Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers in his review of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, one of the two 'in the works' movies of the late actor, the other is of course Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnasus.

The Cinema: Posthumous Oscar Watch [The Cinema]

Posted 6/30/2008 on Gawker

Ropeofsilicon.com has an early review of Batman:The Dark Knight which does its best to pour kerosene on the internet love fest with Australian James Dean 's last movie. Clips and freakishly early Oscar buzz after the jump. Brad Brevet's review is enthusiastic about all aspects of the film, but saves his strongest praise for the man behind the Joker make-up. Ledger's descent into what is ...

Batman's Dark Knight Already Selling Out

Posted 6/30/2008 on JJ's Dirt

The late Heath Ledger is gaining major Oscar buzz from his upcoming role as the Joker in the new Batman flick, Dark Knight. But aside from the major Oscar buzz, the movie has already begun selling out theatres across the country and it doesn't hit the big screen until July 18! It shows what a legendary and true actor Heath was and if only we could have remembered him before his passing ...

Batman To Debut Huge

Posted 6/28/2008 on Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton

Not only is Oscar buzz already growing about Heath Ledger 's performance as The Joker, but…. Reports are coming in that the pre-sales for the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight , are selling out. Fast! Theaters are having to add extra screenings at night just to accommodate. Fandango is also reporting that dozens of showtimes for the film have already been sold out. The movie ...

Heath Ledger Oscar-Worthy “Batman: The Dark Knight” Performance

Posted 6/27/2008 on Pop Crunch

Late actor Heath Ledger deserves an Academy Award for his performance as The Joker in this year’s Batman sequel, The Dark Knight , Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers wrote on Thursday . (more…)

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Heath Ledger Getting Oscar Buzz?

Posted 6/26/2008 on X17 Online

Though it's been a little over 5 months since Heath Ledger's untimely passing, the Academy Award nominated actor's name has been all over the place with the upcoming release of The Dark Knight. The previews look great, it's generated...

Let The Ledger Oscar Speculation Begin

Posted 6/26/2008 on Mollygood

We knew it was going to happen, but not so soon: The first reviews of The Dark Knight are out, and Heath Ledger ’s Oscar is already being polished. Rolling Stone ’s critic, Peter Travers , has already jumped in the driver’s seat of Heath’s love bus: I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker. It’s typical of ...

First Review Confirms That ‘The Dark Knight’ Will Be Awesome, Probably

Posted 6/26/2008 on Vulture

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Warner Bros. has given Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers first crack at The Dark Knight and, unsurprisingly, he loved it : "Heads up: a thunderbolt is about to rip into the blanket of bland we call summer movies," he writes. "The haunting and visionary Dark Knight soars on the wings of untamed imagination. It's full of surprises you don't see coming. And just ...

David Letterman Dares to Spoil Summer With Impromptu 'Dark Knight' Review [Everyones A Critic]

Posted 6/26/2008 on Defamer

Don't believe for a second that David Letterman really broke any studio embargoes last night to tell you he loves The Dark Knight (he's not even the first to do so ), but that doesn't mean the pseudo-spoilers contained herein are likely to compel you any less. In fact, the film Letterman describes may prove to be better than the finished product Warners has so ingloriously pimped for months ...