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Studio pushes for Ledger Oscar win

'An eloquent psychopath': Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight. (www.dogmaticblog.com) The Hollywood studio behind The Dark Knight has launched an ambitious campaign to dominate the upcoming Academy Awards and score Heath...

Jonathan Bates: film sound editor

Jonathan Bates was the leading film sound editor of his generation. He worked on more than 60 feature films with directors such as Otto Preminger, Sidney Lumet, Charles Crichton and Roman Polanski and, most successfully, was...

The judges were harsh, the verdict heartbreaking

''It doesn't stop here ... soon I will prove myself worthy as a singer and take the world by storm.''When 30-year-old Paula Goodspeed, after her failed American Idol audition, wrote these hopeful words on her MySpace site in...

Rousing Your Priorities

As of right now (October 16, 2008) my house is permeated by the smell of smoke. With all of the windows closed and the air filter running it is still impossible to filter out the smoke smell. Smoke is one of those smells that...

First Look at Wolfman 's Medallion

ShockTillYouDrop.com has posted a first look at a replica medallion as worn by Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) in the Joe Johnston-directed The Wolfman . Expertly crafted and cast of metal this life-size, double sided, prop...

'Hospital' a wild ride from the '70s

Love old or unusual movies but never know when they're on? Here are several I recommend you watch this week: The Hospital (1971): Six years before making the biggest splash of his career with the classic Network, acerbic writer...

Five Bad Looks For Ryan Gosling

1. Backless Tee Gos Ryan Gosling was snapped yesterday strolling in L.A. in a Thrasher T-shirt with a giant, heart-shaped hole eaten into the back. For Gosling fans who can't get enough of his creamy skin and rippling dorsal...

Yup, Retailers Set Up For Holiday Sag; Bear Market Smiles On Indie Brokers (at Barron's Online)

DEPARTMENT STORES BEAR BRUNT OF SHOPPER INDIFFERENCE Few issues have been as well telegraphed as the fact that retailers are bracing for a brutal holiday season. But investors still have to know just how grisly the carnage is...

Levinson found a film in showbiz shenanigans

By Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On the set of "What Just Happened" are, from left, Robert De Niro, director Barry Levinson and writer Art Linson. The comedy "What Just Happened?" is based on the memoir of the same...

Snowdonia voted UK's favourite view in National Trust poll

The soaring peaks of Snowdonia have been chosen over the valleys of Cumbria and white cliffs of Dover as the nation's favourite view. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent The foreboding silhouette of a medieval church atop...

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