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18 July 2008 6:21 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Watch an explosive new TV spot for the Warner Bros film “The Dark Knight” by director Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) and starring Christian Bale (Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins), Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) and Michael Caine. Synopsis: Christopher Nolan steps back into the director’s chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis — the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as if Batman, [...]

Brian Corder

17 July 2008 3:24 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

The Dark Knight

Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, and Michael Caine

Directed by Christopher Nolan

Rated PG-13

The unvarnished truth is that The Dark Knight has more characters that it doesn't need than characters it needs, which means it has more scenes than it should, more storylines to conclude than we're all that interested in, and it all takes too long to get there. It has one of the silliest gadget gimmicks I've ever seen in a superhero movie, it has some third act problems, and for a while, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) appears to have a cameo in his own movie.

But The Dark Knight also has Heath Ledger as The Joker, which is not only reason enough to see the film but is also a justifiable excuse to fall in love with the movies all over again.

The sequel to 2005's Batman Begins opens with a bank heist,

Colin Boyd

17 July 2008 2:29 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Warner Brothers released yet another new TV spot for the upcoming film “The Dark Knight” by director Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) and starring Christian Bale (Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins), Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) and Michael Caine. Synopsis: Christopher Nolan steps back into the director’s chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis — the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as if [...]

Brian Corder

15 July 2008 12:39 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest There isn't a whole lot to say about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest that hasn't already been said. You can look back at just about every single Jack Nicholson performance and find reason to call one or the other his best. Cuckoo's Nest is without a doubt one of his best. Warner didn't send me a review copy of this film so I can't tell you how the transfer looks, how it sounds or what the special features are like, but knowing them it's going to be impressive. Very rarely am I ever not impressed by a Warner special edition release and I highly doubt they would mess this one up. I still remember the first time I watched this movie and there is one line that gets me still to this day, "Hit me,

Brad Brevet

15 July 2008 12:20 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Step aside, Spider-Man 2 and Superman II: The phenomenal The Dark Knight now reigns as the greatest superhero film of all time. From its exhilarating first frame to its bittersweet last, it sets a new standard for the genre – and redefines what a summer popcorn movie can be. After starting to clean up corrupt Gotham City by becoming the caped crusader in 2005's Batman Begins, billionaire Bruce Wayne (a superb Christian Bale) has the city's bad guys on their heels. He's joined in the fight against crime by the equally committed district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) – fated to fall

Jason Lynch

11 July 2008 7:44 PM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

From Warner Bros comes another explosive new TV spot for the upcoming film “The Dark Knight” by director Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) and starring Christian Bale (Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins), Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) and Michael Caine. Synopsis: Christopher Nolan steps back into the director’s chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis — the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as [...]

Brian Corder

10 July 2008 6:31 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis and Jack Nicholson are to perform a reading of Ernest Hemingway' semi-autobiographical The World Of Nick Adams, backed by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, to raise funds for sick children.

Proceeds from the event, which will take place at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California on 27 October will go to The Painted Turtle charity.

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8 July 2008 1:01 PM, PDT | From MovieMaker.com | See recent Movie Maker news

On June 12, 2008, legendary Hollywood star Warren Beatty received the 36th AFI Life Achievement Award. The event will air on the USA Network, Tuesday, July 8th at 9 p.m. Guests including Beatty’s wife, Annette Bening, his sister Shirley MacLaine, Julie Christie, Robert Downey Jr., President Bill Clinton, Gene Hackman and old pal Jack Nicholson gathered to honor the multi-faceted moviemaker's contributions and lifetime commitment to cinema.

7 July 2008 2:36 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan has revealed that Heath Ledger was always his first choice for the role of The Joker in the Batman sequel. Nolan denied rumours that Robin Williams and Sean Penn were on the shortlist for the part when casting for the movie was taking place. "Heath was the only one on it. I knew he was it from the start," Christopher told Entertainment Weekly. "The guy had serious nuts. What I needed was someone who wouldn't be afraid of the comparison with Jack Nicholson. And then I saw Heath's incredible performance in Brokeback Mountain. Such a lack of vanity." He (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

3 July 2008 4:06 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

Channel 4 has painstakingly recreated the set of Stanley Kubrick horror film The Shining, complete with look-a-likes of the crew and cast members including Shelley Duvall, for a TV ad to promote a More 4 season of the director's films. The 65-second promotional spot has been filmed as a one-take tracking shot through the recreation of The Shining. Viewers get Kubrick's point of view as he walks through the set, ending up in his director's chair as the crew prepare to shoot the famous scene of Danny Torrance, the son of Duvall and Jack Nicholson's characters, riding round and round the deserted corridors of the Overlook Hotel. Click the link above to marvel in its glory.

2 July 2008 10:43 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Alison Willmore

For the many ill-wishers out there, the most disappointing thing about M. Night Shyamalan's environmental thriller "The Happening" wasn't that it was a failure, but that it wasn't a spectacular failure. Critics went in with their long knives out, only to leave shrugging that they've seen worse. Having made $59 million in theaters, it's not even the box office bomb some expected after "Lady in the Water." All in all, "The Happening" is actually pretty successful, considering it's a serious horror film about trees... that kill! In honor of that dubious designation, here's a look at the spotty history of films about murderous botanic life that have preceded it.

Killer tomatoes

Film: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)

Directed by John De Bello

M.O.: Produce that, for no apparent reason, become massive and murderous.

De Bello's broad comedy mocked B-movie conventions while bearing its reported $90,000 budget like a badge of honor.

Alison Willmore

30 June 2008 9:07 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Members of the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) have denied plans for an immediate strike against Hollywood studios despite their contract's expiration on Monday.

Union bosses have been involved in crucial contract talks with film and TV studio bosses to prevent another strike similar to the The Writers Guild of America's walkout, which brought Hollywood to a standstill from November until February.

Actors have threatened walkouts at the time of their contract's expiration if talks between the unions and major film studios failed to resolve a dispute over pay and working conditions.

But despite the lack of resolution, SAG president and working actor Alan Rosenberg has insisted a strike is not forthcoming in the immediate future.

He says, "We have taken no steps to initiate a strike-authorisation vote."

The SAG members dismissed a previously agreed deal between studio bosses and members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) - suggesting it undermines their own contract.

Members of the union called upon heavyweights Jack Nicholson and Ben Stiller to urge AFTRA leaders to reject the deal just last week (begs23Jun08).

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29 June 2008 8:14 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Word is already leaking out about The Dark Knight and so far, everything's favorable. Everyone from Peter Travers to director Kevin Smith are praising the film and Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker, both of them declaring its Oscar-worthiness.

Of course, his performance might be a surprise but it's hardly surprising that Ledger went all out to reshape one of American literature's most enduring villains. Anyone who has seen his work - particularly from Monster's Ball through now - has to be impressed with the depths he would plumb for a role. Ledger was robbed of an Academy Award by voters who preferred a day-at-the-office portrayal by the great Philip Seymour Hoffman. Ledger's performance in Brokeback Mountain was, from the first minute he arrives on screen, completely new, daring, and shattering.

And you kind of got the impression in the years since Brokeback that Heath had been crowned one

Colin Boyd

27 June 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

After one group of actors released a statement this week siding with the Screen Actors Guild and another group released a statement siding with the American Federation of Labor in their ongoing internecine battle over bargaining strategy with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, George Clooney has stepped in between them. "What we can't do is pit artist against artist," he wrote in an open letter, "because the one thing you can be sure of is that stories about Jack Nicholson vs. Tom Hanks only strengthens the negotiating power of the AMPTP." Clooney suggested that "maybe we could find a way to get what both unions are looking for." He did not indicate how that could be achieved. AFTRA leaders have said that they are satisfied with the results of their negotiations. SAG is calling for members who belong to both unions to vote against ratification of AFTRA's agreement. The existing contract covering members of both unions is due to expire at the end of the day on Monday.

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26 June 2008 11:58 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor George Clooney has pleaded for two rival Hollywood actors unions to put their bitter difference behind them - urging them to provide a united front for the sake of the industry.

The star used his peacemaking skills to call for an end to the bitter wrangling between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).

Both unions are currently in crucial contract talks with film and TV studios, which expire on 30 June, to prevent another strike which crippled the industry from November until February.

Actors are threatening walkouts at the end of June if talks between the unions and major film studios fail to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions.

But the two unions are currently at loggerheads, after AFTRA, a smaller union, agreed to a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

The SAG dismiss the agreed deal - suggesting it undermines their own contract - and have called upon heavyweights Jack Nicholson and Ben Stiller to urge members of AFTRA to reject the deal.

To compete with the actors, AFTRA has recruited Tom Hanks to declare support for the deal.

And Clooney has spoken out in a statement issued on Thursday urging the unions not to pit actors against each other as it would have a devastating impact on the industry as a whole.

He says, "Rather than pitting artist against artist, maybe we could find a way to get what both unions are looking for.

"Because the one thing you can be sure of is that stories about Jack Nicholson vs. Tom Hanks only strengthens the negotiating power of the AMPTP."

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26 June 2008 6:36 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

One of America's most revered film critics has started championing Heath Ledger for a posthumous Oscar in his review of the tragic actor's final completed film.

In his critique of The Dark Knight, Rolling Stone's Peter Travers calls Ledger's portrayal of The Joker "mad-crazy-blazing brilliant." He goes on to write, "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.

"Ledger's Joker has no gray areas - he's all rampaging id. He creates a Joker for the ages."

Ledger, who died from an accidental drug overdose in January, takes on The Joker role which Jack Nicholson portrayed in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film. The Dark Knight hits cinema screens next month.

And Travers in convinced Ledger is bound for Oscar gold: "If there's a movement to get him the first posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch won for 1976's Network, sign me up."

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26 June 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Jack Nicholson and Ben Stiller are taking on Tom Hanks as Hollywood stars pick sides in the battle between the two leading acting unions.

Actors are threatening walkouts at the end of June if talks between the unions and major film studios fail to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions.

Hanks recently signed an e-mail petition urging members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to accept a "solid deal" offered by studio bosses.

But fellow Hollywood stars Stiller and Nicholson are encouraging AFTRA members to turn down the proposal after siding with rival union, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), whose members are negotiating a separate contract.

Stiller and Nicholson are set to appear in print ads on Thursday that urge union members to reject the proposal - siding instead with SAG, which claims the contract would set a precedent that could potentially harm their negotiating power with movie studio bosses.

The ad - signed by the pair - states: "We are not finished... We believe there are issues that are at the heart of every actor's career that remain unresolved by AFTRA."

The current contract for both unions will expire on Monday.

Among negotiating points for both unions are daily minimum compensation for actors and DVD and Internet fees.

AFTRA bosses have warned that turning down their proposed deal with the studios could spark a strike similar to the The Writers Guild of America strike, which brought Hollywood to a standstill from November until February, and cost the California economy a projected 37,700 jobs and $2.1 billion (GBP1 billion) in lost output, according to reports.

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19 June 2008 10:37 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Demonstrating that there remains a substantial market for films aimed at older demographics, The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, topped both the Nielsen VideoScan sales chart and Home Media Magazine's video rental chart in its debut during the week ended June 15. In the film, Nicholson and Freeman play two elderly men determined to live it up after they are diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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13 June 2008 6:20 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

All the star power in the world couldn't keep the Lakers from blowing a 24-point lead in their devastating loss to the Boston Celtics Thursday night at L.A.'s Staples Center. "Good for Boston," Will Smith graciously conceded to People after the Celtics' 97-91 win. He was followed to the exits by a grim-faced Jack Nicholson, a dejected Penny Marshall and disconsolate Justin Timberlake. But the crowd – which included L.A. supporters Denzel Washington, Tobey McGuire, David Beckham, Nicky Hilton, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Dustin Hoffman and Fergie – did contain a few Boston fans.Boston boy Ben Affleck was

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13 June 2008 5:20 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Veteran actor Warren Beatty has been honoured with a lifetime achievement accolade at the annual American Film Institute awards.

Stars including Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton and Beatty's wife Annette Bening watched as the 71-year-old received the prize on Thursday, in recognition of his contributions to the film industry in his nearly 50-year career as an actor, director and producer.

Accepting the Afi lifetime trophy, the long-time supporter of liberal politics noted, "I'm still a liberal when it's coming back in style."

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