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Korean Posters For "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus"

53 minutes ago | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »

Check out new korean posters for the upcoming film "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus" starring Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition... »

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Korean Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Poster

6 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

They keep on churning these posters out but every single one is completely different from the last and they all look great! Thanks to LiveforFilms, here’s the latest poster (click to enlarge) for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and this time it’s the Korean one.

Parnassus stars Christopher Plummer, Heath Ledger, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and is directed by Terry Gilliam.

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- David Sztypuljak

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Lily Cole on Marilyn Manson's 'Phantasmagoria'

5 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Lily Cole isn't a household name in America, but in her native England she's achieved big success as a model (The Sunday Times ranked her the 77th richest young person in Britain). And she's begun turning that success into an acting career. I caught up the redheaded stunner this week in Beverly Hills at the press junket for Terry Gilliam's new The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which she plays Valentina, the long-suffering daughter of Christopher Plummer's titular Doctor, opposite Heath Ledger in his final screen performance. She's next set to star in something considerably darker – Marilyn Manson's feature film directorial debut, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. Read what she told us... »

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Verne Troyer on Working With Heath Ledger

5 November 2009 10:21 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" was Heath Ledger's final film, and co-star Verne Troyer has only positive things to say about being on set with the fallen star.

"I feel so honored and privileged to be a part of the film," Troyer told "Extra" at the AFI Fest screening of the fantasy film. "Being able to work with Heath was one of the greatest things that I've ever gotten to be able to do. »

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AFI La 09: Review of The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

4 November 2009 4:43 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Year: 2009

Directors: Terry Gilliam

Writers: Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: Hal MacDermot

Rating: 7 out of 10

Terry Gilliam’s latest movie is a tribute to his wonderfully creative and absurd imagination, and it’s also the last film of the late, great Heath Ledger, who died during production. With Gilliam on the verge of quitting, Heath’s friends in the shape of Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepped into the breach and saved the day. Imaginarium is ambitious with flashes of genius, but the individual parts are greater than the whole. When Gilliam is in full-on Time Bandit absurd mode I loved it, but in the bigger picture, the exploration of imagination, lust and the path to salvation, I wasn’t convinced. This is a movie with the Gilliam visual stamp, and you should try and see it on the big screen.

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Heath Ledger Receives Tribute for Final Performance

4 November 2009 3:54 PM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

While his performance in The Dark Knight earned Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar, it won’t have the distinction of being the last movie to star the late actor.

On December 25th, audiences will be able to see Ledger on screen one last time in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Ledger’s death came during the filming of the movie, and caused production on the film to be temporarily put on hold.

At the recent premiere of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Ledger was lauded by the film’s director, Terry Gilliam, who addressed going forward with the movie without Ledger’s presence.

Gilliam’s interview speaks very openly about the impact of Ledger on the cast and crew, and speaks highly of the actor saying, “We weren’t going to let Heath’s last work just disappear.”

And thank goodness for that.

To hear more of what Gilliam had »

- Carly

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Commercial spoofs take shots at DirecTV's Chris Farley spot

4 November 2009 2:02 PM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Controversy raged last weekend as fans and media types reacted to a new DirecTV ad using the late Chris Farley in scenes from Tommy Boy. Now, some aggressive YouTubers are taking their shot at offending some people (with DirecTV execs at the top of the list).

The original ad featured a live action David Spade discussing DirecTV against Farley's antics from Tommy Boy. While Spade insisted Farley wouldn't mind, a lot of his fans took offense to using a dead man to hawk a product.

But the video below, from a YouTube page, The Landline, lights up the satellite TV provider with an edgy send-up of the "dead talk cash" stunt with faked DirecTV ads featuring a pseudo Heath Ledger, John F. Kennedy, and someone else you'll recognize.

There's a conspiracy theory floating around that this is actually clever viral marketing from DirecTV itself -- since no publicity is bad publicity. »

- John Scott Lewinski

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Merchandise swag: Batman logo cufflinks

4 November 2009 5:02 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Emulating the grungy green and purple style of The Joker (Heath Ledger) is a logical and widespread choice come Halloween. Yet when it comes to year-long fashions, the clown prince of Gotham leaves a lot to be desired, good job then that we have Bruce Wayne/ Batman. Christian Bale’s masked crimefighter manages to look good, whether in his day mode as the polished playboy in made-to-measure Armani suits and Belstaff or at night, cleaning up the streets in his sleek Batsuit care of Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman). And despite Bruce’s togs being very expensive and Batman’s a little impractical (would you want to pop to the shops in a cape?), we’ve found a way to show some love for the superhero in your smart stylings – Batman logo cufflinks. »

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Which Villain Do You Want To See In 'Batman 3'?

3 November 2009 4:08 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Okay, so we haven't even received official word that there will be a third movie in Christopher Nolan's "Batman" franchise, but that doesn't mean we can't speculate about the characters we'd like to see in the film if it ever gets made.

When it comes to the Batman movies, there's a long—and some might say sordid—history of jam-packing greater numbers of villains into each installment. However, with the passing of Heath Ledger last year, the most prominent prospect for the next installment's villain suddenly (and tragically) became an impossibility. The question now becomes: will Nolan go for a returning character or someone entirely new if/when he tackles the Dark Knight next?

I've compiled a list of some of the characters whose names have popped up when discussing potential villains for the third "Batman" movie—from legitimate contenders to the stuff of rumors. Now's your chance to »

- Rick Marshall

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Check Out Heath Ledger's Final Work of Art

3 November 2009 9:23 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By Josef Adalian

 

What may Heath Ledger's last work of art has hit the Internet.

 

Shortly before his death in January 2008. Ledger directed the video for "Cause An Effect," a song from Australian rapper N'fa (a k a No Fixed Abode). The actor and N'fa were childhood friends; the video was shot in Ledger's Australian garage.

“Every day I count my blessings that he directed this piece of art,” N’fa said in a statement. “It was a song I was proud to have written but I never expected to have such an immense video made for it. I’d kn... »

- Adalian

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Wait, Now Heath Ledger Has a DirecTV Commercial?

2 November 2009 1:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

If you've been watching playoff baseball these past few weeks, you've probably come across the Tommy Boy DirecTV commercial about, say, 176,000 times. About a week after it began airing, the satellite television company came under fire for a second time for airing parody commercials featuring actors or actresses who died tragically at a young age. The first was a commercial featuring Poltergeist actress Heather O'Rourke, and now folks are really pissed DirecTV is using Chris Farley in a commercial that stars David Spade (who reprises his character from Tommy Boy in a parody of the "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" scene).

If you want my personal opinion, I think DirecTV does this sort of stuff on purpose -- claiming to be "celebrating" the life of a dead celebrity, though what they're really hoping for is that people like us (and several other sites) will give them a bunch of »

- Erik Davis

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Heath Ledger’s DirecTV Commercial

2 November 2009 11:48 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Last week the online world threw a big fuss over DirecTV's newest television advertisement, which features David Spade pimping the satellite service in an altered scene from Tommy Boy, which of course includes his dead friend, comedian Chris Farley. And you may remember, this isn't the first time DirecTV has been accused of profiting off of the dead, as they came under fire last year for the same thing, with a similar ad altering Poltergeist, featuring Heather O'Rourke, an actress who died tragically in 1988 at age 12. When is this disgusting trend going to end? LandlineTV have created a faux DirecTV commercial showing where these tasteless advertising stunts might lead if we don't put a stop to it now -- that's right... Heath Ledger plugs DirecTV in a digitally altered scene from The Dark Knight. And it doesn't end there... Landline has also produced a couple more DirecTV commercials featuring John »

- Peter Sciretta

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Ledger for DirecTV

2 November 2009 7:42 AM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

So many of you "strongly disagreed" with me when I said that I thought the recent Farley/Spade DirecTV commercial was in poor taste. I'm not trying to reopen that debate per se, but I did say in my article, “What’s next, freaking Christian Bale selling a DVR while bashing Heath Ledger’s face in during the Dark Knight’s interrogation scene?” Well someone over at Landline TV had the same thought as me, and they’ve... »

- Paul Tassi

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'This Is It' tops Australian box office

2 November 2009 1:46 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Michael Jackson's This Is It has opened in first place at the Australian box office. The music documentary, comprised of footage of the late King of Pop's rehearsals for his curtain call tour, dominates the chart with a $$3.7 million haul. Mao's Last Dancer holds its place at number two, while Couples Retreat slips down to three. The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, which marks the last big screen role for Heath Ledger, is a new entry at four. Horror sequel The Final Destination rounds out the top five. Cameron Diaz's The Box, (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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For Michael Jackson, This Was It… Sort of

1 November 2009 7:16 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Well, so much for all the lousy hype about how great that Michael Jackson movie would do. Michael Jackson's This Is It made only $21 million on the weekend, and with its $3.7 million Thursday haul and $7.4 million Wednesday haul, its grand total is $32.5 million. Big deal! The studio made it sound as if this movie was going to be this monster hit in the USA, with sellouts everywhere etc. etc. Well, Paranormal Activity has been the one with the sellouts since it opened, and it made $16.5 million this weekend, almost taking down Michael Jackson. It came very close on both Friday and Saturday, in fact, to topping Jackson. On Friday it got $6 million to Jackson's $7.8 million, and on Saturday the margin was $7.1 million for Jackson to $6.5 million for Paranormal Activity. Overall, the haul for Paranormal Activity since it opened is $84 million. The bottom line is that Michael Jackson underperformed compared to what everyone expected, while »

- John Cairns

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AFI Fest 2009: Something’S Gonna Live, About Elly, Doctor Parnassus

1 November 2009 5:20 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (top); A Lake by Philippe Grandrieux (middle); Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest (bottom) AFI Fest 2009 highlights, Nov. 2: Daniel Raim’s documentary Something’s Gonna Live, which features interviews with several behind-the-scenes veterans, including Robert Boyle, Conrad Hall, and Haskell Wexler Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which marks Heath Ledger’s last film appearance Asghar Farhadi’s drama About Elly, winner of the Silver Bear for best director at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival Andrea Arnold’s family drama Fish Tank, winner of the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Bahman Ghobadi’s No One Knows About Persian Cats, about the obstacles faced by a couple of Iranian teenagers trying to form a rock band [...] »

- Andre Soares

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Vampires Unite for Halloween in Sin City

1 November 2009 7:55 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"True Blood" stars Rutina Wesley and Sam Trammel hosted Veuve Clicquot's Yelloween party at Lavo at the Palazzo in Las Vegas, while "Twilight" vampires Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene threw their own spooky Yelloween Halloween bash at Tao at the Venetian.

Wesley, dressed as a pirate, and Trammel, wearing a wizard costume, dined on Italian dishes at Lavo before heading to their VIP table at Lavo nightclub.

See photos of celebrities dressing up for Halloween

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Ledger directs music video for Oz rapper

1 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Heath Ledger reportedly directed a music video for Australian rapper N'fa Forster-Jones. The rapper, who had been childhood friends with the Oscar-winning actor, posted the clip for his song 'Cause An Effect' on his YouTube and MySpace pages on Thursday, reports The AP. Forster-Jones has revealed that Ledger's decision to direct his music video came after a phone conversation they had shortly before his death in January 2008. He said: "He gave me a call one morning, (more) »

- By Marcell Minaya

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Michelle Williams Gives Matilda a Hand

30 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »

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Michelle Williams and daughter Matilda Rose, 4, smile while walking back to their Brooklyn home hand in hand on Thursday afternoon in NYC.

Matilda, who celebrated her birthday earlier this week, can look forward to learning about her father Heath Ledger as she gets older, the actress said recently.

“She can know her dad in so many ways, and so many of his friends who will be able to tell her so many stories. His friends, his family — they were a big part of his life, and they will be a big part of her life.”

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- Sarah

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Heath Ledger-Directed Music Video Goes Online

30 October 2009 11:28 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By the Los Angeles Times

 An Australian rapper who was a boyhood friend of Heath Ledger has released a music video the star directed shortly before his death.

N'fa Forster-Jones posted the 3 minute, 31 second-clip for his song "Cause An Effect" on his YouTube and MySpace pages on Thursday, along with a video in which he explains how the project came about.

Read more at the Los Angeles Times. »

- Josh Dickey

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