The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (movie)

Gold Derby nuggets: 'Avatar' & 'Hurt Locker' win with guilds | Barbara Walters ends Oscars specials | Emmy champ David Canary leaving 'AMC'

2010-02-15 16:33:09

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Ledger's death is a shock to Hollywood, fans

2008-01-23 00:00:00

The death of 28-year-old Heath Ledger, hailed as one of the great hopes among his generation of actors, was a brutal shock for Hollywood on Tuesday and grimly ended any hope that the day would be a simple celebration of this year's Oscar nominations. ---...

Comic-Con's buzz-makers

2009-07-27 00:00:00

Many provocative questions arose at Comic-Con International this year. Why was Spider-Man playing drums in the Lego Rock Band booth? Was that dog-eared copy of "The Vault of Horror" really worth $5,400? And who in the world was that guy clanging through...

List of 82nd Annual Academy Award Nominees

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Here are the top nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards, which will be held March 7 at the Kodak Theatre. Best picture - "Avatar" - "The Blind Side" - "District 9" - "An Education" - "The Hurt Locker" - " Inglourious Basterds" -...

Rapper Releases Music Video Directed By Heath Ledger

2009-10-30 13:18:00

SYDNEY -- 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...

'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'

2010-04-08 11:23:47

While traditionally offbeat director Terry Gilliam's fantasy has a bench of fine performers, it arguably received the most attention for including Heath Ledger, who died while the film was in production. Christopher Plummer has the title role as a...

Overheard at Comic-Con

2009-07-24 07:49:40

"I can't wait to get pregnant." -- Kristen Stewart, about what she's looking forward to shooting in the "Twilight" saga "Forty years ago: [Monty] Python, Comic-Con and people walking all over the moon and making a mess of it." -- Terry Gilliam notes the...

Johnny Depp Will Play 'Pirates,' Indians and Mad Hatter

2008-09-25 00:00:00

Disney is keeping Johnny Depp busy with a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film and co-starring turns in "The Lone Ranger" and "Alice and Wonderland." Since Depp's first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films added $2.6 billion in worldwide box office...

Heath Ledger Found Dead

2008-01-22 00:00:00

"Brokeback Mountain" actor Heath Ledger was found dead on Tuesday, Jan. 22. He was 28. The Australian actor was found this afternoon at 3:31 p.m. in an apartment by a masseuse who was let in the housekeeper. After knocking on the bedroom door and...

Mini-Me Actor Verne Troyer Hospitalized

2008-04-03 00:00:00

"Austin Powers" actor Verne Troyer is recovering after being rushed to the hospital. The actor who popularized the Mini-Me role in the "Austin Powers" films was taken to a Canadian hospital after experiencing "flu-like symptoms," reports Usmagazine.com....

Johnny Depp Reunites with 'Pirates' Director

2008-09-10 00:00:00

Johnny Depp will reunite with director Gore Verbinski on "Rango." The Paramount feature will be very different from Depp and Verbinski's previous collaborations on the mega-blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean" features. To begin with, "Rango" is an...

Drugs, Dating Speculation After Heath Ledger's Death

2008-01-24 00:00:00

As the world waits 10 to 14 days for Heath Ledger's toxicology results, fans of the actor are still trying to make sense of his death and to get a picture of his last days. Speculation has run rampant about Ledger's cause of death, whether it was his...

is the king of the troubled production. Sometimes he comes out on top and sometimes the movie never comes out. His behind the scenes battles with Universal Pictures over the release version of his 1985 film "Brazil" were legendary and became the basis for a nonfiction book.

2010-12-21 15:08:28

UNDERRATED 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' (2009): We're a little surprised this fractured fairy tale hasn't earned more accolades this season, despite featuring Heath Ledger 's final performance. Johnny Depp nearly steals the show as one of Ledger's high-profile stand-ins, Terry Gilliam 's

2010-01-29 12:18:05