Michelle Williams says she misses the days after Heath Ledger's death when she still had hope that he could come back.
To watch the moving video and message from Matt, just read more
A music video Heath Ledger directed shorty before his death has been released. Heath shot the video for "Cause An Effect" on a single camera in his garage in Sydney for childhood friend, Australian rapper N'Fa, also known as No Fixed Abode. A video of N'Fa discussing the video and Heath's creative vision has also been released — check it out after the jump. Heath also started to direct a video for Modest Mouse's "King Rat" before his tragic death.
To watch N'Fa discuss the making of the video, just read more
A new poster for The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus has been released and director Terry Gilliam has also revealed more details about Heath's state of mind during filming, saying:
"Heath was just so full of ideas and fresh dialogue and so unbelievably fast and inventive. He was still, in some sense, speeding from playing The Joker, which had liberated him in a way that he had never experienced before. He was always telling me 'I am doing things in scenes that I didn't know was inside me. I cannot believe it'."
I'm so excited to see the film when it's released in the UK on 16 October, what about you?
When Heath Ledger tragically died last year, he left one movie unfinished, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Terry Gilliam's project was filming at the time, and its future was uncertain, but Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepped in to cover the remainder of Heath's character's part in the movie and ensure that his final work could be released. It will be out in UK cinemas on October 16 so check out the trailer and let me know what you think — will you see it or skip it?
Before his tragic death, Heath Ledger had started to direct a video for Modest Mouse's song "King Rat" and the result has been unveiled this week. He worked with Daniel Auber, who he met on the set of The Brothers Grimm, to put together a video that raised the awareness of commercial whaling. Modest Mouse's website has been updated with this info:
In January of 2007, while visiting his homeland of Australia, Heath Ledger presented Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse with an idea to direct a video for their yet-to-be-released song “King Rat”. Heath’s vision, brave and unapologetic in its nature, would marry his love of bold and original music with his impassioned stance against the illegal commercial whale hunts taking place off the coast of Australia each year. Always one to operate from his heart and take a stand for what he cared deeply about, Heath’s intention was to raise awareness on modern whaling practices through a potent visual piece without having to say a word. It was his way to let the story, in its candid reversal, speak for itself.
So check out the video and let me know what you think — do you love it, or is it not your thing?
The 2009 Oscars took place in LA last night with our fellow Brits taking home a huge number of awards! Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner with eight gold statues including Best Picture and Best Director for Danny Boyle, while Kate Winslet won Best Actress for her role in The Reader — here's what she had to say in the press room following her win! Sean Penn won Best Actor for his role in Milk, beating out Mickey Rourke to the gong, while Penelope Cruz and Heath Ledger won the Best Supporting trophies, with Heath's award being picked up by his family. Pop, Buzz and Molly attended the ceremony, so don't forget to check out all the gossip from them, and stay tuned to PopSugar UK for more news!
Wall-E, Man On Wire, The Duchess and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button all won statues at the ceremony last night, so for a full list of winners, and photos from the press room of the presenters and winners, just read more
What a night! I've just got back from the BAFTA Awards 2009, so — without further ado — here are all the winners! Slumdog Millionaire had a very successful evening, winning seven awards including Best Film and Director for Danny Boyle, Kate Winslet took home the Leading Actress award for her role in The Reader, while Mickey Rourke made a fantastic amusing speech when he picked up the award for Leading Actor.
The late Heath Ledger was awarded Supporting Actor, Penelope Cruz took home Supporting Actress and the lovely Noel Clarke was awarded the Orange Rising Star Award. The long list of award presenters included Shia LaBeouf, Goldie Hawn, Sharon Stone, Emma Watson, Jim Sturgess and Kylie Minogue while Jonathan Ross presided over the ceremony itself.
Stay tuned for more gossip and photos from the night itself — and don't forget to vote in our love it or hate it polls — but for a full list of who got what, plus plenty of photos of the presenters and winners backstage, just read more
The nominations for the 81st Academy Awards have just been announced in Hollywood, with The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button heading up the nominees with thirteen nominations!
Slumdog Millionaire matched Doubt with ten nominations each, Kate Winslet has been nominated for Best Actress, and on the anniversary of Heath Ledger's death, he's been awarded a posthumous nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
So without further ado, check out all the nominees!
Best Picture —
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
To see the rest of the nominations, just read more
