Posted by: Christine on Apr 11th, 2008

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One of the bowling ball packages from The Joker’s April Fool’s day search is on sale at eBay. Starting bid is $1,000 or you can Buy It Now for $15,000. The good news is, shipping is only $13.

The auction includes the bowling ball, bag, Joker card, note from The Joker, and prepaid cell phone that was used to report the ball found. The ball is also engraved with the “thug name” given for when the finder called the number from the cell phone.

This particular ball was found at Woodhaven Lanes in Queens, NY, which just happens to be my hometown bowling alley from when I was a kid.

The auction ends April 19th, so start bidding now or buy it now and you can send it to me for my birthday next week. Or, you know, keep it, I guess.

Posted by: Christine on Apr 11th, 2008

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Rumors are circulating that some scenes have been cut from The Dark Knight due to negative audience feedback. Not surprisingly, the scenes involve Heath Ledger’s performance of The Joker. Viewers have a slightly skewed view of things since Ledger passed away in January.

The Dark Knight Unofficial Movie Blog has details on the scene, which could be considered to contain spoilers.

Posted by: Christine on Apr 4th, 2008

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A French site has some leaked photos of The Joker, as played by Heath Ledger. WARNING: They might be considered spoilers, so click through with caution.

Here’s the link if you don’t mind spoilers: Show me The Joker!

Posted by: Christine on Apr 3rd, 2008

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The latest marketing scheme for The Dark Knight involved a new viral site for The Joker character called clowntravelagency.com, which gave users a list of addresses. The addresses turned out to be bowling alleys where users could find a bowling ball and other swag if they followed the directions.

The IESB has a complete start-to-finish rundown of the game and the new game it led to. Turns out, even Lt. Gordon is getting in on the marketing fun.

Posted by: Christine on Mar 17th, 2008

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In the video below, from the Associated Press, The Dark Knight star (and MovieSnobs favorite) Christian Bale and The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan talk about Heath Ledger and his “superb” performance as The Joker.

Posted by: Christine on Mar 14th, 2008

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Harvey Dent’s campaign team will be out and about the country soon. The I Believe In Harvey Dent website has a map with dates and times of Harvey’s campaign in various cities around the country. You can download your own campaign posters and join the crowds. The website also asks you to upload photos of you and your friends campaigning for Harvey.

Also on The Dark Knight front, the MTV Movies Blog has revealed new figures, including the much-anticipated Heath Ledger as the Joker figure.

Posted by: Christine on Feb 2nd, 2008

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I meant to write about this a month ago when I found it, but it got lost in a sea of Google Bookmarks.

RopeofSilicon has a collection of movie-themed avatars for you to download and use. My personal favorite is the NPH one from the poster for Harold and Kumar 2.

They also have ones with Heath Ledger as The Joker, Cloverfield, Star Trek, Sex and the City, and a ton more. Go get yours at RopeofSilicon.com.

Posted by: Christine on Jan 28th, 2008

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The Prime Minister of Australia, Heath Ledger’s home country, has confirmed that there will be a public memorial service in Los Angeles for the actor Heath Ledger. Ledger passed away last week in New York City, and no definite cause of death has been determined (although speculation runs rampant).

There was a private memorial held in New York City over the weekend for Ledger’s family and friends, as well as his ex-fiancee Michelle Williams. The family will also be having a funeral back home in Australia.

This week’s Entertainment Weekly has a “remembering Heath Ledger” article as their cover story, and there was even a Facebook group created to organize a memorial of wearing black on Friday, January 25th to remember the actor.

The most touching memorial I have seen so far has appeared on the WhySoSerious.com marketing site for The Dark Knight. The site has previously been used to interact with fans by giving them “games from The Joker,” who is played by Ledger in the film.

The new image shows the site as it was, with the addition of a small black ribbon (seen at left). Fans can only assume this is in tribute to the actor, who was getting fantastic responses from fellow industry folks about his portrayal of The Joker.

Fellow actors have also been memorializing Heath, including Daniel Day Lewis who said,

I never met him. I thought he was beautiful. I just have a very strong feeling that I would have liked him very much as a man.

I believe many people around the world who had never met Heath Ledger, myself included, can connect with that statement. It has been hard as a fan to mourn the loss of someone you never met in person, but that you feel connected with nonetheless. It’s somehow comforting to know others feel the same way.

UPDATE: (1/28 - 8:15pm) Another Heath Ledger memorial has been brought to my attention - Warner Bros. has a tribute to Heath on their TheDarkKnight.com site.

Posted by: Christine on Jan 22nd, 2008

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Celebrity gossip site TMZ is reporting that The Dark Knight star Heath Ledger has died. He was found in bed. Prescription pill bottles were in the room. No other information has been released. We’ll have updates as they are released.

The MovieSnobs staff would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and coworkers. We are fans of Ledger’s work and have been anxiously anticipating his turn as the Joker in this year’s The Dark Knight.

UPDATE: Warner Bros. (the production company behind The Dark Knight) has released a statement:

The studio is stunned and devastated by this tragic news. The entertainment community has lost an enormous talent. Heath was a brilliant actor and an exceptional person. Our hearts go out to his family and friends.

Rumors are flying about the circumstances surrounding Heath’s death, but the MovieSnobs staff will be holding off sharing any information with our readers until it has been confirmed out of respect for the talented young actor.

UPDATE (1/28/08): The results of the autopsy were inconclusive and more tests are being run. While the press runs with the tabloid angle on his death, fans all over the world have been memorializing Heath and his career.

UPDATE (2/6/08): Heath’s death has been ruled accidental.

Posted by: Christine on Jan 14th, 2008

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A little over a month ago, some lucky Batman fans received a real piece of the viral marketing that has been going on for The Dark Knight - cell phones hidden in cakes from The Joker.

Today those phones started ringing. The Batman: The Dark Knight blog has the scoop on what the text message from The Joker said.