Heath Ledger's family is \"overjoyed\" by his Golden Globe win...
I watched Maggie Gyllenhaal being interviewed on the red carpet before the Golden Globes began on Sunday and when she was asked about her "The Dark Knight" co-star Heath Ledger, she talked about his wonderful performance as The Joker in the film then added thatit was all just "so sad." That bittersweet feeling continued a short time later when Ledger's name was announced as the winner of the best supporting actor prize. He's now the Oscar front-runner and it is damned sad that he is not alive to be able to

VOTD: The Dark Knight NES Video Game
If The Dark Knight came out 20 years ago, and Warner Bros Licensed a video game adaptation of the movie for the Nintendo Entertainment System, it might look a little something like this video found by our brothers at /Gamer. El Macbee created this retro animation with original Music by Vic Sagerquist. But forget about the sweet looking cut scenes and 80’s style flash effects, I want to see what the game play looks like. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showc

Heath Ledger's award was 'bittersweet' for father
The actor, who died from an accidental prescription drug overdose last year, won the award for his diabolical turn as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster " The Dark Knight ."

The Joker Prevails At Golden Globes
In a turn of events that came as a surprise to no one, even to the Inuit villagers of Burger King's "Whopper Virgins," Heath Ledger's now legendary performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight has managed to squeak out the win for "Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" on Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards. Going against category contenders such as the hilarious in-disguise efforts of Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder , Ralph Fiennes in The Duchess ,

Mickey Pagels' Top 10 For 2008
I would like to start off by sort of introducing myself a little bit. My name is Mickey Pagels and I am a 17 year-old dance student from Chicago who also loves movies [ed. blatant lies]. The Playlist gives me more than ample opportunity to write about current cinema, which is great for when I have spare time.10. "Hamlet 2"For me, "Hamlet 2" was a surprise comedy hit for me, just because I thought it looked terrible. I went and saw it as a last hurrah before the new school year and fell in love with the zani

Oscar Predictions: Ours and Yours
The Golden Globes have been handed out, and the last of Oscar ballots are to be postmarked by today. So, that’s it, the nominations for the 81st Academy Awards are being figured out as we speak, and campaigning is over until the official contenders are announced on January 22. Hopefully a few Academy members took notice of our unlikely last-minute suggestions , but it’s more probable that we’ll be looking at an unsurprising crop of films represented in the major eight categories. As you&#

Vancouver film critics honour Penn, Winslet
Sean Penn and Kate Winslet received top honours at last night's ninth annual Vancouver Film Critics awards. Penn took best actor for his performance in Milk (which also won best film) while Winslet was named best actress for her Revolutionary Road and The Reader . Best director was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 's David Fincher, while the late Heath Ledger took best supporting actor for The Dark Knight .

Jay & Bey’s Bodyguard to Paparazzi: “Go F*ck Your Mama”!
“Check out the paparazzi trying to get some blog video Beyonce and Jay-Z after the Golden Globes this past Sunday. True to form, the paps tried to get a reaction out of Bey and Jay’s bodyguard. And true to form the bodyguard fell for it…kind of. Check the video.” -Gyant Read more… Thanks G.

Linda Hamilton Back For ‘Terminator Salvation’?
After the presentation was over, we talked with McG at the cocktail reception that followed and asked him whether he planned on doing any sort of recap of the first three movies as an introduction for those who didn’t get a chance to see them. He said they were still trying to figure out what to do, but one option they came up with was to have Sarah Connor do a voiceover to open the movie. We didn’t press him on this idea he tossed out, but we’re now wondering whether maybe he

McG Says Terminator Ending "Might Piss Off A Lot Of People" [Terminator Footage]
Last night we were treated to about 15 minutes of Terminator Salvation footage. Spoilery details of what's going on below, but James Cameron loyalists, rest assured

'Knight,' 'Sex' among costume guild noms
The red dress that Cate Blanchett's Daisy wears in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," the Joker's green vest in "The Dark Knight" and the ladies-who-lunch designer duds that Carrie and her pals sport in "Sex and the City" have caught the eye of the Costume Designers Guild.

Links for the Day (January 13th, 2009)
1. A hearty blogosphere welcome to the new indieWIRE.["From iW editor Eugene Hernandez: We have spent over a year developing the new indieWIRE, but it's actually taken us twelve years to get here. We've not only re-designed iW, but completely re-imagined it."]***2."Everlasting Moments: Close, Closer": Martha Polk on Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments. From her sight What is This Light. ["I report with overwhelming gratitude that Everlasting Moments is a film about what it means to be a woman, what it means to

Will The Joker and Two-Face be in 'Batman 3'?
That's a darn good question, right? Whatever will happen in the end, we've been hearing plenty of rumors about the sequel to "The Dark Knight" for months now, and as you all know, rumors are rumors and they certainly shouldn't be taken seriously until we hear it officially from the filmmakers themselves. Anyway, as far as the Two-Face thing is concerned, it's not exactly a rumor. MTV briefly caught up with Aaron Eckhart at the Golden Globes Sunday and asked the actor whether Harvey Dent may

Wrong Turn 3 Direct's 'Cyclops' Coming to DVD
Famed producer Roger Corman and the director of the upcoming WRONG TURN 3 bring to life an ancient creature when Anchor Bay Entertainment unleashes CYCLOPS on DVD February 24, 2009. With a high-powered cast including Academy Award

Copy Rites: YouTube vs. Kevin B. Lee
By Matt Zoller SeitzWhen the history of intellectual property law is written, January 12, 2009 should be marked as a decisive moment. It was the day that my friend, fellow House Next Door contributor and sometime filmmaking partner Kevin B. Lee saw his entire archive of critical video essays deleted by YouTube on grounds that his work violated copyright.Regular readers of this blog are familiar with Kevin's work. He's the New York-based publisher of Shooting Down Pictures, a film history and criticism websi

Cool Stuff: Olly Moss’s Poster Remakes
21-year old UK artist Olly Moss is probably best known for his popular t-shirt designs which have virally spread across the interwebs. You might recognize some of his designs below. Olly has decided to create a series of movie posters reinterperated in a kinda minimalistic post modern German-ism style. Six more posters (The Dark Knight, Die Hard, Deer Hunter, Rain Man, The Great Dictator, and American History X) after the jump. Die Hard “The posters were made for fun. I love design and I love film

‘Taare Zameen Par’ loses out on Oscar glory
AR Rahman might have made India proud with a Golden Globe award. But 2007's acclaimed 'Taare Zameen Par' hasn't been so lucky at the 81st Academy Awards.

Aaron Eckhart's Batman return?
The actor - who played District Attorney Harvey Dent and later the villainous Two-Face in 'The Dark Knight' - suggested the audience may have been deceived by the apparent demise of his character. He said: "I think Harvey - if he's not dead - is in a serious coma, and I'm not sure he's coming out. They might pull the plug on him." At the end of 'The Dark Knight', Batman pushes Two-Face off a building and leaves him lying on the ground. Aaron also hinted that director Christopher Nolan

'Role Models' beats 'Slumdog' to UK No.1
Seann William Scott's latest comedy vehicle Role Models has claimed the UK box office top spot. Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionaire settles for second, while Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson's comedy Bride Wars debuts at three. Daniel Craig's war drama Defiance enters at four and last week's number one Yes Man , slips to fifth. The top ten in full:

Heath Ledger wins posthumous Golden Globe
The late Heath Ledger was honored on Sunday night, as the actor won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in The Dark Knight. Director Christopher Nolan accepted the award on Ledger’s behalf. “All of us who worked with Heath accept this award with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride,” Nolan said. “After Heath passed on, you saw a hole ripped in the future [...]

Heath wins posthumous Golden Globe
For his stunning turn as The Joker in The Dark Knight, late actor Heath Ledger received the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a motion picture. In accepting the award for Heath, director Christopher Nolan said, “All of us who worked with Heath accept this award with an awful mixture of sadness but incredible pride ... For any of us lucky enough to work with him, for any of us lucky enough to enjoy his performances, he will be eternally missed, but he will never be forgotten.” This is the first

Heath Ledger Triumphs Golden Globe
Is a one step closer for the Oscar! Although Heath Ledger is no longer be with us, his acting legacy left something that is definitely memorable. The late actor was named as a Golden Globe winner, as best supporting dramatic actor for his role as the Joker in the superhero movie The Dark Knight. The award was [...]

Matilda To Get Heath Ledger's Golden Globe
Who better than to have the honor of getting Heath Ledger’s Golden Globe than his daughter Matilda? Heath Ledger won the statue on Sunday night for his role in The Dark Knight, and his mother says it will most likely go to his daughter. She says, "I should imagine that eventually it will be going to Matilda. At this stage she is only so young, but down the track she will have all these things. It will belong to her because she is part of him."

Heath Ledger Golden Globe Goes To Daughter Matilda
Heath Ledger’s Golden Globe gong will go to the late actor’s young daughter, Matilda. Heath won a Best Supporting Actor prize for his role as “The Joker” in the 2008 Summer blockbuster The Dark Knight. “I should imagine that eventually it will be going to Matilda,” Heath’s mom Sally Bell told PEOPLE Magazine in an interview [...]

"Slumdog Millionaire" Honored With Four Golden Globes Awards
"Slumdog Millionaire" has swept all four Golden Globe Awards it was nominated for including Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Director, and Best Film Sunday night in Los Angeles. Shot in Mumbai, the film tells a story of an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai who goes on to win a staggering Rs.20 million (0,000) on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" game show. Accused of cheating, the boy defends himself against the authorities by narrating his life on the streets, which