the dark knight
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New Harry Potter Officially A Juggernaut
8:45PM the cajun boy | Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince opened on 3,003 American screens at midnight and hauled in $US22.2 million, shattering the previous midnight screening record of $US18.5 million set by The Dark Knight. [LA Times]
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Academy Awards Widening Best Picture Race To 10 Films
4:05AM Richard Lawson | Sick of trying to decide which of the five Best Picture nominees will win in your Oscar pool? Well, now you’ll get to decide between ten! Yes, in a move to attract more ratings, the Academy is widening the race. More »
Petitioner Halfway To Assuring You Never See The Joker Onscreen Again
6:04AM STV | The fanboy crusade to earn The Dark Knight a Best Picture Oscar nomination may have failed, but one fan hasn’t lost faith in the potential of Batman people-power. More »
Batman’s Next Flight Now Years Away
6:41AM Kyle Buchanan | As much as Warner Bros. would love for Christopher Nolan to begin working on a follow-up to The Dark Knight, like, yesterday, new reports reveal that his plans for a Bat-sequel are being put off. More »
How To Best Campaign For a Dead Oscar Nominee? Don’t
4:15AM STV | Just because Heath Ledger was a favourite to claim this year’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar since before The Dark Knight even opened, that doesn’t mean he can’t use a gentle, posthumous awards-season studio nudge. More »Aaron Eckhart Holds Out Hope
7:50AM Kyle Buchanan | Aaron Eckhart: Hey, maybe Two-Face had a twin! Anyone? [MTV] More »Heath Ledger Wins Posthumous Golden Globe For Best Supporting Actor
2:08PM Jess McGuire | Bookmakers claimed the late Heath Ledger was a ’sure bet’ to win a Golden Globe for his performance as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, and they were right. His critically acclaimed turn as the villain from the Batman flick has resulted in him winning a Golden Globe, with his award being accepted by Nolan.
Batman director Christopher Nolan collected the best supporting actor award on behalf of Ledger, who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January last year at the age of 28.
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Something Called ‘People’s Choice Awards’ Praises ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘27 Dresses’
1:59AM STV | A mysterious show known as the 2008 People’s Choice Awards was broadcast Wednesday on CBS, selecting The Dark Knight, 27 Dresses, Will Smith, Reese Witherspoon and others among its many honourees. More »
PGA Noms Boost ‘Dark Knight’ At Other Films’ Expense
5:46AM Kyle Buchanan | The Producers Guild of America just announced its five Best Picture nominations. So which films made the cut, and which found no endorsement with this leading Oscar indicator? More »
