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Tag Archives: Heath Ledger
The (All Too Short) Disappearing Act of Heath Ledger
I didn’t like Dark Knight. I thought it was a mess. I didn’t like individual elements and I didn’t like the whole either. It’s not that I didn’t “get it”, or that I was “afraid” of its implications. The fanboys … Continue reading
Heath Ledger: “a magnificent, soulful talent”
Heath Ledger in “Lords of Dogtown” Kim Morgan has a tribute post up – she’s such a good writer. Excerpt: After his boss [in Lords of Dogtown] orders him to finish a surfboard for some kid, the past lord dutifully, … Continue reading
Heath Ledger, 1979 – 2008
I thought his performance in Brokeback Mountain was an iconic performance – strong, silent, a real throwback to another kind of male character (Josh Brolin in No Country For Old Men is a more recent example). The silent stoic Marlboro … Continue reading
Snapshots
— Walking on 9th Avenue last night, and I passed one of those sidewalk Christmas-tree vendors. All the trees tied up and leaning against a fence – a guy with huge gloves handling the trees – it was outside a … Continue reading