Heath Ledger Dies at 28

The Dark Knight premiered tonight (July 14) in New York and Heath Ledger ’s family was there to see his last performance in a movie. (How surreal that must have been to see him…just like it will be surreal for us to see him.) Heath’s father left the theater showing a thumbs up. Kim Ledger and his wife Ines – Heath’s stepmother – bypassed the red carpet and ducked into the theater to watch his late son play The Joker in the latest Batman film. Also attending the premiere were Heath’s mother Sally Bell and her husband, and Heath’s older sister, Kate. As his ... Read Full Story

A portrait of the late Heath Ledger is a contender for Australia's esteemed Archibald Prize, one of the most prominent art prizes in the country. It was painted by the actor's friend, Vincent Fantauzzo. Simply titled "Heath," the portrait features three versions of the actor – one haunted-looking rendition in the center of the canvas flanked by two whispering figures on either side. According to Fantauzzo, originally one of the side figures was to be screaming, but the artist changed his concept, worrying that it would dominate the central figure, which he intended to be the focus. "The whispering, the voices, the frustration or ... Read Full Story

Heath Ledger was honored for his "dazzling creative spirit" by I'm Not There filmmaker Todd Haynes at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. In accepting the annual independent film event's first Robert Altman Award for director and ensemble cast, Haynes stated he was "shattered" by Ledger's "inconceivable absence." Read more! Read Full Story

A co worker was just walking past my desk, stopped, turned around and asked me an unexpectedly shocking question, I could not believe it. And for some reason, even though I' ve obviously never met the man or anything to that effect, I was truly moved by it. It just made me so sad to hear that such a successful young man, a father of a 2 year old, and who is known to be a very quiet, down to ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com] Read Full Story

LALATE BREAKING NEWS. HEATH LEDGER FUNERAL VIDEO, 1/2 DOZEN PICTURES LALATE has for you video of the Heath Ledger Funeral Wake in Australia moments ago and half a dozen pictures from the wonderful ceremony. Michelle Williams and other loved ones had a beautiful wake at sea at Ledger’s favorite beach. “‘It’s exactly what Heath would have wanted,’ one mourner told Perth Now Magazine. Guests, who celebrated the actor’s life with beer and red and white wine, followed Michelle as she and a male companion walked hand-in-hand to the water’s edge behind Perth’s Indiana Tea House on Cottesloe Beach, one of Heath’s favourite spots. At ... Read Full Story