Heath's last days | Movie News
It's been over a year since we lost Heath Ledger, and with all the hoopla surrounding Michael Jackson's death, it feels like Heath's passing went almost unnoticed in comparison. But I still remember how sad I was when I found out about Heath--partly because it was so unexpected, and partly because it signalled the loss of an unlimited potential. Jackson had already exhausted his potential, but Heath wasn't even close. Much in the same way that Jackson's death has spawned infinite theories and incessant speculation over his last days, Heath's too, were shrouded in mystery.
The August issue of Vanity Fair features Heath Ledger on the cover, as prolific Hollywood scholar Peter Biskind examines the many factors that may have led to Ledger's demise. According to VF, Biksind's piece "explores Ledger’s final movie role, his uncertainty about Hollywood, his devotion to his young daughter, and what happened in the days and weeks leading up to his death as he battled chronic insomnia, pneumonia, and exhaustion." The issue itself hits newsstands on July 7th but you can check out a preview HERE.
Source: Vanity Fair
Extra Tidbit: What celebrity death really affected you?
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His acting work was amazing. his role in "Candy" was beautiful and tragic. He could have gone anywhere. But we'll never know. I look forward to seeing his final performance in Gilliams new film.
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His acting work was amazing. his role in "Candy" was beautiful and tragic. He could have gone anywhere. But we'll never know. I look forward to seeing his final performance in Gilliams new film.
RIP
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Just because the Michael might've looked weird to you, just media portrayed Michael as a weird guy doesn't automatically mean he did what people claim he did. Sometimes...
Just because the Michael might've looked weird to you, just media portrayed Michael as a weird guy doesn't automatically mean he did what people claim he did. Sometimes you can see a guy on the street who just looks like a freak and you'll judge him. Then maybe later that day he goes to volunteer at a soup kitchen, or puts money in some random guys meter.
You can latch onto the fact he found children to be the embodiment of innocence and he spent efforts to make sure they had the childhood he never did...
Who the fuck claims a pediatrician is all malicious and child molester-ish? No one...
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man i cant believe he died in such a lame way.
a little whatever it was fell on him. ugh.
man i cant believe he died in such a lame way.
a little whatever it was fell on him. ugh.
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All that said, I'd have to say George Carlin hit me hard, he was the first comedian for me to really relate to with his comedy because it wasn't just comedy he made you think about alot of the things he said.
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Micheal Jackson made amazing music, made being the word, he wasn't making amazing music when he died would never top his work in the 80's. Heath's career was...
Micheal Jackson made amazing music, made being the word, he wasn't making amazing music when he died would never top his work in the 80's. Heath's career was only just beginning and would have flourished into something awe inspriring. But, he didn't get a chance to, truly sad. All the talentless hack actors out there and it had to be the most talented up and coming of them all.
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And Heath, because it was so unexpceted and I truely beleived he was going to be...
And Heath, because it was so unexpceted and I truely beleived he was going to be one of the cinema greats.
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If I could bring back one person... GEORGE CARLIN! Brilliant thinker and a TRUE loss to society. Other than that, I can't think of any celeb that I give two shits about enough to be broken up over. If it was someone I...
If I could bring back one person... GEORGE CARLIN! Brilliant thinker and a TRUE loss to society. Other than that, I can't think of any celeb that I give two shits about enough to be broken up over. If it was someone I personally knew, I'd be upset. As big of a Springsteen fan as I am, I don't think I'd be watching his funeral with any great sadness either. I know two guys who were really distraught over Jerry Garcia dying and were out of work for over a week! What the fuck? Grow up losers!
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Phil Hartman was a big one too. Just the way he went out was...
Phil Hartman was a big one too. Just the way he went out was shitty.
Also, since I am a huge fan of Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman was a sad day, but not unexpected.
Plus, I almost forgot, Michael Crichton. Everytime I go to the bookstore for a new novel, I am reminded of the great sci-fi that we'll never have.
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Bernie Mac, John Ritter, and Heath (to a lesser extent) all made me pause and just go, "wow."
Bernie Mac, John Ritter, and Heath (to a lesser extent) all made me pause and just go, "wow."
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Ledger and Bernie Mac also hit me pretty hard. I'm not going to lie, Ledger's passing probably only affected me like it did because of how amped I was for the Joker, but...
Ledger and Bernie Mac also hit me pretty hard. I'm not going to lie, Ledger's passing probably only affected me like it did because of how amped I was for the Joker, but I was really bummed for a while after that and checked out more of his movies because of it.
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chris farley as far as acting i really enjoyed his films at the time and felt deply saddened
sports wise id say mickey mantle yeah he was older and had a polluted liver but if you asked me about him the day before he died i...
chris farley as far as acting i really enjoyed his films at the time and felt deply saddened
sports wise id say mickey mantle yeah he was older and had a polluted liver but if you asked me about him the day before he died i woulda said "mickey mantle cant die
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Heath and Bernie Mac were probably the two biggest surprises of last year. Especially when you consider the "Bernie Mac Show" is still in syndication, that one's definitely gona count, even though I wasn't that big a fan when he was alive.
Heath and Bernie Mac were probably the two biggest surprises of last year. Especially when you consider the "Bernie Mac Show" is still in syndication, that one's definitely gona count, even though I wasn't that big a fan when he was alive.
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Pretty much every other actor mentioned barely got even the slightest amount of attention on Joblo compared to Heath Ledger. It's the anticipation...
Pretty much every other actor mentioned barely got even the slightest amount of attention on Joblo compared to Heath Ledger. It's the anticipation of the film that pushed it over the top, not necessarily his career as an actor, and I admit he was good in some movies.
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May not be movie celebs, but celebs in their own field.
Eddie died of heart failure at 37, in peak physical condition. He was and idol and an icon to me, and to this day I still get choked up watching him work.
Dimebag was brutally murdered on stage performing with Damageplan by a fuckbag who's name should never be...
May not be movie celebs, but celebs in their own field.
Eddie died of heart failure at 37, in peak physical condition. He was and idol and an icon to me, and to this day I still get choked up watching him work.
Dimebag was brutally murdered on stage performing with Damageplan by a fuckbag who's name should never be spoken.
Both men I greatly looked up to in their respected fields.
As for actors, I'd say Brandon Lee. Floored me out of left field for sure.
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Also, how about the article in Vanity Fair about Sarah Palin's "Moose sized ambition"....I'll bet they wish they'd waited to go to print by a few days ;)
Also, how about the article in Vanity Fair about Sarah Palin's "Moose sized ambition"....I'll bet they wish they'd waited to go to print by a few days ;)
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RIP Everyone Mentioned.
RIP Everyone Mentioned.
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Btw, this is totally off-topic but that floating head of Nic Cage to the left of this article right now is creeping me the fuck out.
Btw, this is totally off-topic but that floating head of Nic Cage to the left of this article right now is creeping me the fuck out.
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The first movie I can remember that made me look back through his catalog was "Road to Perdition", probably my all time favorite gangster flick.
Newman was SUCH a great human being all around; nice, smart, kind, HUGE heart and to top it off one of the greatest actors who ever lived.
But Heath affected me just for the...
The first movie I can remember that made me look back through his catalog was "Road to Perdition", probably my all time favorite gangster flick.
Newman was SUCH a great human being all around; nice, smart, kind, HUGE heart and to top it off one of the greatest actors who ever lived.
But Heath affected me just for the simple fact that TDK wasn't out yet. I didn't really think the casting was all that inspired.
Boy was I wrong.
I wasn't old enough (and didn't have the extreme love for movies yet) to remember or care about Farley or Belushi, but if I had been old enough, I think those two would have affected me TONS.
But yeah, Paul Newman first and far most. Then probably Ledger, Bernie Mack, John Ritter, John Belushi and Chris Farley. RIP all of them.
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