Birth and Evolution of the Joker Ch... Aug 7, 2008
In 1989, Jack Nicholson set the bar when he brought the character to life in Tim Burton's Batman. The comedic performance was so good that it garnered Nicholson an Oscar nomination and top billing in the film's credits and promotional materials, even ahead of the film's title character played by Michael Keaton. (Suite101.com)
Oscars in the wings: Nerves, tears and cheers just offstage Aug 6, 2008
Jack Nicholson, who is notorious for prowling the backstage area over the years, made only a brief appearance before the show, walking through wearing his signature sunglasses and giving a quick nod to everyone as he passed. "Gents," he said to two security guards flanking the entrance to the stage. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Bottle Shock Aug 6, 2008
The less said about Blood and Wine, in which Jack Nicholson plays a Miami wine dealer, the better. Now, along comes Bottle Shock, a ham-fisted dramedy opening today about the rise of the California wine industry. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The Hollywood heart attack myth: Misleading scenes put lives at risk Aug 6, 2008
Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give ... But the stereotype persists in films ranging from Ocean's 13, where a double-crossed Elliott Gould was shown falling over and clutching his chest, to Jack Nicholson's character in Something's Gotta Give, who was rescued from his attack by the DianeKeaton heroine. (Daily Mail)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Aug 6, 2008
"I'm staring at Jack Nicholson!" marvels creator Shonda Rhimes ... 10:10 p.m. Beatty takes the stage and admits, "The truth is, I haven't made an awful lot of movies." (Especially lately) He playfully scolds Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson, who are still churning out hits while he's at home with Annette and the kids ... Director Clint Eastwood pays homage to Jack Nicholson, who had nothing to do with the film. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
No, Domo Arigato, Mr. Robocaller Aug 5, 2008
(08-04) 19:55 PDT -- If Shaun Dakin has his way, you might never get a call from Jack Nicholson again ... Jack Nicholson - for Hillary Rodham Clinton. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Buy your own T.I.E. fighter - a bargain at just 177,000 Aug 5, 2008
Charlton Heston's stone tablets from The Ten Commandments fetched $60,000 (30,492), while the axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining had a closing bid of $25,000 (12,699). It was used to batter down a hotel door in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Profile: Morgan Freeman Aug 5, 2008
And there were droll moments as he teamed up with Jack Nicholson in 2008's The Bucket List, as the terminally ill pair went about fulfilling their wishes before it was too late. With his dulcet tones, Freeman has developed a reputation as a voice-over artist, famously lending himself to hit documentary March of The Penguins. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Winnebago employees anticipated job cuts Aug 2, 2008
Jack Nicholson s character, a thrifty actuary in Omaha, Neb. tried to convince his wife that the Mini Winnie (a fictional Winnebago product) would meet their needs. (Charles City Press, IO)
Where former stars go for another 15 seconds Jul 29, 2008
And isn't that Marya Small, now Mews Small, who played the hooker Jack Nicholson brings on the boat in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She had a series of colour stills of her scenes for sale. (Globe and Mail)
Killer attitude Jul 27, 2008
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) "The Shining" (Stanley Kubrick, 1980). That Jack Torrance is relatively normal in the beginning makes it all the more disconcerting watching the American everyman (with a few issues -- he's a recovering alcoholic with a few anger management problems) being driven into insanity by malevolent spirits in the remote hotel he has taken his wife and son to. (CNN -- International)
AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas ... Jul 27, 2008
AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas of All Time: To Kill a Mockingbird is the Top Choice of American Film Institute. AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas of All Time. (Suite101.com)
Just ‘Joking’ folks Jul 27, 2008
But the passion for the Joker is one that s belonged to her since she drew Batman figures as a child and grew up watching Batman with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, along with all the other Batman films. However, she knows her favorite production. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Films That Were Not Oscar Nominated Jul 26, 2008
Ranked #84 overall, the movie did garner writing nominations for Fonda, Hooper, and Terry Sothern and Jack Nicholson s first acting nomination for his role as an alcoholic lawyer. Other Films Not Nominated for Oscars. (Suite101.com)
AFI Names Top Ten Mystery Films of ... Jul 26, 2008
Stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston. Director Roman Polanski. (Suite101.com)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired offers first-rate reportage Jul 26, 2008
The mercurial movie director, then in his mid-40s, had been convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse a year earlier with a minor at the Hollywood mansion of actor Jack Nicholson, who wasn't home at the time. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, a documentary by Marina Zenovich that is also a first-rate work of reportage, makes a forceful case that the whole truth of the matter was never heard in court and Polanski was more sinned against than sinning. (Toronto Star)
Maggie Gyllenhaal Ready To Vote Heath Ledger For Oscar Jul 24, 2008
" When beloved Spencer Tracy passed away in 1967 after giving a dynamic, heartfelt performance in best picture nominee "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," he was widely expected to win best actor, but lost to Rod Steiger ("In the Heat of the Night"). But things were different for Finch, who died from a heart attack just months before the Oscar cast whereas Ledger will be dead for a year by the next awards ceremony. In "The Dark Knight," Ledger delivered his last complete film role before dying at... (eFluxMedia)
Millions needed to fix Hollywood's "health hazard" Walk of Fame Jul 24, 2008
Other famous names on the walkway include Bob Hope, Jack Nicholson, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and Kermit The Frog. The latest entertainers to be honoured include Robert Downey Jr, Cameron Diaz and Sir Ben Kingsley. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Defunct Dodd Campaign Continues To Pull In Money Jul 24, 2008
One $500 donation came from John J. Nicholson of Proteus Films better known as Jack Nicholson. Marilyn Alverio, who runs a Hartford consultant agency, Ethnic Marketing Solutions, said she just respected what Dodd was about, so she gave $100 in March. (FOX61, CT)
Critic's Corner Wednesday Jul 23, 2008
Even if you're not an Andy fan, you may want to see the novice actor playing the baby's father: Jack Nicholson. Nicholson's Cuckoo's Nest co-star Louise Fletcher pops up on Ion in an ER (10 ET/PT) episode from 2005, as a woman Abby suspects is being abused by her sister (Pat Carroll). (USA Today -- Life)
Ledger, 'Dark Knight' full of surprises Jul 22, 2008
Bill, for all your bombast and criticism, you d think you were Adam West or Jack Nicholson s son ... Bill, for all your bombast and criticism, you d think you were Adam West or Jack Nicholson s son. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Here comes Jordin Sparks Jul 22, 2008
I didn t think anyone could out-do Jack Nicholson as the Joker but I do believe Heath did the job and did it well. By linny. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dark Knight makes light work of box office Jul 22, 2008
In Burton's original Batman excursion, Jack Nicholson played the disfigured Joker as a variation on his "Jack thing", leeringly menacing, but with a wink-and-a-nod to the audience. Heath Ledger's Joker is darker and more devoted to mayhem. (The Age, Australia)
Batman breaks records Jul 22, 2008
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Heath Ledger sets cash record in last performance Jul 21, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Heath Ledger as The Joker in the new Batman film The Dark Knight. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dark Knight shatters box-office record Jul 21, 2008
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. The buzz around Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight has given the film a record-breaking opening weekend. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Joker's on to us Jul 21, 2008
") - and that was about as interesting as going to a cheap circus. Later, in the '80s, the Joker storylines got so scary that you didn't want to sleep in the same room with your comic books, even if you were 23. All of the Joker's antics - where does he get purple-and-green-striped helicopters? - never trumped his infamous calling card, a joker from the deck, left on corpses - corpses with frozen smiles. Batman's villains all work from a starting point of derangement or misplaced rage, but... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The bat and a flap over that man in a hat Jul 21, 2008
But will it sell more tickets than Batman, the 1989 movie in which Michael Keaton was the dark knight and Jack Nicholson the Joker. That made $13. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Darkness rules for Batman fans in Vancouver Jul 21, 2008
Where Jack Nicholson playing the joker in 1989's Batman was as much about the actor as the joker, it's Heath Ledger, who's reputed to lose himself in the part, who may be so seductive to Batman fans. The mystique around Ledger and his untimely death doesn't hurt, either. (Canada.com)
Movie school Jul 21, 2008
The Bucket List: The most recent Life Movie Ive watched, the film was directed by Rob Reiner and starred Morgan Freeman and the inimitable Jack Nicholson. As the films title suggests, its about a list that two terminally ill men make, of things to do before kicking the bucket. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Heath or Jack?? Jul 21, 2008
But what about Jack Nicholson ... "This one was way more psychotic. Jack Nicholson was sort of tongue-in-cheek." ... "Heath Ledger. He definitely took the crown from whats-his-name, uh Jack Nicholson.". (W-USA News, DC)
A Film Analysis of The Dark Knight Jul 20, 2008
Within the first five minutes of the film, the audience is quick to ascertain that this is not the same Joker as Jack Nicholson undertook only 19 years earlier in Tim Burton s Batman. The Joker is not played for laughs by the late Ledger but rather as a character who believes in tipping the scales of structure and balance. (Suite101.com)
A monster's ball Jul 19, 2008
And this particular role, previously essayed by Caesar Romero (who, incidentally, wore his Joker makeup over his trademark seducer's moustache) and by indefatigable mugger Jack Nicholson, does have about it the whiff of a "turn" rather than a serious piece of acting. But Ledger is riveting to watch, and his minutely conceived and furiously executed Joker - scar-faced, maniacal, motiveless, unnerving - makes you think of his taciturn cowpoke of Brokeback Mountain, but turned violently inside out,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
'The Dark Knight' is no joke Jul 19, 2008
Ledger wrested the role from previous performers Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson and reinvented it completely. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
The Dark Knight Movie Review Jul 19, 2008
Was the performance Oscar worthyno, but do I still think Jack Nicholson is the best Joker of all time. No. (MoviesOnline)
The face of evil Jul 19, 2008
Long before filming began, The Dark Knight director, Christopher Nolan, knew that Ledger's Joker would be compared to the more flamboyant and cartoonish Joker famously portrayed by Jack Nicholson in 1989's Batman. Nolan says he sought out Ledger for the role because the actor's previous work, including his Oscar-nominated turn as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, showed he was unafraid to take on an iconic role and make it his own. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Dark Knight Jul 18, 2008
The difficulty only scares children which was the original, sophisticated point of Jack Nicholson s 89 Joker. Nicholson s disfigurement abstracted psychosis, being sufficiently hideous without confusing our sympathy. (New York Press)
Fans stay up all 'Knight' for Batman movie Jul 18, 2008
Other members of the cast praised Ledger for redefining the character brought to life in the past by Mark Hamill ("Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker") and Jack Nicholson ("Batman"). Aaron Eckhart, who plays Dent, said it was tragic that Ledger wasn't around to celebrate his achievement. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Oscars in the wings: Nerves, tears and cheers just offstage Jul 18, 2008
Jack Nicholson, who is notorious for prowling the backstage area over the years, made only a brief appearance before the show, walking through wearing his signature sunglasses and giving a quick nod to everyone as he passed. "Gents," he said to two security guards flanking the entrance to the stage. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
* [FILM REVIEW] Deep into the 'Knight' Jul 18, 2008
And the late Ledger played him to the max, as a far more demented and terrifying force than Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman or Cesar Romero on the campy 1960s TV show did. "We decided The Joker would have no origin story or arc to his character," says Nolan, who wrote Dark Knight with his brother Jonathan and David Goyer. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The dark knight of the soul Jul 18, 2008
Like Jack Nicholson, Ledger doesn t look much like the classic comic book Joker. Unlike Nicholson, Ledger is given a script that perfectly taps into the character s time-honored role. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
No laughing matter Jul 18, 2008
With all due respect to the enjoyable camp buffoonery of past Jokers like Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson, Ledger makes them look like -- well, clowns. The pic shrewdly positions the Joker as the superhero-movie equivalent of a modern terrorist (one of several post-9/11 signifiers), who threatens to target Gotham civilians until Batman reveals his identity. (Variety)
The criminal element Jul 18, 2008
Directed by Tim Burton and featuring the Academy Award-winning Goth-Future design of Anton Furst, Batman starred Michael Keaton opposite Jack Nicholson's wildly manic performance as the Joker ... Jack Nicholson (The Joker). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Mini Movie Reviews Jul 18, 2008
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Review: All Should Hail To 'The Dark Knight' Jul 18, 2008
Defying naysayers, Ledger has definitely had the last laugh with this, his final completed movie role, by taking on a character made iconic by Jack Nicholson and reinventing it in a way that will likely never be surpassed. While Ledger and Bale provide for the sort of looming Dr. Hannibal Lecter-Clarice Starling psychological presence throughout the film, Nolan (who co-wrote the story with David Goyer, and script with his brother, Jonathan) still manages to strike a delicate balance to ensure... (Click2Houston, TX)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Jul 18, 2008
"I'm staring at Jack Nicholson!" marvels creator Shonda Rhimes ... 10:10 p.m. Beatty takes the stage and admits, "The truth is, I haven't made an awful lot of movies." (Especially lately) He playfully scolds Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson, who are still churning out hits while he's at home with Annette and the kids ... Director Clint Eastwood pays homage to Jack Nicholson, who had nothing to do with the film. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Could Helen Mirren's bikini start a revolution? Jul 17, 2008
Actresses in their fifties and sixties often complain about being offered frumpy "character" parts while their male contemporaries - wrinkly old Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson, for instance - are vain enough to expect to go on playing romantic leads well into their seventies. But Mirren positively relished the opportunity to play a woman 20 years older than herself, confident that she could transform herself into the Queen. (Telegraph.co.uk)
A darker 'Knight' Jul 17, 2008
Yet even when he's done up in drag as a nurse - a freakish, hilarious scene - this Joker never grandstands like Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" or Cesar Romero on the old TV show. Instead, he mutters and natters with bent, subversive intelligence. (Boston Globe)
Batman's Archnemesis: The Joker Jul 17, 2008
The Joker Onscreen: Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger ... The Joker has been most notably played by Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, and Heath Ledger, who all masterfully bring to life the squealing, bipolar villain. (Suite101.com)
Batman Returns, But Joker Has Last Laugh Jul 17, 2008
With all due respect to Jack Nicholson, threatening to carve a smile into someone's face while giggling like a maniac is far sicker than cackling beside a vat of green goo. Related. (ABC News)
Review: A fast, furious, fascinating 'Batman' Jul 17, 2008
Ledger, who died in January at the age of 28, creates in the Joker a scary, cockeyed demeanor far deeper and more disturbing than the cartoon psycho of Jack Nicholson in 1989's Batman. His visage is a raucous nightmare black eye shadow, red lipstick, white pancake makeup, stringy hair, tongue darting like a cobra's, face pocked by gashes inflicted by a tortuous father. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Cuckoo's Nest' hospital to be demolished Jul 16, 2008
Douglas, Jack Nicholson (who played the rebellious Randle Patrick McMurphy) and Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched) were regulars at the hospital during shooting. Milos Forman, the director, lived for six weeks at the institution and had his actors study real patients, according to a 1975 account in Rolling Stone magazine. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'So Proud of Our Boy' Jul 16, 2008
After the screening at the IMAX theater in Lincoln Square, the Ledgers gave me this statement: "'The Dark Knight' is everything we hoped it would be and more. Heath loved the experience of creating this character and working on the film. We are so proud of our boy. They should be. As you ve probably read elsewhere by now, Heath gives the performance of a lifetime in Chris Nolan s second Batman film as the Joker. He s a much different Joker, though, than anything you ve seen before in the world... (Fox News)
5Top: Worst moments in musicals Jul 16, 2008
There was this wacky trend back in the day where people who made musicals decided that it didnt matter anymore if anyone in the cast could sing (a legacy that eventually brought audiences Albert Finney in Scrooge, Lucille Ball in Mame, Peter Finch in Lost Horizon and Jack Nicholson in Tommy). Not just needs-a-little-sweetening-in-the-mix bad singing. (MSNBC -- News)
Review: The Dark Knight ups the ante Jul 16, 2008
Nothing that Jack Nicholson, much less Cesar Romero, created even comes close. And its a loss for us all that this film marks his final completed performance. (MSNBC -- News)
Heath steals the show Jul 16, 2008
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Black carpet for Dark Knight debut Jul 15, 2008
"Ambitious, explosive set pieces share screen time with meaty debates about good vs evil and the nature of - and need for - a hero," says Lemire, adding that "there's nothing cartoony about [Ledger's] Joker. Ledger wrested the role from previous performers Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson and reinvented it completely.". Finally, Peter Travers in Rolling Stone reaches for the superlatives, rating the movie 3. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
The Buzz: What’s in your utility belt? (65) Jul 15, 2008
B) Jack Nicholson as The Joker. C) The bolo thing with the rope attached. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Filming "The Dark Knight" Jul 14, 2008
On the big screen there was director Tim Burton's darkly, stylized "Batman" almost 20 years ago, with Micheal Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. Then the superhero did super box office through three sequels, before the franchise ran out of steam. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Guilty pleasures Jul 14, 2008
You have to give him his due too: Hes gone toe-to-toe with some of Hollywoods heavyweights without being overshadowed at all, from Jack Nicholson to Christopher Walken. Go on, laugh all you want, but theres a redemptive quality to Sandlers movies that goes beyond the healing power of laughter. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
"Dark Knight" Delivers Thrills & Chills Jul 13, 2008
Ledger wrested the role from previous performers Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson and reinvented it completely. Yes, he's funny, wringing laughs from both clever one-liners and maniacally grand schemes. (CBS News)
Will Ledger's Joker be the next in a long line of great Gotham ... Jul 13, 2008
Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker is a far cry from Jack Nicholson's turn in the 1989 "Batman." ... Jack Nicholson as The Joker in "Batman" 1989 ... Prior to Ledger taking on the role, Jack Nicholson played the Joker in the 1989 "Batman," directed by Tim Burton. (Seattle Times)
Actors' union agrees new pay deal Jul 13, 2008
Actors Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen and Holly Hunter endorsed a Guild advert calling for AFTRA to return to the negotiating table to get a better deal. Substantial gains. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Celebrity foreclosures on the rise, too Jul 13, 2008
Maybe if it's a major A-list celebrity who's going to go down in Hollywood history, like Jack Nicholson. But does anybody really care about most of these people's houses. (AZCentral -- Business)
From Action Man to Batman Jul 13, 2008
Nolan is on record as saying that it was the character of the Joker, so very different from the Jack Nicholson comedy turn, that turned him on to the idea of the sequel. He is not just a bank robber or an ordinary criminal who's in it for material gain,' says Nolan. (guardian.co.uk)
