Ledger's lingering legacy Jul 15, 2008
Directors liked Ledger and were loyal to him: He played Jacob Grimm in Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm and was in the middle of another Gilliam picture, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, when he died. He lacked the gravity and dash that could have anchored and energized sprawling fantasies. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
DVD reviews: 'Will Be Blood,' 'Walk Hard' Apr 11, 2008
The Adventures of Baron MunchausenTerry Gilliam might stand as modern Hollywoods most-jinxed filmmaker, having waged epic battles against studio executives and blind fate to make films such as this, Brazil and The Brothers Grimm, which starred Heath Ledger. Gilliam had to drastically alter the approach to his current fantasy, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, using Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell to take over Ledgers character after the actor died midway... (MSNBC -- Movies)
After the shock, the services and two months of sorrow, Heath ... Mar 30, 2008
Another fantasy from the fevered imagination of Gilliam, who also directed Ledger in The Brothers Grimm, The Imaginarium is set in a travelling show that allows patrons to go inside a man's mind. After filming in London, Ledger was due to head to Canada for visual effects scenes that take place on the other side of a mirror. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Heath Ledger Co-Star Says 'Imaginarium,' Actor's Final Flick, Will Go On Jan 29, 2008
Each time that happens, he could theoretically emerge looking entirely different, meaning Gilliam who also worked with Ledger on 2005's "The Brothers Grimm" would almost certainly have to cast several actors for the same role. Rumors are flying online that one of those actors could be Johnny Depp, who previously worked with Gilliam on both "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and the ill-fated "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." Representatives for Depp made no comment by press time. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Daniel Day-Lewis gets emotional on Oprah Jan 26, 2008
He also appeared in Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm and The Patriot. . (MSNBC -- News)
Heath Ledger Blame Game About to Start Jan 25, 2008
Still not heard from, also, are Ledger s current director, Terry Gilliam, who also guided him through the 2005 disaster "The Brothers Grimm." Former director Todd Haynes, who turned him into a version of Bob Dylan, did issue a statement: "Heath was a true artist, a deeply sensitive man, an explorer, gifted and wise beyond his years. There was no finer person on this earth.". My old friend Mara Buxbaum, a great PR "girl," is having a bad week. (Fox News)
Remembering Heath Ledger Jan 25, 2008
The Brothers Grimm (2005) Director Terry Gilliam is always a blast and Ledger and Matt Damon deliver the goods. Ned Kelly (2003) This outlaw drama, based on the real-life Australian and his loyal gun-toting family, didn t make much headway in America, but it is well worth renting. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Heath Ledger: A costar reflects Jan 25, 2008
Imaginarium is a fantasy tale, co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, a filmmaker known for his outlandish visual invention (he previously worked with Ledger on 2005's The Brothers Grimm). Christopher Plummer, who's now 78, plays the title character, an eccentric theatrical trouper trapped in a deal with the devil (Tom Waits) that dooms Parnassus's lovely daughter, Valentina (played by British-born model Lily Cole). (Entertainment Weekly)
Joe Queenan on Heath Ledger Jan 25, 2008
The shock felt by so many at the death of Heath Ledger shows how strongly we identify with great actors, says Joe Queenan. Thursday January 24, 2008. (Guardian Unlimited)
'He had everything to live for' Jan 24, 2008
Ledger and Gilliam had worked together before on the box-office flop The Brothers Grimm. Plummer remained in the dark yesterday about whether production on the film will continue. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
• Ledger's autopsy 'inconclusive' Jan 24, 2008
Ledger, who had worked with Gilliam on 2005's "The Brothers Grimm," was devoted to the director, who hadn't asked him to star in the new film. Explained Gilliam: "[Heath] was working at my effects company doing an animated pop video . . . and one day I was showing a storyboard, projecting it to the effects guys, and in the middle of that he slipped me a note and he said, 'Can I play Tony?' And bingo.". (Q13.com, WA)
Heath Ledger's Final Films: Production Reportedly Halts On Latest Flick, While 'Dark Knight' Promotion Plan Is Uncertain Jan 24, 2008
"It's going to be fun," enthused the actor, who starred alongside Matt Damon in Gilliam's 2005 flick, "The Brothers Grimm." "I love Terry. I'd really do anything for him. I'd cut carrots and serve catering on his movies.". If derailed, this would be the second Gilliam feature to suffer an abrupt end due to the health of his cast. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Lost starThe talent and tragedy of Heath Ledger, one of film's best hopes Jan 23, 2008
Batman - The Dark Knight (2008) I'm Not There (2007) Brokeback Mountain (2005, above left) The Brothers Grimm (2005) Ned Kelly (2003) Monster's Ball (2001) A Knight's Tale (2001) The Patriot (2000) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Two Hands (1999) ... Ledger's other roles have included a heroin addict in Candy in 2006, Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm in 2005 and the title part in 2003's Ned Kelly. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Heath Ledger dead at 28 Jan 23, 2008
He turned to more serious fare with"The Patriot" and "Monster's Ball," and appeared in "Ned Kelly," "A Knight's Tale," "The Brothers Grimm" and "Lords of Dogtown.". Afterthis diverse array of roles, he shot straight to the top when he was cast as a closeted gay cowboy inAng Lee's "Brokeback Mountain.". (Variety)
Heath Ledger found dead Jan 23, 2008
Following are some movies in which Ledger appeared: Im Not There (2007) Candy (2006) Brokeback Mountain (2005) The Brothers Grimm (2005) Lords of Dogtown (2005) Ned Kelly (2003) The Four Feathers (2002) Monsters Ball (2001) A Knights Tale (2001) The Patriot (2000) Two Hands (1999) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Paws (1997) Blackrock (1997) Clowning Around (1992) Source: The Internet Movie Database. Videos. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Heath Ledger: Career full of artistic risks cut short by early death Jan 23, 2008
9:37 AM EST, January 23, 2008. NEW YORK - Fans of Heath Ledger left flowers and candles Wednesday outside the apartment building where the body of the Oscar-nominated star of "Brokeback Mountain" was found with sleeping pills nearby. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Ledger's Death An Accident, Family Claims Jan 23, 2008
The actor previously worked with Gilliam on the 2005 fantasy adventure "The Brothers Grimm.". Mel Gibson, who played Ledger's vengeful father in American Revolution action drama "The Patriot" in 2000, lamented the loss of Ledger in a statement. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Gilliam, Ledger reteam for film Nov 1, 2007
Ledger and Gilliam worked together previously on "The Brothers Grimm.". Date in print: Thurs. (Variety)
Not afraid of the dark Sep 26, 2007
"It's in a book that Terry Gilliam [and Bob McCabe] did about a diary of the making of The Brothers Grimm. Harvey Weinstein was actually very polite to me," she giggles, suggesting that she really has thickened her skin. She's less angry, more mellow. (Guardian Unlimited)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Matt Damon to the manner Bourne Aug 24, 2007
Once you start to examine them very closely they all start to fall apart," he says. Damon's first big-screen job was an uncredited one-line role in the Julia Roberts movie Mystic Pizza. He then famously nearly starved himself to get into skeletal shape for the Gulf War drama Courage Under Fire before Good Will Hunting put him on a path that included more hits (Saving Private Ryan, The Talented Mr Ripley, Ocean's Eleven, Syriana) than misses (The Legend of Bagger Vance, Rounders, The Brothers... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
A box-office banker: How Matt Damon became Hollywood's leading man Aug 8, 2007
From his first break-out role, as a drug-addicted soldier in Courage Under Fire, to his starring turn in the little-seen Terry Gilliam feature The Brothers Grimm, he has picked films that have all at least had the potential to be ground-breaking, compelling material. Most remarkably, that's been true of his mainstream, popcorn choices as well as his more artsy ones. (Independent)
Show me the money!| Jun 15, 2007
Matt Damon learned the eskrima fighting style for the 'Bourne' films and had his ribs crushed during a torture scene in 'The Brothers Grimm. Troy' gave Brad Pitt seven months' preparation with a personal trainer and a torn Achilles tendon. (iAfrica.com)
Payday the thirteenth Jun 9, 2007
When Matt Damon was preparing to make The Brothers Grimm, Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein had a fit at the idea of director Terry Gilliam wanting him to don a fake nose. It didn't matter that Heath Ledger would also wear glasses - for the film's major box-office draw to look ugly simply wasn't on the cards. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Loving it down the rabbit hole Apr 23, 2007
Gilliam shot Tideland while editing the patchy The Brothers Grimm in 2005 ... " A FILMMAKER'S WILD RIDE - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (with Terry Jones) - Time Bandits.The Meaning of Life (with Terry Jones) - Brazil.The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.The Fisher King.Twelve Monkeys.Fear and Loathing in.The Brothers Grimm AND CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR - Braveheart: While working with Mel Gibson to adapt A Tale of Two Cities, Gilliam was asked whether he wanted to direct a "medieval film". He said... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gilliam to get fantasy lifetime award Apr 2, 2007
Gilliam, whose offerings include Brazil, Time Bandits and The Brothers Grimm, will also hold a public interview during the festival. Organisers said he was picked because he "never allows his fantasy to be limited". (Digital Spy)
Fantastic film prize for Gilliam Mar 31, 2007
The auteur, whose films include Brazil, Time Bandits and The Brothers Grimm, will also give a public interview at the event, which runs from 18-25 April. Festival organisers said they were paying tribute to Gilliam as he "never allows his fantasy to be limited". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Unborn elephant' photos were of models Nov 29, 2006
The models were created using a mixture of ultrasound scans and computer graphics and were moulded by special effects company Artem, whose other credits include the BBC's digital monkey campaign and Terry Gilliam movie, The Brothers Grimm. The story broke in the London Evening Standard last Wednesday, under the headline "Elephant in the womb ... The first remarkable close-up pictures of animals in the womb". (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Brothers grim Nov 26, 2006
Movies Restaurants Food Calendar Music Theater/Arts TV Books Celebrity news Games. Masters of animated fairy tales, twins Stephen and Timothy Quay create live-action fable in 'Piano. (Boston Globe)
Fear and Loathing in Virtual Reality Nov 1, 2006
Still, like Gilliam after getting cut up by Bob and Harvey Scissorhands (The Brothers Grimm), the kid stays in the picture. Attentive as always, Gilliam says he's "not interested in opinions of people [who] don't pay to see the film." But he gamely e-mailed answers to our idle questions anyway. (City Pages)
Terry Gilliam's holy grail Oct 23, 2006
Other notable misadventures include Gilliam's misfortune-plagued Don Quixote project, the subject of the illuminating and engaging 2001 documentary Lost in La Mancha, and a tussle over The Brothers Grimm with Miramax founders the Weinstein brothers, who finally released the film in August 2005 just before departing the company. Grimm was in limbo, so to speak, in the late fall of 2004 as Gilliam, a small cast -- including British Columbia native Jodelle Ferland as Tideland's young heroine -- and... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Parade of horror-film DVD releases continues Oct 17, 2006
Last year's "The Brothers Grimm" (Miramax, $34. 99), Terry Gilliam's visually sumptuous fractured fairy tale, leads the list of this week's Blu-Ray releases. (Herald-Tribune)
Talking with director Terry Gilliam Oct 11, 2006
Unable to get enough funding for his adaptation, he took on Miramax's "The Brothers Grimm.". Months later, mired in the editing room with the Weinsteins (who still owned Miramax at the time), Gilliam got a call from his producer saying that he'd scrounged up enough money for "Tideland." But they had to start ASAP.. (Newsday -- New York City)
Damon jumped at chance to work with Scorsese Oct 1, 2006
For those counting , the tally stands at three pictures with Steven Soderbergh (``Ocean's 11," ``12," and ``13"), three with Gus Van Sant (``Good Will Hunting," ``Gerry," and a small role in ``Finding Forrester"), and one each with Steven Spielberg (``Saving Private Ryan"), Francis Ford Coppola (``The Rainmaker"), Anthony Minghella (``The Talented Mr. Ripley"), Terry Gilliam (``The Brothers Grimm") , and Robert Redford (``The Legend of Bagger Vance").``I want to direct someday too, so [working... (Boston Globe)
When Alice met Psycho Aug 6, 2006
And it is that undiluted boyish enthusiasm and wildly expansive imagination which drove him from the role of Monty Python's US-born cartoon animator into a directing career which includes the mythic fun of Time Bandits, the brilliant Orwellian vision of Brazil, dark modern fairytale of New York The Fisher King and, most recently, the chaotic carnival of The Brothers Grimm ... " Before Tideland and The Brothers Grimm, Gilliam had attempted to realise his long cherished dream of making the... (Scotland on Sunday)
Ledger's Joker to take on Batman Aug 3, 2006
Ledger's other films include The Brothers Grimm, Ned Kelly, Monster's Ball, A Knight's Tale and The Patriot. SEE ALSO 06 Jul 06 | Entertainment 30 Jan 06 | Entertainment 30 Oct 05 | Entertainment 15 Jun 05 | Entertainment 13 Jun 05 | Entertainment. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Ledger cast in next Batman movie Aug 2, 2006
His other film credits include Casanova, Monster's Ball, Two Hands, Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm and The Patriot. Ledger is also slated to play Bob Dylan in the upcoming Todd Haynes film, I'm Not There. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Batman Sequel Title & Casting Confirmed! Aug 1, 2006
His other credits include Casanova, Monster's Ball, Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm and The Patriot. "Chris' unique vision is what made 'Batman Begins' such an outstanding film and we could not imagine anyone else at the helm of 'The Dark Knight,'" said Robinov. (Comingsoon.net)
Baby girl for Matt Damon and wife Jun 14, 2006
Damon's recent films include Syriana and The Brothers Grimm. Bourne Supremacy star Matt Damon and his wife Luciana have had a baby girl, his publicist has confirmed. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Community News Briefs Apr 25, 2006
CARLSBAD---- The Matt Damon, Heath Ledger film, "The Brothers Grimm," will screen from 1 to 3 p.m. May 11 in the auditorium of the Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave. Two men who have made a career out of spinning remarkable stories find themselves bringing them to life in this inventive fantasy inspired by the creators of some of the world's best-loved fairy tales. Call (760) 602-4654. (North County Times)
Clooney in competition at Venice Apr 25, 2006
Heath Ledger and Matt Damon play the Brothers Grimm in Gilliam's film. Soderbergh's murder mystery Bubble, Burton's stop-motion animation Corpse Bride and Cameron Crowe's comedy romance Elizabethtown are among the 18 films that will be screened out of competition. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
Ever the optimistDirector Terry Gilliam on his latest projects and previous mishaps Feb 23, 2006
Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm got negative reviews ... And his last film, fairy-tale fantasy The Brothers Grimm, opened to negative reviews and lacklustre box office after a troubled production that saw him clash repeatedly with his producers, Miramax founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein ... Heath Ledger and Matt Damon star in The Brothers Grimm. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
LEDGER SAYS CLOONEY, NOT GYLLENHAAL, DESERVES OSCAR Feb 17, 2006
adding, "There's been a lot of Brokeback Mountain stuff." Ledger, appearing at the festival to promote his latest film, the Australian-produced Candy, expressed delight that he had been able to make five films back-to-back over the past year and credited director Terry Gilliam for showcasing his talents in The Brothers Grimm, thereby opening up more "interesting choices" for him. He said that he found working in Australia on Candy "incredibly liberating in the sense that it was the first film... (ContactMusic.com)
GILLIAM GRIM ABOUT MIRAMAX'S GRIMM PROMOTION Feb 8, 2006
Director Terry Gilliam has accused the Weinstein brothers of abandoning his 2005 movie The Brothers Grimm because, he said, Miramax was paralyzed in its final days under the Weinsteins' leadership. Speaking at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Gilliam charged that the Weinsteins "seemed to be trapped in their own exit. They walked away with a lot in their pockets, but [many] films were abandoned. That's disgraceful. I hope Bob and Harvey are spending their pocket money happily." Today's (Tuesday) New... (ContactMusic.com)
Oscar tips: Heath Ledger Jan 31, 2006
Roles in high-profile films last year such as The Brothers Grimm, Casanova and Brokeback have fixed Ledger firmly on the Hollywood radar ... LEDGER'S KEY FILMS Brokeback Mountain (2005) Casanova (2005) The Brothers Grimm (2005) Lords of Dogtown (2005) Candy (2005) The Order (2003) Ned Kelly (2003) The Four Feathers (2002) Monster's Ball (2001) A Knight's Tale (2001) The Patriot (2000) ... Not long afterwards he began filming fictional comedy adventure The Brothers Grimm, with Matt Damon,... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Movies I'd pay to see again Jan 1, 2006
Sure, there were pricey duds, and those are the ones that often register on the radar screens in skyscraper offices: "XXX: State of the Union," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Elektra," "The Brothers Grimm," "Domino," "Aeon Flux," the unfairly ignored "Kingdom of Heaven." But for the first time in recent memory, I saw 10 movies on my paper's time that I'd pay to see again on my own. I don't know how long that output will last. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Entertainment)
