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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHeath Ledger’s friend has revealed new information about the circumstances surrounding the actor’s death. Ledger, who played the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, died on 22 January 2008 following a prescription drug overdose in his New York apartment. He was 28 years old. Stephen Gaghan, a director and writer, recently divulged that Ledger had died with the script for his…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeChristopher Nolan recalled a “complicated and challenging” experience following Heath Ledger‘s death while accepting an award at the 2024 Golden Globes.After six nominations, the filmmaker won his first ever Golden Globe trophy for Oppenheimer and, after gracing the stage, he immediately spoke about Ledger, whom he directed in Batman sequel The Dark Knight (2008).While delivering his…

A distributed ledger is a database that’s shared and synched across multiple devices, thus accessible by a large number of users. By its very nature, it provides higher security, convenience, and, most of all, transparency. It’s the technology behind blockchain and, thus, most of the world’s digital currencies. It allows for each transaction to be recorded publicly and remain available for review by anyone, consequently removing all mistakes or malicious modifications. Many crypto sites, predominantly those in the…

Chet Hanks has sent people into a frenzy with his intense impersonation of Heath Ledger’s Joker.The controversial actor, musician and son of Tom Hanks delivered the impression of the Batman villain – as brought to life by Ledger in 2008’s The Dark Knight – while appearing on Ziwe Fumudoh’s Showtime interview series.Shirtless and sitting on an excercise ball, Hanks was filmed reciting several lines from the film, apparently unprompted. The clip is embedded below.“I don’t have any plans,” he says, in response to a question.…