A tale of mystery and imagination, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Heath Ledger’s final movie, combines a travelling side show with psychedelia, elements of Harry Potter, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and Moulin Rouge, as the story jumps from one kaleidoscopic trip to another. Extravagant if not always cohesive.

David Thomson: does death at a young age – as was the case for Heath Ledger and James Dean for example – spare actors the risk of becoming typecast or enduring a long, slow, career decline?
In career terms early death may be a mercy for a young actor. James Dean died with three performances in [...]

The Dark Knight attracted more viewer complaints than any other movie released in the UK last year, with many people taking exception to the antics of Batman’s arch-nemesis, The Joker…
Unlike past Batman films, where the villains were somewhat surreal and comical figures, Heath Ledger’s Joker is a brilliantly acted but very credible psychopathic killer, who [...]

Statistically speaking Heath Ledger has a very good chance of taking out the gong for best supporting actor at the Academy Awards next week.
We also looked at whether being nominated in one category predicts success in another. For example, is someone more likely to win Best Actress if her film has also been nominated for [...]

Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones character has been voted the greatest movie character of all time, with Heath Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Knight, ranking a close second, in a reader poll carried out by Empire Magazine.
Empire Editor Rod Yates said it was no surprise that Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, took the top spot, [...]

Michael Caine talks about working with Heath Ledger on the set of The Dark Knight.
“I got to know him a little bit. Just on the set a bit. I was so impressed by his performance. And when I saw the movie, I was bowled over. On set, we would be chatting about this or that. [...]

The Joker has always been my favourite Batman villain, and personally of the three Jokers I have seen, it was Cesar Romero from the 1960’s TV series, whom I liked the most, mainly for his maniacal laugh.
Jack Nicholson was good, but somehow didn’t quite cut it in my opinion.
Heath Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker [...]

The Sex Pistols live on, with former lead singer Johnny Rotten’s anarchist antics inspiring Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the criminally insane Joker in the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight, which opens next month.
Writer-director Chris Nolan said Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, had been Ledger’s inspiration in developing The Joker [...]

Vincent Fantauzzo’s Heath Ledger portrait named Archibald Prize People’s Choice winner
On a recent visit to see the Archibald Prize portraits on busy Sunday afternoon at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Vincent Fantauzzo’s portrait of Heath Ledger was, not unsurprisingly, the hardest work to get to see close up on account of the interest [...]

Forever young: Heath Ledger and Hollywood’s other fallen stars.
Telegraph writer David Gritten, on the life, and tragic death, of Heath Ledger.
Tellingly, the last time we saw Heath Ledger in a film, he played a celebrity actor with a failing marriage and almost estranged from his young children. In I’m Not There, Ledger played Robbie Clark, [...]