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The Dark Knight with film journalist Emily Murray | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #64

February 5, 2020 by Tom Beasley

The Dark Knight

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film journalist Emily Murray stops by to talk about Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning Batman adventure The Dark Knight… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film journalist Emily Murray is […]

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Aaron Eckhart, Batman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, DC, Emily Murray, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast

River Phoenix as Joker? Parallel Universe Castings

October 12, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the idea of River Phoenix as the Joker and other parallel universe castings… It’s 2019. It’s an era of perpetual rebooting. For some, we’d barely settled on the idea that Jared Leto was cast as the clown prince, before it was announced that Joaquin Phoenix would don the make up in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bai Ling, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Mickey Rourke, River Phoenix

Is it wrong to root for The Joker?

October 1, 2019 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on The Joker… It’s almost impossible to escape the zeitgeist currently surrounding Todd Phillips’ highly-praised, highly-controversial take on The Joker. After near unanimous praise from the Venice Film Festival, the movie has become a target for the polarizing extremes of social media. Questions have been raised about the social responsibility of the time […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Batman, DC, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Mark Hamill, Suicide Squad, The Dark Knight

The Ultimate Batman Film

September 21, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

On Batman Day, Tom Jolliffe delves back through the Caped Crusader’s films and TV so far to pick the best of the best in the ultimate Batman film… Lets say you’re putting together a Batman film, and you’ve got to piece together a cast and crew of the best from the film and TV incarnations […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Batman, Christopher Nolan, DC, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, Kim Basinger, Michael Gough, Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tim Burton

Todd Phillips on the biggest difference between Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger’s Jokers

September 4, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has commented on the biggest difference between Joaquin Phoenix’s and Heath Ledger’s version of the titular villain. Joker is one of those characters that fans just can’t get enough of seeing on the big screen and this is partly due to some exceptional performances by actors over the years. […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: DC, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, The Dark Knight, Todd Phillips

Ranking every big screen version of The Joker from worst to best

August 29, 2019 by Liam Hoofe

Liam Hoofe ranks all of the big screen takes on the iconic DC villain The Joker from worst to best… The Joker is one of the most iconic villains of all time, and the character has undergone several major changes on screen during his history. From Cesar Romero’s iconic turn as the character in the […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Liam Hoofe, Movies Tagged With: Batman, Cesar Romero, DC, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Hamill, the joker, Zach Galifianakis

Why Joker is More Scorsese Ode Than Comic Book Movie

August 21, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Joker and its clear love letter to Martin Scorsese… As with any comic book property, any adaptation is met with a degree of buzz. When the character in question happens to be the Clown Prince himself, then that buzz goes through the roof. That in itself has only increased […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: DC, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver, The Dark Knight, The King of Comedy, Todd Phillips

Heath Ledger’s Joker gets a Premium Format Figure from Sideshow

July 22, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Sideshow has unveiled its Joker Premium Format figure which is based the likeness of Heath Ledger as the Clown Prince of Crime in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $650.00; check it out here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles SEE ALSO: Hot […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Batman, DC, Heath Ledger, Joker, Sideshow Collectibles, The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight screenwriter says even Warner Bros. “didn’t get” Heath Ledger’s casting as The Joker

August 6, 2018 by Gary Collinson

It’s hard to imagine now given how iconic his performance was, but the news that Heath Ledger has been cast as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was met with the same kind of backlash and outcry usually reserved for the unveiling of a new Batman actor. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan’s […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Christopher Nolan, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Nolan, The Dark Knight

Michael Jai White discusses Gambol’s death scene in The Dark Knight

July 18, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed Batman sequel The Dark Knight, and actor Michael Jai White has been chatting to The Hollywood Reporter about his role in the movie as crime boss Gambol – and in particular, his death at the hands of Heath Ledger’s Joker. As White explains, Gambol was only […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, DC, Heath Ledger, Michael Jai White, The Dark Knight

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