By now, everyone knows about the untimely death of actor Heath Ledger, the talented actor who was well on his way to stardom.  He was due to play the iconic Joker in the next Batman film, The Dark Knight.  Here is a listing of his work that I have seen that is well worth a spot on your Netflix queue.  All of the following should be readily available on DVD.

Roar:  The short-lived but entertaining FOX series is the first time I noticed Ledger.  He was a young leader of a Celtic tribe fighting to protect his people and land from …

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Heath Ledger was found dead today in a Manhattan apartment surrounded by sleeping pills. There will be a planned autopsy wednesday to see if suicide was the case.

I just found out the news here from my coworker and was shocked. He will be missed. I am really looking forward to seeing him as the Joker in “The Dark Knight.”…

 

” Hey guys……I feel like dancinggggggggggggggggggg ! “

This list consists of high profile actors and actresses only.  I don’t really care enough to include current indie “It” actors like Ellen Page because they have just started their careers and it would be unfair.  It’s time to go after the big dogs and the sell-outs.

1.  Kevin Spacey:  The prancing method actor is in one bad film after another.  A quick trip to imdb.com reveals that Spacey started off his career very promisingly in films like Seven, Swimming with Sharks, and The Usual Suspects.  He’s made extreme amounts of …

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Let’s face it, 2007 was the year of uninspired movies. Most movies were forgettable and too many dull third installments were released. 2008 seems to change that with franchises coming back in full force and some fresh original movies. Below are the top 10 anticipated movies in 08.

10) Cloverfield – This movie probably won’t be as bad and overhyped as Blair Witch Project. With J.J. Abrams involvement in the project, I expect this to be an intelligent, thought provoking monster movie. Let’s hope the crew learned the mistakes from the American produced Godzilla.

9) Wall-E – I have to admit, …

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Ok yeah, well, it’s for Soul Calibur 4.  It’s the closest thing you’re probably going to get to a good Star Wars fighting game.  IGN‘s got some info on the game from the CES 2008 show in Vegas. 

The father of all bad ass villians, Darth Vader (exclusive for the PS3 version), and the master of jedi mind tricks, Yoda (exclusive for 360), will be playable characters in Soul Calibur 4.

Personally, Vader and Yoda are 2 characters I like both, so I really don’t have a preference on who’s better.  It would have been better of both of them …

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Warner Brothers on Friday announced they will Blu-Ray exclusive after May. A couple of days later, New Line, WB’s sister company also announced exclusivity to Blu. Yes, my fellow movie geeks, Lord of the Rings will only be released on Blu-Ray. With the recent announcements, only Universal and Paramount/Dreamworks have full support HD-DVD, while Blu-Ray has Disney, Fox, WB and of course Sony’s movie division, Columbia.

I am saddened by this news, I always thought WB was siding with HD. They released more titles on HD than Blu. Rumors circulated that Sony paid $500 million for the exclusivity. Same rumor also …

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Note:  I have not seen many of the “acclaimed” films out there.  The ones I would still like to see include Smiley Face, Once, There Will Be Blood,  and The King of Kong.  These are my favorite 10 films that I have actually seen.

1.  Stardust:  Stardust is my favorite film of the year and an instant fantasy classic.  The DVD is good (but not great) and I expect an upgrade in the near future as word spreads of this highly enjoyable and highly underrated film.

2.  Day Watch:  Russian horror/fantasy/action/drama outdoes the original film (Night Watch) and is one …

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