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Philosophy of a Knife
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I've been anticipating this film ever since it began production over 4 years ago. This is underground Russisan filmmaker Andrey Iskanov's 4 hour epic documentary/drama/horror movie based on the atrocities perpetrated by the Japanese military Unit 731 on Chinese prisoners in WWII. Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research division. Those into extreme horror/exploitation cinema will of course know that Unit 731 also provided the basis for T.F. Mou's 1988 Chinese sickie MEN BEHIND THE SUN and it's sequels.
Apparently Iskanov was arrested and detained for a while by Russian authorities due to the film. Here's a press release from DVD distributor Unearthed films:
"Russian Horror Director Andrey Iskanov Detained for 5 Days by FSB (formally known as the KGB)
On June 10th in Khabarovsk, Andrey Iskanov, director of the soon to be released film Philosophy of a Knife, was visited by the Russian Federal Security Service. According to Mr. Iskanov, he was questioned about the research he had conducted into the historical chemical and biological experiments that form the basis for the film, and the whereabouts of the documents and materials he had uncovered on the subject. Iskanov explained that many of the materials had been sent to the USA with the exception of those being utilized in his new film The Tourist. At the request of the security services, he surrendered what materials he had and the FSB left.
On the following day, the FSB returned to Mr. Iskanov?s residence and proceeded to conduct a search of his property. They confiscated all film, video and computer materials, and Iskanov was arrested and taken to the local military base for questioning. While in detention, he was interrogated about the information he had acquired from Anatoly Protosov, a former military translator for the USSR, and his research into the Russian chemical and biological experiments that had been conducted in the area, as well as the American experiments that had taken place based on information culled from Unit 731 after the trials in Khabarrovsk. Iskanov explained that his research had led him only up to 1956 and no further, especially in regards to the Russian experiments.
He was detained for 5 days in the military base in a concrete cell without a bathroom and with very little to eat. After the FSB had examined all of his media and other materials, they had Iskanov sign a consent form for the search and seizure of his materials. He was given back some of his property after being released.
It is not unusual for independent filmmakers to be subjected to a certain amount of harassment, but this certainly seems to be an extreme case. Philosophy of a Knife is more than just a glance at a moment in history that most would rather forget; it is a graphic and detailed account of atrocities committed by government scientists and doctors on innocent civilians. It is because of the work of artists like Andrey Iskanov that such acts are not forgotten, however awful the truth may be."
Untraceable
R
This movie didn't really do much for me. It's a police procedurial suspense/thriller which tries to appeal to the SAW/HOSTEL crowd with a few somewhat gruesome torture/death scenes. Someone is abducting people and broadcasting there torture and death live over the internet by use of a webcam. The cast are capable, but there's no real stand-out performances. I guess it may be somewhat of a diversion for suspense/thriller fans, but I found it too tedious and derivative of the films it borrows from. Here's the ingredients for the film:
1 part SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
1 part SEVEN
1 part SAW
1 part HOSTEL
By the way, the whole premise for this movie was done before by Dario Argento in his 2004 giallo THE CARD PLAYER. I'm probably biased towars Argento, but I enjoyed his film much more.
C'est arrivé près de chez vous (Man Bites Dog) (It Happened in Your Neighborhood)
NC-17
MAN BITES DOG is a cinema verite-style mockumentary satire of the highest calibre. Sudden bursts of disturbing violence and sadistic brutality mesh with bleakly humorous moments of dark satire - all shot in stark black and white photography.
Made by Belgian filmmakers Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel, and Benoit Poelvoorde and released amid a storm of controversy as well as critical acclaim, MAN BITES DOG would go on to win the International Critics Prize at Cannes in 1992.
It's basically about a documentary crew making a film about the day-to-day life of a serial killer named Ben (played by Benoit Poelvoorde). Beneath the surface, it's a satire on media violence and the struggles of making a film with no money. But unlike Oliver Stone's satire on media violence, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, where the message was always "in your face", MAN BITES DOG's satire is subtle and just below the surface. I think it works better this way. Because the film is seen solely through the eye of the documentary camera, this makes the viewer feel like they're a part of the camera crew; and in the scenes of violence, brutality and murder it puts the viewer into the role of co-conspirator along with the rest of the documentary crew. Michael Haneke's 1997 film FUNNY GAMES plays with the viewer in a similar way, except in that film you feel more like a voyeur rather than conspirator. There's a point in MAN BITES DOG where the serial killer Ben becomes more than just the subject of the documentary. In essence he becomes the producer as well when the documentary crew accepts money from him in order to finish the film.
By this time the crew have ceased to be subjectively documenting Ben's actions and are now willing participants in his madness (as is the viewer). This brings to my mind the Italian mondo documentary films like AFRICA ADDIO, where the filmmakers were accused of staging certain atrocities for the benefit of the camera, rather than documenting natural events; which also brings to mind CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST with its cinema-verite film-within-a-film mocking the same Italian mondos. The ending of MAN BITES DOG is also remarkably similar to the way CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST ends. I also noticed a reference to A CLOCKWORK ORANGE during the disturbing home invasion/rape scene. Even with all these references, whether intentional or not, this is still an extremely original film which should be seen by all adventuresome viewers.
The Raven
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Another fantastic Universal classic horror film starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, and based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Actually the title card reads "suggested by Edgar Allan Poe's immortal classic". It would be nearly impossible to make a feature-length film based solely on a poem of 108 lines. So what the filmmakers do is weave elements of Poe's poem into the story. For example, Bela Lugosi's death-obsessed character, Dr. Richard Vollin, is an admirer and collector of Poe's works. In addition to his Poe collection, Dr. Vollin has an extensive collection of torture devices in his hidden "dungeon", including the device from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (which does get put to use in the movie).
The scene which introduces Lugosi is cinematic gold: The huge shadow of a raven fills the screen as Lugosi's distinctive voice intones, "Suddenly there came a tapping/As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door...", and the camera slowly pulls out to reveal Lugosi seated in an antique high-back chair with the raven silouette looming on the wall above him, as he continues to recite the poem, "...open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter/In there stepped a stately raven." Beautiful scene.
The story begins with Jean Thatcher (Irene Ware) crashing her car and suffering nerve damage to her brain. Her father Judge Thatcher (Samuel S. Hinds) and her fiance Dr. Jerry Halden (Lester Matthews) plead with imminent surgeon Dr. Richard Vollin (Lugosi) to save her life. Dr Vollin agrees and afterwards begins to fall in love with Jean. She also becomes somewhat infatuated with him.
Her father Judge Thatcher sees this and all but threatens Dr. Vollin to put an end to his advances. This unrequited love aspect of the story resembles Poe's literary "lost love", Lenore. Boris Karloff's character, Edmond Bateman, is introduced about 16 minutes into the film. He's an escaped convict and murderer who comes to Dr. Vollin to alter his face, so he won't be recognized and so he won't be "ugly" anymore. However, true to his sinister and sadistic character, Dr. Vollin actually disfigures Bateman's face; and tells him he'll fix it only after Bateman helps him with his plan to possess Jean, even if it involves "torture and murder", as Lugosi nonchalantly states.
There's another great scene here when Bateman wakes up from his surgery to discover that Dr. Vollin has actually disfigured his face rather than "fixed" it. He's in a hidden surgical room inside Dr. Vollin's house, surrounded by mirrors, which he destroys with a revolver as Dr. Vollin's cackling laughter mocks him from a window, safely above the room.
Karloff is great and gets top billing as usual, but it's Lugosi that really shines in this movie (that is if you don't mind Lugosi's over-the-top style of performance which in some instances almost borders on self-parody). Karloff is basically relegated to playing Lugosi's henchman. They're really good together in this film, but I still think their best and most dynamic performance together was in THE BLACK CAT. However, as a whole, this film is very entertaining. For fans of classic horror, THE RAVEN is a must.
My Sweet Satan
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MY SWEET SATAN is an excellent 20 minute short film made in 1993 by Ohio-based independent filmmaker Jim Van Bebber. Van Bebber made his feature film debut in 1988 with the gritty urban action/exploitation movie DEADBEAT AT DAWN. My Sweet Satan is based on the true story of Ricky Kasso, also known as "The Acid King", who was a member of a satanic cult of metalheads known as the "Knights of the Black Circle".
They apparently held one of their rituals on the site of the actual Amityville Horror house. In 1984 Kasso and one of his friends were arrested for the prolonged torture and murder of Gary Lauwers, who had stolen 10 bags of angel dust from Kasso while he was passed out at a party. Two days after his arrest Kasso commited suicide by hanging himself in his cell.
In MY SWEET SATAN Van Bebber stars as Ricky Kasslin (I assume the name was modified due to legal issues); and like his anti-hero character Goose in DEADBEAT AT DAWN Van Bebber really has a commanding and charismatic screen presence.
The film starts off with Kasslin hanging himself in his prison cell, then the story flashes back to the days leading up to his imprisonment. I like the scene near the beginning where an American flag mural on a wall fills the screen as Kasslin walks up and into frame like General Patton about to address his troops. Except Kasslin's "troops" are a group of outcast teens who hang out with him because he has great drugs and they have nothing else better to do. Kasslin and his pals spend their days out in the woods sacrificing animals to Satan, headbanging to metal, drinking, and smoking weed (while proclaiming, "We smoke this marijuana in your name Satan"). At a party one night Gary (Mike Moore) steals $96 out of Kasslin's pocket when he thought Kasslin was passed out. As a result, Kasslin and his best friend Jimmy (Terek Puckett) set Garry up by offering him free hits of acid and taking him into the woods where they brutally murder him as a sacrifice to Satan. Then the film leaps back to Kasslin hanging himself in his cell. I usually don't give away the conclusion of a film in my reviews, but this is a short film which is not about a twist ending or anything like that. You can tell where the film's headed right from the start; and it's told in a semi-documentary fashion where Kasslin's friends are narrating the events after-the-fact. This style of semi-documentary storytelling would be put to effective use in Van Bebber's excellent second feature film THE MANSON FAMILY (which I highly recommend). The Director of Photography on MY SWEET SATAN was Mike King who was also the DP on DEADBEAT AT DAWN. Both films were shot on 16mm, but where as DEADBEAT AT DAWN had a dirty gritty print due to the fact that they were going for a '70s grindhouse/exploitation look, MY SWEET SATAN has a clear clean print (which suits the straightforward semi-documentary aspect of the film). As far as the shock-factor, there's an actual (male) nipple piercing performed at one of the parties. Whether this is shocking to you or not depends on whether you find body piercing shocking. I have piercings and I've seen enough that it doesn't shock me in real life; but there's something about seeing it on film in extreme close-up that's still cringe-worthy. And the murder of Gary is brutal, disturbing, and gory all at the same time (so splatter fans take note). The chilling aspect of the murder will linger with you long after the film's over. Thanks to Flixter friend creepfreak for pointing out a movie called RICKY 6, which is also based on the Ricky Kasso story.
Deadbeat at Dawn
R
DEADBEAT AT DAWN is gritty ultra-low budget filmmaking at its finest; and it should be recognized along side other influential '80s exploitation classics like EVIL DEAD, BASKET CASE, and RE-ANIMATOR because it's just as important. It was released in 1988 and written, directed by and starring Dayton, Ohio's Jim Van Bebber.
DEADBEAT AT DAWN melds together action, martial arts, crime drama, horror, graphic violence and splatter into a hugely entertaining tribute to '70s drive-in cinema. The story concerns Goose (Jim Van Bebber) as the leader of a street gang called The Ravens. He decides to quit the gang and make one last drug deal before settling down with his girlfriend Christy (Megan Murphy). Danny Carmodie (Paul Harper), leader of a rival gang called The Spiders, considers Goose "fair game" now that he's quit The Ravens. He sends two of his minions, Bone Crusher (Marc Pitman) and Stubby to kill him. While Goose is out making his drug deal, Bone Crusher and Stubby force their way into his ramshackle apartment and brutally beat his girlfriend to death. Goose comes home, discovers her bloody body and is of course grief stricken. He's not grief-stricken enough to report it however; instead he disposes of her body in the buildings trash-compactor?! He hides out with his Vietnam veteran, heroin addicted father for a while.
There are a few grimy and depressing scenes with his paranoid, strung-out father before grief and despair finally get the best of him, and he decides suicide may be the answer. Before he can blow his brains out, Keith (Ric Walker) the new leader of The Ravens finds him, sobers him up, and brings him in on an armored car robbery that The Ravens and The Spiders are planning together. Goose goes along with it just long enough to exact bloody revenge on Danny and the rest of The Spiders.
That's basically what the movie boils down to - a revenge thriller filled with some excellent '80s splatter effects - knife wounds, slow motion blood sqibs, decapitation, and a spectacular throat-ripping (done just as effectively as any Lucio Fulci throat-ripping). The gritty look of the film comes from the fact that it was shot on 16mm reversal film stock; and as such, it achieves that pseudo-documentary look of films like TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, DERANGED, MANIAC, and COMBAT SHOCK. The grittiness is also helped out by the film being shot in some of the seediest-looking locations in Dayton, Ohio. While most of the movie is lit with natural light or white light, there are some scenes lit with bright reds, yellows and greens that add a certain nuance to those scenes; and at certain points in the film there are these '60s style psychedelic kaleidoscope transitions between scenes that compliment the lighting scheme I just mentioned. All this adds to the richness and texture of the film in my opinion, and gives it that '60s and '70s drive-in movie look that Van Bebber was going for. The acting is as to be expected from an ultr-low budget film, but there are some stand-out performances. Jim Van Bebber as Goose has a great screen presence and is the quintessential anti-hero. Paul Harper as Danny (leader of The Spiders gang) handles his role well. But my favorite performance is by Marc Pitman as Bone Crusher (one twisted and sadistic mofo), especially the scene before they kill Goose's girlfriend. He's ranting and raving about about his nihilistic philosophy on life, and it includes such choice lines as, "Man that ain't nuthin' compared to the rush you can get when you're killin' somebody, man. When you're lookin' in their eyes and you're seein' all that life go right out of 'em. It's power." , "I hate people, man! I don't care. I don't give a sh*t. I don't give a sh*t about nuthin'. Man, all my life people have f*cked with me! I just f*ckin' hate people. And I don't care!....Awww! I'm the baddest mutherf*cker you ever seen, man!".
Jim Van Bebber's name should be synonymous with Stuart Gordon, Frank Henenlotter and Sam Raimi; and it would be except that his output has unfortunately been minimal. After DEADBEAT AT DAWN (his first feature film) he made the short serial killer/cannibal film ROADKILL: THE LAST DAYS OF JOHN MARTIN in 1988, and another excellent short film called MY SWEET SATAN (based on real life killer Ricky Kasso) in 1993. He made another short film in 1994 called DOPER. He began his second feature film, CHARLIE'S FAMILY, in 1995, but due to lack of funding it remained unfinished until DVD distributor Blue Underground helped fund its completion in 2003; and it was finally released under the title THE MANSON FAMILY. Van Bebber has also directed music videos for the following artists: Skinny Puppy, Necrophagia, Pantera, and Superjoint Ritual. I would personally love to see him make the film CHUNK BLOWER, which he shot a 4 minute promo for back in 1990. It looks like a great film for slasher/splatter fans. Someone needs to give Van Bebber some funding. The man has talent.
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Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (The Witches) (Haxan)
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Classic Swedish silent-era semi-documentary about witchcraft and the occult.
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Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, The Vampire)
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A classic of silent-era German expressionism.
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (The X Files 2)
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Black Christmas
by BrianThank God, as I'd heard, this film was MUCH better than the pathetic waste of space that was the 2006 remake.
It's not hard to enjoy this film, despite the fact that it was made 34 years ago. Yes, you have to do your best to put yourself in the shoes of a 1974 moviegoer, but it's not too hard.
It was actually creepy, and funny in parts too (intentionally). Also, I laughed at some of the fashion/style of dress (what's up with the white people 'fros?)
Much better and I wish I had seen this one first.Wrong time of the year maybe, but finally got around to seeing this. Worth a rent for sure.
Don't shit your breeches, it's the 1974 version.posted 9 hours ago -
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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
by RobertMore fun with the Planet Express crew!
This time with a chessy 1950's Sci-fi theme!
Always entertaining on many levels!If you enjoyed the series, you'll love the movies!
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Spider Baby, or The Maddest Story Ever Told (Attack of the Liver Eaters)
by RobertThink "Baby Doll" meets "Baby Jane".
Director Jack Hill is to Lon Chaney Jr what Ed Wood was to Bella Lugosi. Only Hill did it with a lot more style.
If you love horror films (cheesy or otherwise), this should be right up your alley. And you can't help but notice just how much this "cult classic" influenced many of the more successful horror directors of our time.
And although the story and the special effects are a little weak...the acting and some of the cinematography are remarkably good.My thoughts (for what they're worth).
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The Dark Knight
by IraThere have been very few instances in my life during which I considered a movie to be perfect. The times when I saw 300 and Lord of War are a few of them. I'm happy to say that I'm going to add this day when I saw The Dark Knight to those memorable periods.
When Christopher Nolan went ahead and chose to direct this film along with Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart being cast along side Christian Bale, Micheal Caine, and Gary Oldman; it was like the planets literally aligned themselves to herald this movie's greatness. Honestly, This is how good The Dark Knight was for me.
On one side, this film was visually stunning and showcased impeccable cinemotgraphy, the pacing of the storyline was flawless, the musical score was superb, the special effects were terrific, the script was awesome, the film's entire story was unbelievably good, and the performances of the entire cast were spectacular. But you probably all know this by now. So allow me to mention a few more things about this film that you probably haven't read about.
First off, I applaud Christopher Nolan's unbelievable brilliance in inter-connecting so damn well the stories between Batman, Joker, and Harvey Dent in this film. As you watched, you literally see many stories unfold simultainously right before your eyes that are all equally engaging and poignant. By effectively doing so, Nolan gave this movie such substance, you'll almost forget that you were watching a mere Batman flick due to how deep and complex the storyline of this movie is.
With the mention of this, though Heath Ledger literally steals the entire show with his perfect performance as the Joker, along with Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Gary Oldman's superb acting, I was very surprised that it was the portrayal of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent that really swept me off my feet. For me, he was the perfect choice to flesh-out the rise of Harvey Dent as The White Knight of Gotham 'till his tragic, yet inevitable fall into his alter ego, Two Face. As this story unfolded onscreen, I couldn't help but get swept up in a maelstrom of emotions for Aaron Eckhart's character. That was how effective and convincing he was.
Not only that, I just loved the way Nolan created this film from a very cerebral perspective, making the viewer think beyond the whole film's super hero premise into such diverse topics as human nature, life, death, and psychology, but with out making it seem pretentious by becoming too analytical.
Yet sadly, I personally think that these are also the very reasons why I can't give The Dark Knight a perfect score.
Even with all of these said, I wasn't exactly as bowled over by The Dark Knight as I initially thought I'd be.
By being too perfect, I was rendered unable to point out anything significant about this film, unlike when I'd rave about my other favorite movies by pointing out a thing or two about them which I really liked. To state it plainly, I can't really say anything great about this film because everything about it was great, thus cancelling-out all of its aspects, making nothing stand out.
Even though, I still consider this movie perfect, despite my one bias.
With this film, Christopher Nolan has taken the super hero genre of movies to a whole new dimension that, I believe, many will be hard-pressed to follow.Hey, you should ABSOLUTELY see this!
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Shutter
by BrianOK, this has been done before, several times...and the whole, "I see Asian dead people" isn't scary or even creepy, but...
It was still better than I thought it was going to be, and it was nice to see Joshua Jackson in a halfways mainstream film for once. I do think he's a good actor who needs a new agent.
There was a "twist" in the middle which I figured out almost right away and a twist at the end which made it cool and enough to make it worth watching the DVD.
I will say that studios either need to abandon the whole genre tho entirely, or do something to liven it up a bit. Maybe a J horror-inspired ORIGINAL non-remake film that's not totally based on dead people haunting the living...Good for fans of Joshua Jackson, or if you a fan of the genre. Otherwise, nothing too special.
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L'Armée des ombres (Army in the Shadows)
by El HombreHeroism to Melville isn't the pretty picture Hollywood gives us in its' sanitized war films. This is a grim film where those pursuing a noble cause don't have the opportunity to even enjoy it as they must be prepared for the possible worst.
Melville's filmmaking style is slow and deliberate giving the viewer an anti-heroic account of the early days of French resistance to the Nazi Occupation which is both restrained and terrifyingly tense.
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
by MontyNot even the naked ladies at the party could bring me to finish this awful movie.
This is a WARNING, not a recommendation. Avoid this movie, save your money for something better.
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Just was messing around and answered your poll question about My favorite Miike film and mine was other. So, I just had to write to tell you, it is The Great Yokai War and if you haven't seen it, try to find it you want regret it. Later.
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The Dark Knight
by Robert
I won't go on and on about "how dark it was" or "what a great take on The Joker, Ledger gave".
Both statements are true, but I would expect nothing less from Mr. Nolan or Mr. Ledger for that matter. Especially where this franchise is concerned.
I can't say that it was any better then I expected (I expected it to be really good). And I can't say that I felt that there were ANY Academy Award performances involved, though Ledger certainly had the potential for it (and SO much more).
But I can say that as sequels go...this is an exceptional one.My thoughts (for what they're worth)
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The Dark Knight
by ImmortalGood film but didn't grab me as much as the first. I had a problem with the fact there was no blood where logically there should have been. Maybe they were going strictly for the PG-13 rating.
For instance, Batman beating up The Joker while in the interrogation room. Sorry, beating somebody in the face repeatedly, especially with gloves reinforced with Kevlar and Titanium, will draw blood.
The special flying blades Batman had in his gauntlets magically disappeared after he launched them in The Jokers face. Again, no marks or blood.
Also, the city looked completely different from Batman Begins. The Wayne building had a more modern look as did the whole city. No monorail to be seen. Not all of it was destroyed in Batman Begins, just a small portion.
It felt to me like the director found some city and said this looks good, completely disregarding any cohesion.
I can set all that aside because the story was really good and the acting top notch.
The make-up for Two-Face was incredible. Goddamn it looked so real. Can't understand how there wasn't any blood in this film but the Two-Face character was pretty damn gruesome to look at.
*scratches head*
I think my favorite Joker moment in this film was the part where he's blowing up the hospital (it not exploding in some parts) and having trouble with his remote detonator.
I wouldn't go and say that Heath Ledger is due an academy award though but he was a much better Joker than Nicholson. It wouldn't surprise me though if he was nominated.
Heath is to The Joker what Christopher Reeve was to Superman.
He was really good although it'd be real hard not to overact that part. Acting crazy or insane comes pretty easy for anybody.posted 2 days ago -
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