The face of evil
Heath Ledger makes a mark as the memorable master of mayhem in ‘Dark Knight’
By Norma Meyer
BEVERLY HILLS – To get that smudged, scary look of the Joker, a makeup artist sprayed water over Heath Ledger's black-rimmed eyes and had him shake his head so gunk dripped down his painted chalk-white face with the scarred red mouth-to-cheek grin. Ledger's psycho clown visage in the “The Dark Knight” – his last completed film – is unsettling enough.
Emmy nominations show cable's creative force
By Karla Peterson
TELEVISION CRITIC
Just call them the cable guys. The members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences have voted, and they awarded many of yesterday's Primetime Emmy nominations to shows airing on cable channels.
Lee Grant's Outtakes
Ravings, rants, quirks and quibbles
One can't help but get a kick out of “Mamma Mia!”, the hit Broadway musical engorged with ABBA tunes that's been turned into an airy motion picture.
