The family of Heath Ledger have returned to their native Australia where they will hold a private funeral for the actor in his home town of Perth.
Ledger's father Kim, mother Sally and sister Kate flew from Los Angeles to Brisbane, Australia, late last night.
The family are now home in Perth, where the body of the Oscar-nominated actor is to be laid to rest next to two of his grandparents in Karrakatta Cemetery.
It is also reported that the toxicology results of the 'Brokeback Mountain' star's autopsy are to be revealed this week.
The initial medical examiner's report was inconclusive as to the cause of his death on 22 January.
Friday 30 May 2008
Tuesday 27 May 2008
Italian director wins main Babelgum award
Andrea Lodovichetti gets Looking for Genius award
CANNES -- New Italian director Andrea Lodovichetti was presented with the Babelgum Looking for Genius award, one of seven awards presented as part of Babelgum's online film festival that attracted more than 1,000 entries from 86 countries.
Director Spike Lee presented the 32-year-old Lodovichetti with Babelgum's top award, for his work on "Sotto il mio giardino" (Under My Garden), the story of a young boy who believes his love of insects gives him evidence to solve what he imagines to be a local murder case.
Italy and France were the only two countries with a pair of winners each: Lodovichetti's compatriot Emanuel Exitu won the festival's documentary award for "Greater -- Defeating AIDS." And France's Remy Schaepman won the animation award for "Quidam Degomme" (A Sheep on a Roof) with the advertising award presented to "The Pocket Crossborder" director Ambroise Becchio.
Other winners were U.S. director Richard Recco, who won the Short Film award for "Officer Down"; Irish director Brian Deane, who won the Social-Environment prize for "Without Words"; and Music Video award winner "Mouthface" directed by Belgium's Antonin de Bemels.
Each winner received 20,000 euros ($31,000) for use in developing future projects.
Viewers on the Babelgum web voted in each category in order to reduce the field to a total of 70 films between the seven categories. A panel of experts reduced each category's short list to three films before Lee selected each of the seven winners.
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Fourth Bourne film still a possibility
Actor Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass have been discussing whether there will be a follow-up to 'The Bourne Ultimatum'.
Speaking to Empire magazine at the Empire Awards about the speculation regarding a fourth film, Damon said: "I think it's one of these stories that has a life of its own. Not that we're against it, we're all for doing a fourth movie but it means coming up with a good story. There are a lot of things that would have to happen before we would sign up for it."
Reacting to Damon's response, Greengrass said: "He says yes? It's news to me. I think the truth is that it's a very well loved franchise, but we're in the process of trying to work out what kind of film you could make."
He continued: "If there is one, what would it be? How it could go? Without any pressure; without any commitment to it, but everybody loved the franchise. We love it, but none of us would want to go again unless we're sure there's a worthwhile film and that could take some time. You don't want to do that when you feel like you've got to make it and none of us need to, so that's where we are".
Speaking to Empire magazine at the Empire Awards about the speculation regarding a fourth film, Damon said: "I think it's one of these stories that has a life of its own. Not that we're against it, we're all for doing a fourth movie but it means coming up with a good story. There are a lot of things that would have to happen before we would sign up for it."
Reacting to Damon's response, Greengrass said: "He says yes? It's news to me. I think the truth is that it's a very well loved franchise, but we're in the process of trying to work out what kind of film you could make."
He continued: "If there is one, what would it be? How it could go? Without any pressure; without any commitment to it, but everybody loved the franchise. We love it, but none of us would want to go again unless we're sure there's a worthwhile film and that could take some time. You don't want to do that when you feel like you've got to make it and none of us need to, so that's where we are".
Lindsay Lohan Turns Down Fur Coat Offer
Lindsay Lohan has turned down an offer by a New York club owner to buy her a fur coat, after the actress was accused of stealing one belonging to a patron.Masha Markova is suing Lohan for damages over the alleged theft, stating that the actress stole the coat from the private party in Manhattan. Markova claims that she later saw Lohan wearing the mink in a photograph published in Ok! magazine.The owner of 1Oak, John 'JE' Englebert, has offered to buy Lohan a new coat and settle the lawsuit, however, Lohan's rep has knocked back the gesture."She already has one," Leslie Sloan Zelnik told the New York Post's Page Six column. "If [Lohan] took it, she took it by mistake. There are worse mistakes to make."Photo courtesy of Hollywood Records.
Steven Spielberg - Lucas Says He Reassured Spielberg About Indy Leaks
Director Steven Spielberg was "depressed" over the number of leaks about the plot
of the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that appeared
in the press and online and had to be reassured by George Lucas that they would not
affect the film's box office, Lucas disclosed in an interview with the London Sunday
Times. The producer told the newspaper that he told Spielberg that audiences
would not be "coming to see the plot. They're coming to see Steve Spielberg interpret
a story. You can't get that any other way than by seeing the movie."
12/05/2008
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Hootie & The Blowfish come together for summer jaunt
Though three-quarters of Hootie & The Blowfish are currently working on solo projects, the bandmates will be back together this summer for a US tour.The outing is set to launch June 26 in Biloxi, MS, and travel across the eastern half of the country through mid-August. Most of the shows are part of the band's "Homegrown Concert Series," during which supplies are collected for community schools. The itinerary is listed below.Hootie & The Blowfish's most recent studio album is 2005's "Looking for Lucky," which spawned adult contemporary hits "Get Out of My Mind" and "One Love." The set, the band's first on its own Sneaky Long Records, was produced by Don Gehman, who also worked on Hootie's wildly successful 1994 debut, "Cracked Rear View."In 2006, the Grammy-winning soft-rockers put out a live album/DVD package titled "Live in Charleston: The Homegrown Concert Event," which was recorded in Hootie's hometown of Charleston, SC. The set marked the group's first-ever live album release and its first live DVD in 11 years. Meanwhile, the members of Hootie & The Blowfish are making headlines of their own with their solo projects. Guitarist Mark Bryan will play a few US show in June to support his sophomore release, "End of the Front," which surfaced in March. The album's lead single, "Fork in the Road," is also the closing-credit track for the Jim Kouf film of the same name, which is expected to hit theaters this year.Singer Darius Rucker is also working on his second solo record, and this time he's going country. The performer's yet-to-be-named album is due this fall on the Capitol Nashville label and the lead single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," is already making waves on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Rucker recently told the magazine he intends to build a career in country music, and he hopes to hit the road with his own band after the Hootie tour.Meanwhile, drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld has teamed with indie label Aquarian Nation for his first solo album, "Snowman Melting," which is expected to drop this month.
Oasis - Oasis Star Gallagher Is Car Hero
OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER has been hailed a hero after he jumped in front of an out-of-control car to prevent it from hitting a row of houses.
The Wonderwall hitmaker was walking through his home neighbourhood of Marylebone, London last week (beg19May08) when he spotted a driverless Smart Car (small electric vehicle) rolling towards the sidewalk - after its owner forgot to apply the handbrake.
Gallagher reportedly stopped the car by jumping in front of it and bringing it to a halt by pushing against the bonnet.
A source tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "Noel lives in the area and must have been taking a walk in the weekend sunshine when the car buzzed by. It was flying down the road with no one inside and heading straight for some houses.
"He jumped out in front of the car and pushed it with all his might. The owner looked very embarrassed, but Noel took it all in good humour."
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