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Heath Ledger - News Accounts
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on February 13, 2008, 12:38:17 pm ---Certainly agree with that. The two most offensive reactions I know of so far are John Gibson's schtick on FOX News and an article I ran across yesterday on the website of a religious magazine -- seems that Heath had a miserable, empty life because he wasn't a member of the writer's church.
I apologize if this link has already been posted, but last week Newsweek ran an incredible tribute from Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight. The print version also had a good photo of Heath - if anyone wants a scanned version, just email me through my profile.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/105580
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Hey Marge, yes, this was posted in the Tributes/Obituaries thread, but it can't be posted often enough, it's my favourite obituary, it brings tears to my eyes each time, especially this:
--- Quote ---Now that screening will never be real. I see him every day in my edit suite. I study his face, his voice. And I miss him terribly.
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:'( :'( :'(
I would love to get a scanned version of it, I will PM you...
j.U.d.E.:
Marge, that Christopher Nolan tribute is so beautiful! Gosh, I'm lost for words! Thank you for posting it. I hadn't read it before.
".. charisma — as invisible and natural as gravity. That's what Heath had."
j. U. d. E.
ednbarby:
Snavel, that line gets me every time. :'(
And Jude, I think that is the most beautiful one in the article - "charisma as invisible and natural as gravity." So true.
I posted the link at a site not related at all to the movie or Heath, but where I know a couple longtime fans of his post. One wrote this in response (and gave me permission to repost it):
"What a beautiful and moving tribute. I get the strong sense we'd only seen the tip of the iceberg of talent he would have graced us with if given the time. Of course I grieve for his family and loved ones, those who loved him for who he was. But I also grieve for what we lost, what he would have lovingly given to all of us and the ways in which he could have made the world a slightly better place with his passion for his art."
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on February 14, 2008, 04:14:06 pm ---"What a beautiful and moving tribute. I get the strong sense we'd only seen the tip of the iceberg of talent he would have graced us with if given the time. Of course I grieve for his family and loved ones, those who loved him for who he was. But I also grieve for what we lost, what he would have lovingly given to all of us and the ways in which he could have made the world a slightly better place with his passion for his art."
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Beautifully said. Thanks for reposting Barb.
I agree about the Chris Nolan tribute. It's (one of) the best I've read. Love the skateboard story, and that Heath thanked the crew members. And yes, the sentence Melissa quoted also gets me every time.
Ellemeno:
I just noticed this - Michelle's new movie, Incendiary, in which she has the lead role, premiered at Sundance the night before Heath died. Here are some reviews of the film from people who saw that premiere. Some were written that night, some in the couple of days after:
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0984200/board/flat/96796539
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