The inspiration for Heath Ledger’s Joker

In 1979, singer Tom Waits appeared on The Don Lane Show in Australia. As you will soon be able to see (the action starts at 1:30), his appearance was likely the basis for Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight.

Holy, uh, Batman, Batman!

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The Dark Knight, Wall-E, and complete The Wire out on DVD/Blu-ray

If kottke.org had a movies and TV store, here’s what I’d be selling today:

- The Dark Knight on Blu-ray or DVD. Out Dec 9.
- Wall-E on Blu-ray or DVD. Out Nov 18.
- The Wire: The Complete Series on DVD. Out Dec 9.

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• The Wire
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Toy Story 2 vs Dark Knight

Anytime is a good time for a well-cut movie trailer mashup: here’s The Dark Knight version of the Toy Story 2 trailer. (via buzzfeed)

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Dark Knight poster

Nicely designed poster for The Dark Knight.

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