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Heath Ledger saw six minutes of The Dark Knight before his death

Heath Ledger saw six minutes of The Dark Knight before his deathWashington, Jan 20 : Late Aussie actor Heath Ledger was able to view six minutes of his acclaimed `The Dark Knight' performance before he passed away, it has emerged.

Ledger had been shown the clip by producer Charles Roven, while he was working in London for a screening of an edit director Christopher Nolan had cut for IMAX screens.

"I showed Heath the first six minutes... the bank heist sequence, on an IMAX screen in London," Contactmusic quoted Roven as telling Entertainment Weekly magazine.

WALL-E awarded Best Picture Of The Year

Wall-E LogoWashington, Jan 20 : Computer-animated science fiction/romance movie WALL-E has been given the Best Picture Of The Year (08) award by The Online Film Critics Society.

Added to the Best Picture award, it was also chosen by Internet-based film critics for two others, for Best Animated Film and Best Original Screenplay, reports Contactmusic.

The Dark Night picked up four awards, including one for director Christopher Nolan and a Best Supporting Actor gong for the late Heath Ledger in his role as The Joker.

The award for Best Actor went to Mickey Rourke for his role in The Wrestler.

The main winners are as follows:

Scarlett Johansson orders Javier Bardem to undress her in scene

Scarlett JohanssonLondon, Jan 20 : Actress Scarlett Johansson was seen ordering her Vicky Cristina Barcelona co-star Spanish actor Javier Bardem to undress her while doing a scene.

The clip showed Johansson and Bardem chatting as they sat on a bed, when the actress ordered him to take off her clothes.

"If you don't start undressing me soon, this is going to turn into a panel discussion," the Sun quoted her as having said.

Sharon Stone, Mary-Kate''s Hollywood stars vandalised as ‘Fur Hags’

Sharon Stone, Mary-Kate''s Hollywood stars vandalised as ‘Fur Hags’London, January 20 : Stars of actresses Sharon Stone, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have been smudged with the words "FUR HAGS!" by anti-fur campaigners.

While Stone's star, received in November 1995, was smeared with "OLD FUR HAG!", the actress twins'' shared marker bared the words "FUR HAGS!", reports the Daily Express.

Winslet says DiCaprio feels more like her husband than the real one!

Winslet says DiCaprio feels more like her husband than the real one!New Delhi, January 20 : Kate Winslet has been chatting about Leonardo DiCaprio so frequently that the actress feels she has her co-star confused for her real hubby, Sam Mendes.

The Brit, who has been married to the director since 2003, reunited with pal DiCaprio onscreen after more than a decade with `Revolutionary Road'.

Winslet, who recently won the Best Actress category at the Golden Globe for the film, has been constantly bombarded with questions over her onscreen chemistry with `Titanic' co-star, reports China Daily.

Katie Holmes to star in ‘The Extra Man’

Katie Holmes to star in ‘The Extra Man’Washington, Jan 20 : Actress Katie Holmes has been roped in to star in a comedy film titled "The Extra Man."

The film, based on a novel by Jonathan Ames, will be helmed by Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini of `American Splendour' fame.

Besides Holmes, the film will also star Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, and John C. Reilly.

Kline plays a failed playwright who works as an escort for rich widows on the Upper East Side. He develops a mentor-student relationship with a troubled aspiring playwright (Dano).

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