Heath Ledger - Rides A Skateboard In His Role As "The Joker"

When I first started seeing the previews for the "Dark Knight" I had no idea that Ledger was playing the role of the Joker. And then, this morning I was reading an interview with the Christopher Nolan, the film's director, who was originally unsure of a skateboarding Joker...

"I'd fretted about the reaction of Batman fans to a skateboarding Joker, but the actual result was a proliferation of skateboards among the younger crew members.

"If you'd asked those kids why they had chosen to bring their boards to work, they would have answered honestly that they didn't know.

"That's real charisma - as invisible and natural as gravity. That's what Heath had."

The complete article is here.

"Made in America" - Stacy Peralta's New Documentary

"They're not born killers"

Director Stacy Peralta discusses his new film, "Made in America," collaborating with gang members and why American teenagers are murdering one another.

See the interview.

Heath Ledger Found Dead In NYC At Age 28

Played Skip Engblom In Lords of Dogtown

I was very sad to hear this news. I was in the Del Mar contest scene with Skip in the "Lords of Dogtown". He seemed like a very nice person. When I asked him to sign an autograph for a friend's daughter, he took the time to ask about her and personalize the autograph. During breaks in the filming he would grab a skate and push around on the freestyle platform.

More here.

Lords of Dogtown Actress Rebecca De Mornay Rocked with DUI Charges

She played Jay Adam's mom in Lords of Dogtown.

It's the night before Halloween that continues to haunt Rebecca De Mornay. The 48-year-old actress was charged Thursday with driving under the influence in connection with her Oct. 30 bust following a traffic stop, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. De Mornay is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on counts of DUI and driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or above, both misdemeanors. She does not have to appear in person. More here.