I meant to post this yesterday, but I was busy with my DVD column in the morning and then news of Heath Ledger’s death hit, which made the subject of the Oscars seem frivolous.  I don’t have enough to say about Ledger to make it worth a separate post, but I think the saddest thing about the whole story–apart from the fact that he’s leaving behind a young daughter–is that he was a talented guy who was really just starting to prove how much talent he possessed.

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