Ang Lee : Ang Lee to head 2009 Venice film festival jury
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee will head the jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers have announced.
The Taiwanese-born filmmaker, who made Brokeback Mountain, has won the Italian event’s main prize twice.
The festival is due to take place from 2 to 12 September, reports The BBC.
In a statement on the event’s website, Lee was praised [...]
Heath Ledger : Heath Ledger gets Oscar nod
Exactly a year after his tragic death, late actor Heath Ledger has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in ‘The Dark Knight’.
The ‘Brokeback Mountain’ star died due to a prescription-drug overdose at his New York apartment on 22 January (08), shortly after completing filming of the Batman blockbuster, reports the Daily Express.
And [...]
Heath Ledger : Ledger was treated like “alienated prop” on Brokeback Mountain set
Shooting ‘Brokeback Mountain’ was not a great experience for Heath Ledger, for the late actor was treated like an “alienated prop” on film’s set.
The film’s producer James Schamus revealed that Ledger had a miserable time on the Brokeback Mountain set. Ang Lee directed the movie.
In an Entertainment Weekly magazine tribute piece – marking the first [...]
