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Oscar for Ledger: Dead Man Winning?

ALISON STEWART
NPR The Bryant Park Project
07-23-2008
Oscar for Ledger: Dead Man Winning?

Host: ALISON STEWART
Time 7:00-8:00 AM


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"The Dark Knight" earned over 158 million dollars in its opening weekend, thanks in part to a broad fan base and probably some great reviews, including tremendous accolades for the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. The New Republic's Christopher Orr writes, it's a difficult performance to rate on any conventional sale, a whirlwind of energy and effects, ticks and tells, Brando and Hopkins and Nicholson thrown into a blender, set to puree, and then dynamited mid-spin. Here's a clip.

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