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Heath Ledger

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We’ve got an entire day of comic book goodness to get to, but we start on a sad note with the death of Heath Ledger who died of an apparent drug overdose (prescription sleeping pills) and was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Tuesday afternoon.  The Australian actor was best known for his Oscar nominated role in Brokeback Mountain (read Aaron’s review) and will appear in this summer’s The Dark Knight as the Joker.  Over his decade and a half career Ledger gave memorable performances in films good (Lords of Dogtown read the review, Monster’s Ball), bad (Candy read the review, The Order, The Brothers Grimm read the review, A Knight’s Tale), and forgettable (Ned Kelly, Casanova read the review).  Ooroo Mr. Ledger.  There’s a little extra love for fans inside the Full Diagnosis.

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Sydney White on DVD

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  • Title: Sydney White
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“Does anyone know another word for douchebagery?  I don’t want to repeat it a third time.”

sydney-white-dvdAmanda Bynes stars as a Sydney White, a girl raised by her plumber father (John Schneider) who goes away to college and has a hard time fitting in as she pledges her mother’s sorority.  The movie follows a basic structure of Snow White with the young girl fighting off a witch (Sara Paxton), meeting a Prince (Matt Long), and eventually moving in with seven odd fellows.  For more on the basic plot of the film check out the original review.

You sort of want to like Sydney White.  It’s filled with nice people, it’s sweet and goofy, but it’s as appetizing as a year-old rice cake.  If you are a 7 to 13 year-old girl you might find some fun here.  From script to DVD Sydney White comes off as a cute girl trying to get through life on her looks alone and unwilling to put in anything more than the bare minimum token effort on anything else.

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This Week in Film

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Well, Sylvester Stallone exceeded all expectations by writing, directing, and starring (as he will do here) in the pretty darn good Rocky Balboa (read that review) which was a fitting swan song and fairwell to a beloved movie icon.  The question is can he pull it off again, this time for John Rambo?  The new film finds Rambo leading a group of mercenaries up the Salween River in Thailand.  The supporting cast includes Dexter and Angel star Julie Benz.  Check out the official site.  The film explodes into theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer, and those of the first three films, available in the Full Diagnosis.

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This Week in Independent Film

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A customer (Nick Stahl) and a bank employee (Erika Christensen) find themselves stuck in the middle of a bank robbery and are forced to try and mediate the situation.  Gavin Rossdale, Terry Crews, Adrianao Aragon, and David Carradine also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

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