Future Critics: Benji Cherukuri on Composers Hans Zimmer & Nicholas Britell
In the first installment of our series Future Critics, we’d like to introduce you to Benji Cherukuri. Benji’s an avid movie fan, musician, and performer himself. You can check out Benji’s videos—which he edits—on his YouTube channel. Today, however, Benji becomes our first Future Critic. Benji took some time out from his busy schedule, which includes ...
Watch Heath Ledger Become the Joker
Now is the perfect time to once again celebrate Heath Ledger‘s iconic turn as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. With Nolan’s masterpiece heading back to the big screen to celebrate the film’s 10th anniversary, CineFix caught up with the film’s Oscar-nominated makeup artist John Caglione Jr. in a fantastic video that explains Ledger’s transformation. ...
Heath Ledger Wanted Christian Bale to Really hit him in The Dark Knight
It practically goes without saying at this point that the greatest personification of a comic book villain of all time was Heath Ledger’s turn as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for the performance (the only time an actor has ever won an award in this category after his death), a performance which ...
Christoper Nolan Working on 4K Remaster of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Christopher Nolan is on a press tour for his upcoming film Dunkirk, which will be shown in a stunning 70mm print and is already receiving some very early raves (theatrical reviews are embargoed, so these raves have been mostly people who saw the film in press screenings and who have turned to social media to ...