by Matthew Laidlow
There are some people who say that you attract even more fame for yourself once you’ve kicked the bucket. Princess Diana, Elvis, 2pac, Marilyn Monroe and John Lennon all still have an iconic following.
This year, Heath Ledger unexpectedly joined that list after he died from an accidental drugs overdose. Hollywood was in shock as a talented young actor was taken away from us. The news also allowed a few inevitabilities, too. Actors and actresses would unite in grief – from those who had worked with him and those who hadn’t – and the unreleased films Ledger had been working on would be certain box office smashes, plus someone somewhere would cash in along the line. And we’ve just discovered what they’ll be cashing in with.
The Heath Ledger doll.
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by Chris Laverty
Prepare to feel happy, then crappy.
Folded:
* 2008: a good year for old movies (with an all-new Indy, Batman, Bond and Rambo coming out, at least one of them has to be alright)
* One Tree Hill (nah, only kidding)
* www.shutterstock.com (sell your photos online. Nude Vogue models and an outrageous expense account here we come)
* The Simpsons Game on PS3 (not much more than yet another Castle of Illusion riff, but at least as funny as the recent bloated movie)
* Ripping an unwanted credit card apart with your teeth (not as hard as you might think – and might get you a free drink if someone is drunk enough to bet you)
Creased:
* Pizza for one (has anyone been full after one of these? Ever?)
* P.S. I Love You (if comedy leprechauns made a movie, this would be the awful-but-far-too-funny-to-be-offensive result)
* Carrying a comb in your pocket (for anyone under the age of sixty this should be a whipping offence)
* Thorntons chocolates leftover after Christmas (sickly after one and we’ve got four boxes to finish)
* Movie stuntmen from the 1950s (brave and everything, doing stunts without wires, but that old ‘leap and roll’ every time they get punched in a fight now looks like a typical premier league football match after the likes of Bourne and new Bond)
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