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    In the Variety column, Ledger's performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight is compared to another actor who scored an Oscar for playing a villain - Anthony Hopkins, who won in 1992 for serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence Of The Lambs. "Comparisons to Anthony Hopkins's Oscar-winning turn in The Silence Of The Lambs are not inappropriate. Like Hannibal Lecter, this Joker is an eloquent psychopath who manages, in very little screen time, to foster a disquieting intimacy with the audience" Variety's Justin Chang wrote. Full Article at ABC Online
    Comparisons to Anthony Hopkins's Oscar-winning turn in The Silence Of The Lambs are not inappropriate. Like Hannibal Lecter, this Joker is an eloquent psychopath who manages, in very little screen time, to foster a disquieting intimacy with the audience
    SOURCE: ABC Online 11 months ago
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Studio pushes for Ledger Oscar win
  1. Don't dismiss it just because it's a comic book movie
    SOURCE: ABC Online 11 months ago
  2. But this comic book movie has shown judgment and maturity in a year when many veteran genres have felt erratic. Why not make some history?
    SOURCE: ABC Online 11 months ago

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