June 28, 2008 --
IT'S a shame Heath Ledger is missing the raves starting to pour in over his performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," which debuts July 18. "Ledger gives a blockbuster performance . . . [and] will absolutely be nominated for an Oscar," entertainment writer Sam Rubin gushes on his KTLA-TV blog. "Ledger offers perfect pitch, perfect tone, his Joker hits all the right notes . . . [he] is the best villain in a superhero movie of all time." Ledger died at 28 from a fatal drug overdose in his SoHo loft.
