EW Eulogizes Ledger

Concrete proof of the devastating impact of this week's tragic death of Heath Ledger: Entertainment Weekly (which this time of year could easily be renamed Oscar Weekly) bumped the Academy Award nominations off its cover in favor of a tribute to the late actor.

The cover story is also available online at EW.com, as are the following related stories:

• Film critic Lisa Schwarzbaum remembers the highlights of his promising, far-too-short career.
• A career retrospective Photo Gallery.
• Christopher Plummer, Ledger's co-star in The Brothers Grimm and the uncompleted The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, reflects on the loss of his castmate.
• Popwatch's Gary Susman remembers.
• Reports from the Sundance Film Festival on reactions to the shocking news.

The Latest on TV: The SAG Awards

For all of you gong through glamour withdrawl following the debacle that was this year's Golden Globes, fear not: the Writers Guild will not be picketing tomorrow night's award show thrown by fellow union the Screen Actors Guild.

The SAG Awards should prove to be a great night for star-gazing, with the likes of Nikki Blonsky, Josh Brolin, Marion Cotillard, Russell Crowe, Ruby Dee, Zac Efron, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, Hal Holbrook, James Marsden, Matthew McConaughey, Viggo Mortensen and Vanessa Williams among those scheduled to present. The program will air live on both TNT and TBS.

And remember to tune in to Movie Dearest tomorrow night as well for up-to-the-minute results in all the film categories.

MD Poll: Friends of Dorothy

If the results of the latest MD Poll are any indication, most Movie Dearest readers truly are "friends of Dorothy". The gingham-clad, ruby slipper-wearing girl from Kansas, immortalized onscreen by Judy Garland, was voted your favorite character from The Wizard of Oz with almost 20% of the total 77 votes.

In a tie for second was Dorothy's pal Toto and her nemesis, the Wicked Witch of the West (methinks something Wicked was going on there, as Glinda also placed higher then expected in the results). Rounding out the top five were the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion. Ironically, the title character, the Wizard himself, came in last.

Check out the comments section below for the complete rundown, and click here to vote in the latest MD Poll.

Jack + Spike

James Marsters (a.k.a. Spike, the sexy vamp of Buffy/Angel fame) joins the cast of Torchwood for its second season premiere tomorrow night on BBC America.

Marsters plays Captain John, a renegade Time Agent who re-enters the life of John Barrowman's Captain Jack, his former flame. And as you can see above, it appears that that flame may be rekindled.

Who says sci fi can't have a little hot man-on-man action?