In my opinion, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were both coming into their own when Ledger passed away early last week. The day before Ledger's death, I had a chance to watch Williams absolutely kill in the Sundance flick Incendiary -- her greatest performance yet, in my opinion. Both actors (who were married engaged, but separated) were approaching super-stardom, however we're now left to track the future career of only one. And regarding her future career, People reports that Michelle Williams will put all her films on hold for an undetermined amount of time while she grieves the loss of Ledger.

The actress had just finished shooting her last scene for the film Mammuth in Sweden when she heard the bad news, and now production on Blue Valentine, her next flick, has been postponed (it was supposed to begin shooting on February 25). The film stars Williams and Ryan Gosling as a couple struggling with their marriage. A source close to the production told People, "We will hold off until she is ready. The production is in the process of sorting it out in respect to her. We're hoping she will still come back and do the film and are happy to wait. The film is tailor made for those two so of course we would want to wait. You can't get much better than them." We'll be sure to keep you updated; in the meantime, keep an eye out for Incendiary -- the gal is a powerhouse in that film.

Based on the book by Chris Cleave, Incendiary follows a grieving mother (Michelle Williams) as she attempts to come to terms with a terrorist bombing that takes the life of her husband and young son. Some have criticized the book for taking advantage of the London bombings, however it was written before that attack and even arrived in bookstores on that same day. Bridget Jones's Diary director Sharon Maguire takes the helm here, bringing us a daunting multi-layered story that begins with a bang (no pun intended), but then slowly falls apart when it doesn't have time to tie up loose ends.

The entire film is wrapped around a letter our main character, an unnamed "Young Mother", is writing to Osama Bin Laden. During a football match, terrorists set off a number of bombs and crumble the stadium. At that exact moment, "Young Mother" is having sex with someone who is not her husband; a journalist named Jasper Black (Ewan McGregor) who she meets one night while feeling alone, deflated and emotionless due to her husband's long hours on the job as a bomb expert. But it's not just his job; he doesn't pay much attention to his wife at all -- he ignores her, never touches her and has seemingly drained whatever ounce of love was left between them.

I'm right in the middle of a "heavy drama" movie marathon, and I seriously think I'm about to lose my mind. I haven't seen one comedy yet; one somewhat funny flick. All hardcore -- hardcore abuse, hardcore sex, hardcore violence, hardcore love. God. First it started with Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (rape themes), then onto Dear Zachary (violence, murder themes), then to Incendiary (adultery, violence themes), then to Downloading Nancy (rape, sexual abuse, adultery, violence themes) and my marathon will conclude tonight with Choke (sexual addiction themes). Yeah. If it wasn't for James' hysterical impressions of me and my thick New York accent (last night Scott made him do Erik Davis interviewing Christopher Walken and we were in stitches), then I'm not sure I'd make it through this depressing streak of flicks.

Most common quote from festival moviegoers regarding films they've previously watched: "It wanted to be something it wasn't."

Most common quote from Cinematical's Scott Weinberg upon first meeting up with a fellow critic: "Can I ask you -- did you see The Wackness? WTF, man! Just because other people love it doesn't mean I have to f**king love that film."

James' favorite piece of overheard dialogue: "I'm glad I finally saw something I hated -- so far it's all been mediocre."

Check out pics from the Downloading Nancy premiere in the gallery below ...

Gallery: Downloading Nancy Q&A