Archive for Black Swan
Rob’s Take on Oscar Hopefuls ‘The Fighter’ and ‘Black Swan’
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Allow me this small indulgence. I want to give a bit of context for the brief and specific kind of reviews for most nominees of Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. First off, I’d like to apologize for the films I didn’t get to. Winter’s Bone and Another Year, you deserve better. I really did mean to see you. Honest. It’s just that, well, um, the dog ate my homework. Apologies. 127 Hours is another story. I never intended to see you. My only defense is that I’m a cringer. When a character’s head gets chopped off, a blade slices through flesh and bone, a fist pummels another face to a bloody pulp, I cover my eyes AND close them AND look away from the screen AND still cringe.
Video Spotlight: Michael C. Hall and ‘Black Swan’
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I came across all three of these videos while browsing various entertainment websites earlier today. Since they all intrigued a movie fanatic like myself, I thought I would pass them along to the Movie Mash readers. One video is spotlighting the wonder digital effects can have on a film like Black Swan. The video shows the original shots juxtaposed against the final shots rendered with computer effects. It really is quite amazing what computers can do these days.
Also posted after the break are two videos surrounding Michael C. Hall. The first is a trailer for Peep World, a film starring Hall as well as other prominent actors from the film community. The latter actually has no Michael C. Hall at all (huh, I rhymed), but is a parody of my favorite television show Dexter. Hit the jump to see the videos.
The Best Movies of 2010
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Just like the end of 2009, I will wrap up this year with a top ten list of my favorites movies from 2010. Coincidentally enough, this post is on the same day as it was last year. So consider the top ten movies of the year posted December 31st as a new Movie Mash annual tradition.
Of course, I cannot give any insight into films I did not see this year. This list could be different if I saw every movie that came out in 2010, but unfortunately I didn’t have that opportunity. With that considered, here is a list of my favorite movies from 2010. I am sure some of you will have your own thoughts on a top ten. Read through mine, and tell me how little I know about movies if your list differs from mine. Hit the jump to check out the best movies from 2010.
Barrett’s Awards Season Review: ‘Black Swan’ is a Dark, Disturbing Masterpiece
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GRADE: A+
In a year when Inception appears to be the culmination of Christopher Nolan’s career work, resulting in his finest film and what some people consider to be his “masterpiece,” Darren Aronofsky is following a similar path with his brilliant, incomparable psycho-ballet thriller, Black Swan. The film is one of the most intensely heart-wrenching and mind-bending experiences I’ve had at the theaters. As the film’s mesmerizing ending crescendos into its climax, when the credits started to roll, I was pinned into my seat. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think. My jaw was dropped, and I wanted to cry at the beautiful art I had just witnessed. Darren Aronofsky has used bits from each of his previous films to create a truly unforgettable film that should be a serious contender this awards season, Natalie Portman especially. For me, Black Swan is “perfect” and it is Aronofsky’s masterpiece.
The New ‘Black Swan’ Site is Amazing!
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We all know The Movie Mash is a work of art, that goes without saying, but is it possible for other websites to be art? I propose that the new official site for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, www.ijustwanttobeperfect.com is just such a site. I came across the website (thanks to Slashfilm) a few days ago and have been exploring it ever since.
Many of you may have seen the trailer and movie poster (profiled by Barrett) for the upcoming flick Black Swan. The movie is from the twisted mind of Darren Aronofsky, the man who brought us The Wrestler, The Fountain, Pi, and the well-known Requiem for a Dream. His movies always seem to have a demented angle to them, and Black Swan looks no different if you have seen the preview. Even though Aronofsky pushes the envelope with each of his projects, audiences usually respond well to the message he is trying to convey.
Movie Poster and Trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Black Swan’
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And now the awards season has begun. In a few weeks, the studios who have “Oscar films” will be debuting many of them at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. One of those highly-anticipated Oscar films is Darren Aronofky’s Black Swan. Aronofsky has been making chilling, disturbing films that warp the brain since his controversial debut in 1998, Pi. He earned his stripes among film buffs with Pi and the brilliant Requiem for a Dream in 2000, but it wasn’t until The Wrestler resurrected Mickey Rourke’s career in 08′, that Aronofsky started to get the recognition that he deserves. This year, he’s got the Prestige-esque ballet thriller Black Swan, pitting Natalie Portman against Mila Kunis. Need I say more?
