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Natalie Portman is ‘The Other Woman’
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If you are a movie-goer seeking intense drama flicks, Don Roos’s The Other Woman should be added to your list. If Don Roos’s Marley and Me left you sobbing at the theater, this film will not be any different. The Other Woman follows a theme similar to Rabbit Hole, which has been playing in select theaters the past week and a half. Hit the jump to check out the trailer and decide whether or not you are up for another heart-wrencher.
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.
Hilarious ‘Your Highness’ Trailer
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Science fiction trailers are sweeping the box office, but where has all the fantasy gone? Fear no more, ladies and noblemen… The time has come to embark on a quest through a mythical land filled with dragons, a virgin damsel in distress, bong smoking, and Natalie Portman in a thong. Now that I have your attention, make way for the trailer for the film, Your Highness, which is David Gordon Green’s follow up film to Pineapple Express.
Natalie Portman Officially Offered Lead Role in ‘Gravity’
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Looks like Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively got some disappointing phone calls from their agents this morning. If you remember a few weeks ago, we reported that Johansson had the lead female role locked up for Alfonso Cuaron‘s Gravity. That is, until, it surfaced that Lively had apparently attempted to swipe the role from Johansson, conjuring up some under-the-radar casting cat-fight. But it all appears to be moot, as Natalie Portman has reportedly (via Risky Business) been officially offered the starring role in the sci-fi project, joining Robert Downey Jr who has a supporting role.
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?
