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Float Double, Swan and Shadownew
Aronofsky’s 'Black Swan' is anything but black and white.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
12-15-2010 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Back in Black: Natalie Portman Soars and Swoons En Pointe
Darren Aronofsky's voyeuristic psychological thriller about an upstart prima ballerina's descent into madness employs the same subjective dancer's-point-of-view that gave "The Red Shoes" its sense of frenetic authenticity.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
11-29-2010 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
The Passion of the Ram: 'The Wrestler'new
The Wrestler is a moving character study, featuring an amazing lead performance from Mickey Rourke.
Past Their Prime: Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei Shine in 'The Wrestler'new
On the strength of the filming technique, the performances and the thoughtfulness of the wrestling sequences, The Wrestler earned a place on the best-of lists of many pretentious and snobbish film critics. In spite of that, it's actually entertaining and engrossing.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-22-2009 |
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The Long Term Method-Acting Project Known as Mickey Rourke Goes For The Goldnew
The Wrestler is a bleak, strangely inspiring tale of a lonely man struggling with advancing age and a desperate dedication to the brutal grind of professional wrestling.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
01-15-2009 |
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Mickey Rourke Stages a Comeback in 'The Wrestler'new
He's pretty much a lock for a Best Actor Oscar nomination, and he deserves it, though Sean Penn, for Milk, is a better bet to win.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
12-19-2008 |
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The Hype for Mickey Rourke in 'The Wrestler' is an Embarrassmentnew
Rourke's too good for this crap and has proved it consistently throughout his up-and-down career. Forget The Wrestler's hype; it's worth remembering Rourke's finest performance and best film, Walter Hill's 1989 Johnny Handsome.
New York Press |
Armond White |
12-18-2008 |
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Let There Be Lightnew
For beauty, for grief, for visual texture and a willingness to make such a strange, emotional, trippy film, Aronofsky deserves your attention.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
12-01-2006 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
Star-Crossed Loversnew
Spanning history to suggest a purpose for human existence, The Fountain occupies a middle ground between 2001: A Space Odyssey and Slaughterhouse-Five.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-24-2006 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
All Wetnew
Like some epic figure of yore, writer/director Aronofsky has allowed his hubris to get the better of him: The Fountain is a dry hole.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-22-2006 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
'The Fountain' Is Just a Dying Tree
Metaphysical space age imaginings counter the death of a loved one in writer/director Darren Aronofsky's visually stunning yet superficial fantasy.
Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
Immortal Purposes
An attempt at epic philosophy falls short in The Fountain.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-17-2006 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
