Tag: Black Swan
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‘Breaking Bad’ Star Mark Margolis Dead at 83
“Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” alum Mark Margolis has died at age 83.The actor, who famously portrayed drug kingpin Hector “Tío” Salamanca across both series, passed away August 4 at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, as his son Morgan Margolis announced.Margolis’ manager Robert Kolker said in a statement, “He was one of…
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Darren Aronofsky’s First Film Is Also His Deranged Best
Darren Aronofsky may have his favorite themes — obsession, a protagonist coming apart at the seams, an ending that gradually fades to white — but it’s hard to accuse him of playing it safe. He grossed $300 million with Black Swan, a not-especially-commercial psychological body horror film about a ballerina. He spearheaded the career revivals…
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Natalie Portman to Be Honored at Deauville American Film Festival
Natalie Portman will be honored at the 49th edition of Deauville American Film Festival, which will bestow her with its Deauville Talent Award. She will attend a screening of her new film, Todd Haynes’ sex scandal drama “May December,” at the festival, which runs from Sept. 1 to 10.Among her career highlights, the festival singles…
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The Whale: Cast, Plot, Release Date, and Everything We Know So Far
Darren Aronofsky is a fantastic director without question, but that doesn’t necessarily mean his repertoire of films are the most approachable movies in cinemas today. Having made films like Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), The Wrestler (2008), Black Swan (2010), and Noah (2014), Aronofsky is often the subject of rave…
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The Answers: Everything We Know So Far About Darren Aronofsky’s Upcoming FX Show
Darren Aronofsky may be more well-known as a movie director, but with “The Answers,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Black Swan,” “The Wrestler,” and “Requiem for a Dream” will be working on a new television series in the capacity of an executive producer. This won’t be the first time Aronofsky has dabbled in the TV arena,…
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‘The Whale’ Review: Brendan Fraser Is Towering in a Lesser Darren Aronofsky
There are two things to be a little worried about and one thing to be extremely excited about when coming into “The Whale.”The first element of concern is director Darren Aronofsky, who admittedly has made exceptional films like “Requiem for a Dream” and “Pi” and gotten career-defining performances out of his leads in “Black Swan”…
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‘Olga’ Review: This Tiny Swiss Sports Drama Illuminates What Ukrainians Are Going Through
An intense portrait of personal obsession — à la “Black Swan” — set at the time of 2013’s Maidan Uprising, “Olga” anticipates so much of the current situation in Ukraine. Elie Grappe’s prescient debut begins and ends in a country whose people united against corruption, successfully ousting Russian-friendly president Viktor Yanukovych, though the story takes…
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Janicza Bravo Will Follow Up ‘Zola’ by Directing FX’s ‘Kindred’ Pilot, Produced by Darren Aronofsky
An all-star team is behind FX’s upcoming drama pilot “Kindred,” the network’s adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s acclaimed 1979 novel.FX announced on Wednesday that Janicza Bravo, who recently directed the heralded 2020 film “Zola,” will direct the FX show’s pilot episode. “Kindred” will be executive produced by Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields (showrunners on “The…
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‘Birds Of Paradise’ Diane Silvers & Kristine Froseth Bring Icy Brutality To A Milder ‘Black Swan’ Routine [Review]
Providing ample opportunities to showcase the beauties and horrors of the human body, ballet and dance is frequently examined in cinema because of its elaborate artistic and metaphoric potential. Such is the case with Sarah Adina Smith’s “Birds of Paradise,” a sensuous drama filled to the brim with visually distinctive, and grandiose displays of technique…