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Director Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" Lives and Reveals His Dreams and Nightmares
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- Published on Saturday, 19 February 2011 20:21
- Written by Brad Balfour
![Darren Aronofsky [Photo by Brad Balfour]](/images/stories/2011/02/darren-aronofsky_bb.jpg "Darren Aronofsky [Photo by Brad Balfour]")
While there are many great films targeted for awards this season, the buzz film that stirs the most emotional reaction, of shock or a cringe has been Black Swan -- Darren Aronofsky's psychological horror suspense thriller -- a Whatever Happened to Baby Jane for ballet fans.
Aronofsky is remarkably skilled at ratcheting up the psych-out qualities of story ever since he made Requiem for a Dream -- his horrific film of middle-class drug addiction based on the late Hubert Selby's book of the same name. In Black Swan, the finely tuned and sculpted actress Natalie Portman plays Nina, a ballerina so tightly wound and dance obsessed -- with a helicopter-hovering stage mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) -- that the pressure to be the best is literally driving her crazy.
Actor Jesse Eisenberg Creates A Zuckerberg Profile For The Social Network
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 February 2011 22:22
- Written by Brad Balfour
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The hit film The Social Network, may not have as profound an effect as the social network, Facebook, itself. But the cinematic version has lots of important things to say about the kind of people who make game-changing ideas into a reality and how it impacts on those around them.
When an idea like FB becomes worth, at least on paper, about 50 billion dollars, exceeds Google as the most viewed site with billions of click-throughs and has over 500 million members, it necessitates getting a handle on its implications. And there has been about a billion words written about it.
Golden Globe Winner and Oscar Nominee Colin Firth Refines The King's Speech
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 February 2011 19:59
- Written by Brad Balfour
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To the hardcore Jane Austen fans, 50-year-old English actor Colin Firth will always be Mr. Darcy after he appeared in a wet shirt in the BBC mini-series of Pride and Prejudice. But he really landed at the top of the hot lists with his 2009 Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing George in Tom Ford's A Single Man. Now with a one-two punch, the handsome actor has hit again with another Tom at the helm, this time Britisher Tom Hooper, directing Firth in The King's Speech.
The film has already been pulling in nominations or awards from all over the place including seven Golden Globes so far.
CFQ Post-Mortem: The Eternal Mystery of the Standing Man
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 February 2011 04:14
- Written by Daniel Persons
In the break following the recording of the spotlight episode on THE RITE and before beginning last week’s round table episode, Dan shared his encounter with a curious audience member with Steve and Larry. Here’s his tale of danger, intrigue, and proper auditorium etiquette.
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