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Articles tagged "darren aronofsky" Film DVD ReviewThe Wrestlerby Michael Antman[1.May.09] :. Like 'The Ram', we do whatever we can to make it in this world with our dignity or our bodies – though rarely both – intact.  NewsMarisa Tomei tries to find the naked truth in ‘The Wrestler’by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][12.Jan.09] :. There’s a phrase that the sportscaster Tony Kornheiser likes to use describing woman of a certain age who retain every bit of their sexual allure - the Susan Sarandons, Helen Mirrens and Tina...  NewsMickey Rourke: Grappling with his past and winning out in ‘The Wrestler’by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][8.Jan.09] :. TORONTO - For a few days at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, where Mickey Rourke’s “The Wrestler” stunned audiences and started a bidding war, the onetime... Featured Article Short Ends and LeaderRourke’s Rennaisance Mirrors that of this ‘Wrestler’by Bill Gibron[19.Dec.08] :. Man is not a perfect machine. He is flawed, easily broken, capable of incredibly feats and destined to die off damaged and corrupt. Luckily for most of us, we don’t rely on our bodies to earn...  Column: The ScreenerExquisite Agonyby Chris Barsanti[18.Dec.08] :. This holiday season, Mickey Rourke (in The Wrestler) and Will Smith (Seven Pounds) suffer for all us sinners.  Film ReviewThe Wrestlerby Cynthia Fuchs[17.Dec.08] :. Just four minutes into The Wrestler, it looks like Randy has good reason to cling to his past, as his present is so exceedingly unpleasant. The Fountainby Zachary Garrett[29.Nov.06] :. The Fountain worries too much about crafting its symbols... to have time for Tom and Izzi's lives. The Fountain (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Nov.06] :. Izzi is both Tommy's end and his means, and so, at last, not quite herself. Requiem for a Dream (2000)by Cynthia FuchsRequiem for a Dream begins with a crime in progress. Harry (Jared Leto) is taking his mom’s tv set in order to sell it for drug money. It so happens that Mom—Sara (Ellen... |
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