Tag: black swan
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New on DVD: Tangled, Black Swan, Fair Game, The Human Experience and More
New on DVD this week is a sweet princess, a damaged ballerina, and an exposed CIA agent. Here’s the rundown… Tangled. This is one of my favorite family movies of 2010, thanks to a sweet story, a girl with gusto, and a magical soundtrack (“I See the Light” was nominated for an Oscar). Directed by…
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What Darren Aronofsky is Reading and His Hitchcock Homage in Black Swan
My friend Vera Badertscher, who helms the wonderful blog A Traveler’s Library, sent me a link last night to a story in the The Browser about what Darren Aronofsky is reading. First, I’m a fan of all books pertaining to filmmaking, whether it’s about the actors, the process, or the filmmakers. But it adds a…
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Is Black Swan Worthy of an Oscar?
In yesterday’s email from Michael Moore about State Theatre news here in Traverse City, Michigan (he helped to found the Traverse City Film Festival and restore our lovely downtown theatre), he mentioned that ‘Black Swan’ wouldn’t be playing at the State, simply because their goal is to play “Just Great Movies,” and that film didn’t…
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Dear Blue Valentine People: Just Change the Scene
The Interwebs are all abuzz over the NC-17 rating on ‘Blue Valentine,’ the romantic drama starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling as a married couple in crisis. The Derek Cianfrance-directed film scored the rating because of an oral sex scene, and Gosling is none too happy about it. “There’s plenty of oral sex scenes in…