December 2010
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Film Review: "Black Swan"
Black Swan — Directed by Darren Aronofsky; starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Vincent Cassel
See the Black Swan trailer here.
We open on a stunning shot of a spotlighted ballerina on stage. Her surroundings are black, but her outfit and skin are pale white. The music behind her performance is muted and the image on screen is slightly blurred.
Are we witnessing reality or a...
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Wait... What Movie Won an Oscar?
The following quote comes from Patrick Goldstein and James Rainey’s LA Times articleThe Big Picture.
“Why are the Grammys so much more oriented toward the mainstream than the Oscars, whose voters regularly opt for cinematic snobbery over populist appeal?”
I hear this question brought up again and again in numerous different areas: why does the Academy of Motion Pictures...
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Independent Spirit Award Nominees Announced
Hot off it’s win at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, Winter’s Bone brought in 7 Independent Spirit Award Nominations. The films shares the Best Feature category with 127 Hours, The Kids Are All Right, Black Swan, and Greenberg.
See the full list of nominees here.
The general consensus among those in the know is that 127 Hours, The Kids Are All Right, and Black Swan are...