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NEWS ABOUT: Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - After one look at the script for Natalie Portman’s next project, Black Swan “is already on the must-see list of 2010,” Carson Reeves blogs for ScriptShadow. Why? “Ecstasy-induced hungry aggressive angry sex” with fellow hottie Mila Kunis, that’s why. Darren Aronofsky, of The Wrestler, directs,... More »

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entertainment • lesbians • Natalie Portman • Darren Aronofsky • The Wrestler • ballerina • script • sex scene • Mila Kunis • Black Swan • psychological thriller

Rourke Finds Comeback Light at End of Dark Tunnel

Wrestler actor self-destructed on the way to role of a lifetime, Golden Globe honors

Jan 18, 09 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - After the collapse of his career—admittedly his own fault—Mickey Rourke has found his way back up the Hollywood ladder with his recent Golden Globe for The Wrestler. Despite many promising turns during the 1980s, CNN reports, self-destructive behavior and problems with authority—which Rourke attributes to childhood abuse—... More »

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Hollywood • award show • Golden Globes • comeback • Mickey Rourke • Darren Aronofsky • Oscars • The Wrestler

Bird-Flipping Globes Could Cost NBC With Feds

Wrestler director Aronofsky's on-air gesture may be worst violation

Jan 15, 09 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The decency police are on NBC’s tail for Sunday’s obscenity-speckled Golden Globes. The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing the program after receiving 18 complaints, the Los Angeles Times reports. The most flagrant violation was probably when The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky jokingly flipped off actor Mickey Rourke as... More »

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television • NBC • FCC • indecency • Tina Fey • award show • Communications Decency Act • Golden Globes • network television • Mickey Rourke • Darren Aronofsky

MOVIE REVIEW

 Rourke Clinches Wrestler 

Actor makes a bodyslam of a comeback with portrait of a has-been

Dec 18, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Mickey Rourke takes the title role of The Wrestler and pins it to the mat in a stunning comeback, say critics. The tragicomic portrait of a washed-up star still hitting the circuit decades past his prime "is not just a comeback performance but something much rarer: a rounded, raddled... More »

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independent film • wrestling • movie review • movies • Mickey Rourke • Darren Aronofsky

Rourke Shines Again at Venice Film Festival

Ex-heartthrob stars in The Wrestler, which nabs Golden Lion

Sep 7, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Hollywood bad boy Mickey Rourke returned to the spotlight yesterday when his latest low-budget film, The Wrestler, won top honors at the Venice film festival. Critics gushed over his performance as an aging wrestler who comes to terms with his failing body and flagging friendships. More »

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film • awards • Venice Film Festival • Venice • movies • Mickey Rourke • Darren Aronofsky

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