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A Split, a Marriage, a Baby
A Marriage, a Split, a Baby
Nov 22, 2017 11:01 AM CST

A Marriage, a Split, a Baby

It's a big week for Hollywood romance news

(Newser) - A big week in Hollywood couple news, with one pair breaking up, another getting hitched, and a third announcing their family is expanding:
  • Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky are together no more after a year of dating . The actress, 27, and director, 48, kept their relationship pretty quiet, and so
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Why Is Everyone Riled Up About Aronofsky's New Film?
Why Is Everyone Riled Up
About Aronofsky's New Film?
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 19, 2017 8:53 AM CDT

Why Is Everyone Riled Up About Aronofsky's New Film?

Psychological thriller 'Mother!' is polarizing viewers and critics alike

(Newser) - Some are calling Darren Aronofsky's Mother! a "masterpiece" and "one of Aronofsky's best." On the flip side: Those calling it the worst big-screen debut in a while. The psychological thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem is generating buzz (though apparently not cash ),...

Mother! 'Will Get Under Your Skin'
Mother! 'Will Get
Under Your Skin'
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 15, 2017 8:42 AM CDT

Mother! 'Will Get Under Your Skin'

Jennifer Lawrence is 'truly stunning' in 'assaultive' film

(Newser) - Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama Mother! Is a descent into chaos, told through the eyes of a woman whose home, which she shares with her poet husband, is invaded by various guests. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Michelle Pfeiffer, the film has an audience score of 53%...

Jennifer Lawrence on Scene So Intense She Hyperventilated

And dislocated a rib, requiring the creation of a 'Kardashian tent'

(Newser) - Jennifer Lawrence gives a very J-Law-esque interview to Vogue (it involves, among other things, a funny story about crystals and Lawrence's refreshingly honest take on her recent critically-derided movie Passengers) in which she says that, while filming Darren Aronofsky's Mother!, things got so intense while filming she actually...

Noah Is Insane, in a Good Way
 Noah Is Insane, in a Good Way 
Movie Review
Mar 28, 2014 9:54 AM CDT

Noah Is Insane, in a Good Way

Critics say Aronofsky's biblical epic is ambitious if uneven

(Newser) - Admit it: You weren't expecting the reviews for Noah to be good. But the biblical epic, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly, is actually getting a lot of praise—even if most of it acknowledges that the movie is nuts. Here's what people...

Natalie Portman Dazzles in Black Swan

Critics love 'dementedly entertaining' film

(Newser) - Nearly all the critics were dazzled by Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's ballet thriller starring Natalie Portman as a dancer who falls into madness:
  • "One of the best movies of the year," declares Andrew O'Hehir on Salon . Expect Oscar nominations for Portman, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, and a number
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'Angry, Aggressive' Lesbian Sex on Tap for Portman

(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,...

Rourke Finds Comeback Light at End of Dark Tunnel

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

(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—...

Bird-Flipping Globes Could Cost NBC With Feds

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

(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...

Rourke Clinches Wrestler
 Rourke Clinches Wrestler 
MOVIE REVIEW
Dec 18, 2008 10:55 AM CST

Rourke Clinches Wrestler

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

(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...

Rourke Shines Again at Venice Film Festival

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

(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.

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