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Clint Mansell Scoring David Bowie’s Kids Directorial Debut ‘The Moon’

December 16, 2008 3:18 pm

We haven't really been paying close attention to the sci-fi film, "Moon" starring Sam Rockwell, but it has been on our radar a little bit. Mostly because its the feature-length directorial debut of Duncan Jones...

Award Season Watch: AFI Lists Its Top 10 Films Of 2008; ‘Slumdog’ Continues Nabbing Critical Awards

Rodrigo Perez

December 15, 2008 3:49 pm

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The American Film Institute released the winners of its AFI Awards on Sunday, including its annual top 10 list. The list is an interesting mix of mainstream ("Wall-E," "The Dark Knight") and indie films, "Froz...

Scene: “One Beer” From ‘The Wrestler’

Rodrigo Perez

December 9, 2008 10:00 pm

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This scene from Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" is pretty short, so it's hard to get a lot of real emotion on it, but the context around it illustrates how this is really indicative of the films tender and co...

Mickey Rourke’s Sisters Defend Him Against Unflattering NYTimes Profile

Rodrigo Perez

December 4, 2008 8:50 pm

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The New York Times published a profile piece on "The Wrestler" star Mickey Rourke over the weekend and it wasn't too flattering or too kind.We mentioned it earlier in the week and said the Times kind of "hammer...

Sundance Slate Announced: 64 Films in Competition

David Benjamin

December 3, 2008 10:12 pm

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Indiewire just announced the Sundance 09’ slate and at first glance, this year’s crop of films look just as underwhelming as 2008’s. Or at least, so far. We mentioned some potential contenders and rumored films...

‘Ballast,’ ‘Frozen River’ & ‘Rachel Getting Married Tie For Most 2008 Indepedent Spirit Award Nominations

Rodrigo Perez

December 2, 2008 9:08 pm

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The 2008 Independent Spirit Awards have been announced and looking over their entire list of nominations and we're basically more interested in these awards than the Oscars, or close to it anyhow.Lance Hammer's...

New Photos: ‘The Wrestler’

Rodrigo Perez

December 1, 2008 1:49 pm

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Fox Searchlight has released a flurry of new photos of Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. You can also hear the full and real version of Bruce Springst...

Finally, The Trailer For ‘The Wrestler’

Rodrigo Perez

November 20, 2008 11:24 pm

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Fox Searchlight has given Variety exclusive dibs on the trailer to "The Wrestler," the Darren Aronofsky-directed film that everyone is touting as the comeback for actor Mickey Rourke. And with good reason, he's...

‘Der Baader Meinhof Komplex’ Gets Trashed In The U.K., ‘Departed 2’ Sounds Iffy…

Rodrigo Perez

November 17, 2008 8:41 pm

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Remember the controversial German film "Der Baader Meinhof Komplex," which is Deutschland's Foreign Oscar entry this year, that went so far with its embargo-fascism, it made German journalists seeing the film i...

Ok This Is The Final ‘Wrestler’ Poster, Got That?

Rodrigo Perez

November 17, 2008 2:21 pm

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Actually, you saw that other "The Wrestler" poster that leaked on Friday? Apparently that was a rough comp that wasn't supposed to distributed to anyone. Apparently this is the real poster. What can we say, we ...

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