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Mickey Rourke Scored Darren Aronofsky Guns N’ Roses & Bruce Springsteen’s Music In ‘The Wrestler’; Plus New Poster

November 16, 2008 4:45 pm

Update: Digital version of the poster came out via Slash so we moved this story up.Around the 8:00 minute mark in this Mickey Rourke interview with David Poland, the actor talks about how he kind of became the ...

‘Benjamin Button’ Has A Backwards Ass Poster

Rodrigo Perez

November 12, 2008 4:53 pm

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The poster for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is backwards. Wait, no it's not, look at "Christmas." David Fincher's film poster is meant to be that way because the character ages backwards! Not sure if t...

Posters: ‘Australia,’ Watchmen,’ ‘The Wrestler,’ A Sundance Boycott?, More…

Rodrigo Perez

November 11, 2008 6:15 pm

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"Australia" has itself an international poster. It's more of the same, but the photshoped soft-focus tones here actually work. Leonardo DiCaprio's production company may have acquired the live-action rights to ...

‘The Wrestler’ Gets A Poster, ‘Zack & Miri’ Gets A New Cuddly One

Rodrigo Perez

November 10, 2008 9:31 pm

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In Contention brings us a look at new posters for Darren Aronofsky's “The Wrestler” and Clint Eastwood's “Gran Torino” respectively both of which I love especially the latter’s red carpet poster (pity Rourke lo...

New ‘Wrestler’ Photos, Plus A Deeper, More Brutal Look At Mickey Rourke’s Self-Destructiveness

Rodrigo Perez

November 6, 2008 6:57 pm

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Ok, scattered throughout this piece are a very small few new photos from Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," cool, right? But much more importantly, did everyone read Entertainment Weekly's story on Mickey Rourk...

Is ‘The Wrestler’ Inadvertently Shortchanging ‘Slumdog Millionaire’?

Spencer Martin

October 31, 2008 4:12 pm

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Ok, a thought after having watched the "Slumdog Millionaire" trailer. Without getting too pissed about it, one can't help but feel slightly annoyed at "The Wrestler." It's another Fox Searchlight film which the...

Trailer: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Finally Hits With No Time To Spare

Rodrigo Perez

October 30, 2008 8:36 pm

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The trailer for Danny Boyle's festival-pleasing "Slumdog Millionaire" is finally online and with almost no time to spare. The film comes out November 12 and it's been a bit of a rush job. The trailer isn't spec...

New York Film Festival: That’s A Wrap

Rodrigo Perez

October 13, 2008 7:32 pm

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We burned the candle at both ends in the home stretch of the 46th Annual New York Film Festival, didn't have a life and didn't get much sleep, but it was worth it. We felt like it was like being at Cannes, we s...

Scene: Want To Watch Mickey Rourke’s ‘Wrestler’ Oscar Nomination Clip Now?

Rodrigo Perez

October 13, 2008 3:45 pm

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Slashfilm has gotten their hands on two scenes from Darren Aronofsky's upcoming pro-wrestling film, "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. One is a sequence in the wrestling r...

Exclusive: Brad Pitt Won’t Appear In Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Fighter’

Rodrigo Perez

October 13, 2008 12:30 am

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Just last week we posted a belated script review of "The Fighter," a blue collar, redemptive boxing true-story about "Irish" Mickey Ward and his trainer and brother, Dicky Eckland to be directed by moody nu-aut...

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