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Reel Suave (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The Wrestler is an upcoming film directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film stars Mickey Rouke who plays an out of shape Wrestler. He is forced to retire after a heart attack threatens to kill him the next he wrestles. He begins to form a relationship with an aging stripper and does his best to reconcile with his estranged daughter. However he is drawn to the prospect of a rematch with his old wrestling...
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FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Die hard fanatics of The Matrix know that filmmakers Larry and Andy Wachowski haven't ever spoken to the press since 1999, when Matrix first premiered. Its been nine years and they still haven't broken their anti-press stance, remaining absent during Speed Racer promotions. However, our favorite critic-turned-blogger Roger Ebert randomly ran into the brothers after a screening of a newly restored print...
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Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Stellar, moving, heartbreaking-- the best of the festival so far.
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Out 1 (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Thanks to everyone for voting in our most recent poll selecting your favorite Darren Aronofsky film so far. The poll was inspired by Aronofsky's soon to be released new film The Wrestler, which is the Closing Night film at this year's New York Film Festival. I saw the film this week and, to really get the buzz really going, I have to say that The Wrestler is his most simple, straight-forward film but...
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Ferdy on Films, etc. (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
2008 Chicago International Film Festival By Marilyn Ferdinand It's hard to believe another year has come and gone and that I'm back in training for another Chicago International Film Festival. It's a time that I relish even as I agonize...
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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Actress MARISA TOMEI had trouble getting into her costume on the set of new movie THE WRESTLER - because she had to be fitted with fake nipple piercings. The My Cousin ...
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Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Mickey Rourke and Benicio del Toro give awards glory a go at NYFF.
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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Ever since Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and inspired one of those famed late-night bidding wars in Toronto , everyone has been all aflutter to see the film. It’s due to close the 46th New York Film Festival on October 12th (and released by Fox Searchlight in theaters in December) but those wrinkled press and industry types got to see the film this...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Film News: Film takes physical, emotional toll on Rourke -- The Mickey Rourke comeback campaign alighted on the New York Film Festival with "The Wrestler" on Wednesday. The thesp choked up at one point during a post-screening news conference as he was asked about the similarities between the down-and-out grappler he plays in the Darren Aronofsky film and his own career.
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Radar (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Everyone (or at least the McCain campaign) talks about the liberal media being in the can for Democrats, about how they pander to Barack Obama and their liberal gods in Hollywood. But they're only saying that because they've never seen the entertainment
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Defamer (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
After picking up its hardware in Venice and a distribution deal in Toronto, Mickey Rourke's comeback The Wrestler screened for the first time in the United States this morning in New York. We crashed...
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