Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:06PM - By Damon Houx
Natalie Portman‘s stunt double has suggested that she did much of the dancing in Black Swan, and the non-controversy has been making the gossip rounds – leading to another double to suggest it was her backside in Your Highness. That was mostly debunked, and now Mila Kunis and Darren Aronofsky have stood up to defend Portman and her dance moves. Aronofsky sent out a press release, while Kunis talked to Entertainment Weekly and gave the money quote: “Natalie danced her a** off.”
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 12:41PM - By Andrew Payne
Everybody’s favorite arthouse Blockbuster hits shelves this week as Natalie Portman’s oscar-winning role in Black Swan dances its way onto DVD. But that’s not all for the art film set. There are two movie so tiny, that you may not even know they exist. Or, you could just enjoy Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in the kiddie hit Tangled. It’s all for the laser-aided spinning.
But it’s not just movies this week. Finally, we get the return of TV on DVD with HBO’s Treme and AMC’s Mad Men bringing the cable heat.
All that, plus a movie I’m pretty sure Hilary Swank wished didn’t exist.
Check it out below…
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Friday, March 25, 2011 5:14PM - By Damon Houx
Studios have long liked to maintain the illusion that their stars or starlets are doing much of their performing. But when it comes to heavy stunts or nudity sometimes insurance, pride or ability will keep them from giving their all. But this is nothing new. And so after Natalie Portman won an academy award for her performance in Black Swan, her body double Sarah Lane is claiming to Us Magazine that she did almost all of the dancing. Lane also alledges she was told by the studio not to speak out.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 9:39PM - By Dan Seitz
Don’t get me wrong: The King’s Speech is a handsome, well-shot, well-acted, well-written movie. It’s quite good and Colin Firth deserved his statue. But, it’s also the exact kind of movie the Oscars shouldn’t be nominating in the first place, and proves that the Oscars have never been less relevant than they are now.
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Monday, February 28, 2011 10:56AM - By Krystal Clark
Sunday night, Natalie Portman’s amazing year reached its peak with an Academy Award win for Best Actress thanks to her role in Black Swan. The film was directed by Darren Aronofsky, who was also nominated, and the film itself got a nod for Best Picture of the year. If you were a die hard fan of Black Swan we’ve got some good news for you! Fox Searchlight has announced the DVD and Blu-Ray release date for the movie.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:21AM - By Scott Schachter
This weekend Oscar nominated films, The King’s Speech, True Grit, and Black Swan will battle with last week’s box office winner, No Strings Attached, while new releases, The Rite and The Mechanic try to sneak their way into the top five….
And now for our box office predictions…
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Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:30PM - By Krystal Clark
As expected Natalie Portman took home the award for Best Actress in a Drama for her performance as Nina in Black Swan. She thanked her parents, her grandmother, and her fiance who also choreographed the performances in the film. It was a light, yet somewhat emotional speech that had her co-stars elated.
See who she beat out…
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:54AM - By Krystal Clark
Bad news for those of you who loved the music in The Fighter, Black Swan, The Kids Are All Right, and True Grit. All four films have been disqualified for next year’s Academy Awards. According to Variety, the scores are victims of a little technicality that deems them slightly unoriginal, and when it comes to the Oscars a little can mean a lot.
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Monday, December 13, 2010 8:27AM - By Laura Aguirre
It seems like people decided to skip the movie theaters this weekend. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (movie review) topped the charts with a modest $24.5 million. The third installment in the Fantasy franchise was made on a $140 million budget, but at this rate, it’ll be a long time before the distributors (Fox) see any profit. The Tourist (movie review), which stars the mega-duo Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, was No. 2, taking the spot of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part I (movie review). Hopefully, with the Holiday break coming this week, people will hit the theaters.
Check out this weekends box office numbers to see…
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