Posts Tagged ‘Black Swan’
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 21 – Podcast vs. The World
Episode 21 of the Filmdogs Podcast is up and ready for your listening enjoyment. In the News this week we discuss the recent controversy over the original ending to Return of the Jedi and the Star Wars films ariving on Blu-Ray. Other news items include Paramount‘s upcoming slate and the trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. In Overlooked Films we plug Edgar Wright‘s 2007 action/comedy Hot Fuzz, and Filmdogs writer Ms. Mack joins us for our Featured Topic of the Week, a review of Wright’s latest film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Then to close it out we showcase a zany One-Liner of the Week from cult classic The Big Lebowski.
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New Trailer | Black Swan
The trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan has recently hit the net, and I must say this film looks insane. Black Swan is a film I had put in my top 10 for the fall, and this trailer seals the deal. The synopsis for the film is as follows:
Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side – a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
Check out the trailer below for a ballerina filled nightmare. Black Swan opens December 1, 2010.
