Mickey Rourke is one magnificent wreck. "The Wrestler" holds off from giving you the full-frontal of his face for a while, as if he were the monster in a low-budget horror flick. When it does finally creep around, you see misplaced tautness, semi-mobile features, starlet lips, an overall impression...
Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," with Mickey Rourke starring as former pro Randy "The Ram" Robinson, is shaping up to be the film of the fall, having just won the Golden Lion for best film at Venice. The Silver Lion, for best director, went to Aleksey German Jr. for "Bumažnyj...
And it's Cannes-tastic! As previously announced, Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or-winning "The Class" is the opening night film, with Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" (a film I couldn't stand) as the starry centerpiece, and Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler,"...
The 65th Venice Film Festival announced its line-up today -- among the juicy offerings are the new Darren Aronofsky film "The Wrestler," with Mickey Rourke playing Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a retired pro wrestler struggling to get back into the ring; Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq drama...
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Filed under: Festivals, Goodbye Solo, Burn After Reading, Nelson Yu Lik-wai, In Paraguay, Ross McElwee, Plastic City, Achilles and the Tortoise, Agnés Varda, Hayao Miyazaji, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Venice 2008, Claire Denis, The Hurt Locker, The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Kathryn Bigelow, Ramin Bahrani, Takeshi Kitano