So how do you recreate Darren Aronofsky's magical finger flippin' moment from the Golden Globes without Mickey Rourke? Try telling the guy his movie, "The Wrestler," sucks...
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MICKEY Rourke can't write. Darren Aronofsky found that out directing "The Wrestler," in which Rourke toils as a deli clerk between bloody bouts in the ring. Shooting the low-budget flick in an actual, open-for-business store. "We didn't have the...
U.S. actress Marisa Tomei says it took her a little while to decide she wanted the role in "The Wrestler" that director Darren Aronofsky offered her....
British actress Rachel Weisz is preparing for a long engagement to director Darren Aronofsky - because he insists they are "waiting for something special" before they tie the knot.[...] Read more!
British actress RACHEL WEISZ is preparing for a long engagement to director DARREN ARONOFSKY - because he insists they are "waiting for something special" before they tie ...
It couldn't have had a more clichéd premise: A washed-up athlete struggles against the odds for one last shot at greatness. But Darren Aronofsky reinvents this well-worn genre with "The Wrestler," and allows Mickey Rourke to reinvent himself with disarming charisma and unexpected vulnerability.[...] Read more!
In the minds of many critics, Mickey Rourke has become the new Golden Boy of the movies. In reviewing Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler , which opens today (Wednesday) in New ...
IF Mickey Rourke ends up winning an Oscar for his turn in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming drama "The Wrestler," Aronofsky should be the first person he thanks. "Every investor and financier turned down this film because of Mickey Rourke, but I wouldn't...
British actress Rachel Weisz is convinced her young son with director Darren Aronofsky is destined for a career on the stage - because he's already singing and writing songs at the age of two.[...] Read more!
British actress RACHEL WEISZ is convinced her young son with director DARREN ARONOFSKY is destined for a career on the stage - because he's already singing and writing songs ...
NIGHTLIFE aficionados will recognize some familiar faces in "The Wrestler," the much buzzed-about Darren Aronofsky movie starring Mickey Rourke in a career-best turn as a washed-up pro wrestler. Socialista owner Armin Amiri, Marquee doorman Wass...
Demonstrating the value of a top award at a major film festival, Fox Searchlight has paid $4-5 million for distribution rights to Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, which won ...
TORONTO (AP) - Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," a drama starring Mickey Rourke that won top honors last weekend at the Venice Film Festival, was picked up Monday [...] Read more!
MICKEY Rourke is making a miracle comeback in "The Wrestler," which just won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. In the Darren Aronofsky-directed movie, which co-stars Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood, Rourke plays a washed-up grappler...
TORONTO — Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," a drama starring Mickey Rourke that won top honors last weekend at the Venice Film Festival, was picked up Monday for U.S. distribution by Fox Searchlight.
Seemingly representing yet another case of life imitating art, Darren Aronofsky's drama The Wrestler, featuring Mickey Rourke as a washed-up professional wrestler trying for ...
Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has won the top award at the Venice Film Festival. The film stars Mickey Rourke as a wrestler forced into retirement who strikes up a romance with an aging stripper played by Marisa Tomei.
Bruce Springsteen has written a track named The Wrestler for the new film of the same name by Darren Aronofsky.Aronofsky whose past credits include the ...
Rachel Weisz looked absolutely stunning all dressed up with her fiancé Darren Aronofsky, hiding behind that black cloak and mask, and their son Henry Chance at a photo shoot in NYC on Thursday. Judging from that pumpkin bag hanging off Rachel's arm, it's a Halloween themes spread and rumor has it that the magazine scoring the shots is Vogue. The issue would line up with Rachel's new movie The Brothers Bloom, I can't wait to see the final product. Rachel looks even more gorgeous than usual especially next to her family all dressed up together. Now, I wonder if this will inspire little Henry to start thinking about his real Halloween costume?
Robocop is to return to the streets with a reboot directed by Darren Aronofsky, it has been confirmed.MGM Studios has revealed that longstanding rumours that ...
ROBOCOP is returning to the big screen - 15 years after the cyborg crimefighter handed over his badge and gun.
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky - famous for movies Pi and ...
British actress Rachel Weisz is hoping her boyfriend film director Darren Aronofsky will propose to her - so she can start planning her dream wedding.[...] Read more!
Mickey Rourke has replaced Nicolas Cage to land the role of an aging boxer in new movie The Wrestler. Rourke, who is himself a former boxer, will play Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in director Darren Aronofsky's film. [...] Read more!
Happy Birthday to actress Christina Ricci (1980), filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, Wilson Phillips singer Chynna Phillips (1968), "Into the Blue" actor Josh Brolin (1968), talk show host Arsenio Hall (1955), Canadian character actor Michael Ironside (1950), Bond girl Maud Adams (1945), Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek (1939), American film actor Joe Don Baker (1936), hoops legend Bill Russell (1934), "Bonanza" star Lorne Greene (1915; d. 1987), 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln (1809; d. 1865), and British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809; d. 1882).
Oscar winner Rachel Weisz has hit back at claims she scored her role in new movie The Fountain because husband Darren Aronofsky was the director, insisting Hugh Jackman recommended her for the part.
The English actress took on the role of Izzi in the sci-fi thriller after Cate Blanchett dropped out, but only after Jackman had managed to convince Aronofsky his wife was perfect for the part. [...] Read more!
Rachel Weisz expected her filmmaker fiancé Darren Aronofsky to be "intense and weird," but she was thrilled to discover he's not as dark and brooding as his movies. The star admires Aronofsky's talent for making deep, depressing movies like Requiem For A Dream and PI while maintaining a lighter, more fun-loving attitude towards everyday life. [...] Read more!
With a lineup this promising, how do you not conclude the festivities with a rendition of "Amazing Grace"?
The Michael Apted-directed drama, starring Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon and Albert Finney is set to close the 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival next month, but audiences should theoretically have plenty to chirp about beforehand.
This year's smorgasbord of 352 feature-length and short films from 61 countries includes the world or North American premieres of the latest offerings from Ridley Scott, Christopher Guest, Pedro Almodovar, Anthony Minghella, Mira Nair and Darren Aronofsky, as well as 62 directorial debuts.
Oscar winner Rachel Weisz has another little man in her life to cherish.
The 35-year-old actress and her fiancé, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, welcomed a healthy baby boy Wednesday night in New York, according to "Us Weekly."
This is the couple's first child.
Weisz announced her pregnancy in January on the "Tonight Show" and went on to accept multiple honors for her role as a human rights activist who gets too close to corruption in "The Constant Gardener"--including an Academy Award--with a burgeoning baby belly in tow.