Black Swan is exquisite, but it is no Requiem for a Dream. Whereas, Aronofsky’s earlier film was a mouth gaping tragedy, his newest picture is a mind stretching descent into madness. Both works feature key players’ journey into complete and utter self-destruction using distinct visual and sound techniques that the director is known for.
Not a gift idea maven? Try being a Box Office Wizard instead. All you have to do is predict which five movies will place in the top five of this weekend’s U.S. domestic box office. It’s that easy. I will make my own predictions here and explain them to you each week to give you some sort of reference point. It’s then your job to enter a comment with your top five.
The traditional, operatic western was a staple of early
David O. Russell’s (The Fighter, I Heart Huckabees) adaptation of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is moving closer and closer to its shooting schedule and more news keeps coming. With Mark Wahlberg now confirmed to star as Nathan Drake, Russell tells the Los Angeles Times that “he’s halfway done with the script.”
Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer is set to helm Warner Bros.’ Gangster Squad, which will tell the true story of a Los Angeles police squad going head-to-head with the organized crime of the city. The film will be penned by L.A. Rex writer Will Beall.
Outside of what villain(s) will appear in The Dark Knight Rises, the biggest rumor surrounding the project for months now (years even) is if Ledger will make a cameo as the Clown Prince of Crime, despite being dead for over two years. Recently, Showbiz Spy claimed that Nolan may use “unseen” footage of Ledger’s performance from The Dark Knight in some capacity for The Dark Knight Rises. Now, Emma Thomas, producing partner to Nolan who has worked on both of his “Batman” films, has told Heat Vision that the rumors are not true.
It seems as dear ol’ Saint Nick really is busy this first day of December as he has not given us any gifts in the form of notable trailers this frosty season. Our headliner this week is Frankie and Alice, a psychological thriller featuring a duel role from Oscar winner
