Tag Archives: Natalie Portman

DVD of the Week: Black Swan

Natalie Portman won the Best Actress Oscar for playing a ballet dancer who competes for the role of a lifetime.  Her obsession with perfection  is at once the key to her potential triumph and her potential ruin.  Barbara Hershey brilliantly … Continue reading

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This Week’s Movies to See Right Now

This week’s must see film is Rabbit Hole, an exquisite exploration of the grieving process with great performances by Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhardt, Diane Wiest, Sandra Oh and Miles Tenner.  Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is a rip roaring thriller and … Continue reading

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Black Swan

Natalie Portman plays a ballet dancer competing for the role of a lifetime.  Her obsession with perfection  is at once the key to her potential triumph and her potential ruin.  Barbara Hershey brilliantly plays what we first see as another … Continue reading

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Movies I’m Looking Forward To: Early November Edition

I’ve updated the Movies I’m Looking Forward To page to add trailers and descriptions of some key November releases. November 5 brings us Fair Game and Welcome to the Rileys. Ripped from the headlines, Fair Game is the Valerie Plame/Joe … Continue reading

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